Mr. Flash

Mr. Flash
Mr. Flash
Birth name	Gilles Bousquet
Origin	Paris, France
Genres	Electro, hip hop
Occupation(s)	Producer, DJ
Years active	2001-present
Labels	Ed Banger Records
Associated acts	TTC, Mos Def, Sébastien Tellier
Website	Mr. Flash on SoundCloud

Gilles Bousquet (French pronunciation: [ʒil buskɛ]), better known by his stage name Mr. Flash,[1] is a French record producer and DJ signed to Ed Banger Records.[2][3][4]

Career

After meeting Pedro Winter, then manager of Daft Punk and looking to start a new record label, Mr. Flash's "Radar Rider" was to become the first release on Winter's Ed Banger Records.[5] In addition to releasing his own music, Mr. Flash has produced tracks for rappers including Mos Def.[6] He produced the entirety of Sébastien Tellier's 2012 album My God Is Blue.[7]

Discography

Albums

Monsieur Sexe (Ed Banger Records, 2005)
Sonic Crusader (Ed Banger Records, 2014)

EPs

Le Voyage Fantastique (Lust Island, 2001)
Blood, Sweat & Tears (Ed Banger Records, 2010)

Singles

"Radar Rider" b/w "F.I.S.T." (Ed Banger Records, 2003)
"Supa Chick" b/w "Chop Suey" (Arcade Mode, 2005)
"Champions" b/w "Disco Dynamite" (Ed Banger Records, 2006)

Compilations & Soundtracks

"Radar Rider" on Ed Rec Vol. 1 (Ed Banger Records, 2006)
"Disco Dynamite" and "Eagle Eyez" on Ed Rec Vol. 2 (Ed Banger Records, 2007)
"Over The Top" on Ed Rec Vol. 3 (Ed Banger Records, 2008)
"Acceleration", "Memories", "Payback" and "Battle" on Vandroid (Ed Banger Records, 2014)

Productions

TTC - "Nonscience", "Teste Ta Comprehension", "Subway", and "Pollutions" from Ceci N'est Pas Un Disque (2002)
TTC - "Champagne Sans Bulle" from Danser (2002)
Mos Def - "Life in Marvelous Times", "The Embassy", and "Worker's Comp." from The Ecstatic (2009)
Sébastien Tellier - My God Is Blue (2012)
Faded Away - "The Wild, the Beautiful and the Damned" EP (2018)

Remixes

Zongamin - "Bongo Song (Mr. Flash Type C Remix)" (2005)
Mr. Oizo - "Negatif (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2008)
Masta Ace - "Sittin' on Chrome (Mr. Flash Sittin' on Cr02 RMX)" (2008)
Kanye West - "Paranoid (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2009)
Darwin Deez - "Up in the Clouds (Mr. Flash Remix)" (2010)

References

Mertens, Max (August 2, 2013). "Ed Banger Records Turns 10". Rolling Stone.
Eisinger, Dale W. (August 28, 2013). "As Ed Banger Turns 10, Has Electronic Music Left the Label Behind?". The Village Voice.
Stonebanks (December 28, 2010). "Interview: Mr Flash Tells Us What Keeps Ed Banger Bangin'". City Weekend.
MC23 (March 2003). "Hip Hop Core - Interview : Mr. Flash". Hip Hop Core.
Hoffmann, Heiko (July 15, 2008). "Pedro Winter/Ed Banger". Pitchfork Media.
Breihan, Tom (March 19, 2007). "Mos Def Returns With The Ecstatic". Pitchfork Media.
Davies, Sian (March 15, 2012). "Sebastien Tellier - "Cochon Ville"". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.

External links

Mr. Flash on SoundCloud
Mr. Flash discography at Discogs

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[1] Mertens, Max (August 2, 2013). "Ed Banger Records Turns 10". Rolling Stone.

[2] Eisinger, Dale W. (August 28, 2013). "As Ed Banger Turns 10, Has Electronic Music Left the Label Behind?". The Village Voice.

[3] Stonebanks (December 28, 2010). "Interview: Mr Flash Tells Us What Keeps Ed Banger Bangin'". City Weekend.

[4] MC23 (March 2003). "Hip Hop Core - Interview : Mr. Flash". Hip Hop Core.

[5] Hoffmann, Heiko (July 15, 2008). "Pedro Winter/Ed Banger". Pitchfork Media.

[6] Breihan, Tom (March 19, 2007). "Mos Def Returns With The Ecstatic". Pitchfork Media.

[7] Davies, Sian (March 15, 2012). "Sebastien Tellier - "Cochon Ville"". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on April 19, 2012. Retrieved December 25, 2013.