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
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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ 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

[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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

[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.

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