The Belgiansynth-pop group Telex was formed in 1978 by Marc Moulin, Dan Lacksman, and Michel Moers, with the intention of "Making
something really European, different from rock, without guitar — and the idea was electronic
music." Mixing the aesthetics of disco, punk and experimental electronic music, they released a stripped-down
synthesized cover version of "Twist à St. Tropez" by
Les Chats Sauvages.