Member Since: 1/16/2006
Band Website: www.pingpong.fr
Band Members: VDJ Oof, Mox, Lootin, Give to God, David berton, Pauline
Verdu, Clemence, ACT, J.C. Hagopian...
Présentation de Cinémix
VDJ oof
ANNONCE : Nous sommes toujours à la recherche de collaborations avec des monteurs stagiaires (de préférence) ou confirmés !
Oof Discography
2006“Can you pass the thaï Test ?â€: Very few copies were burnt of this mix, done while out on a 3 week tour in Bangkok. It’s all about 60/70’s rock, soul & disco from Thaïland. “I never heard anything like this…†Dj Food
2005"OoF Cinémix show", DVD démo audiovisual mix of the best moments of the Cinemix shows. A pot pourri melting the A/V montages « Cineclips », videoclips, concerts, excerpts of films from the 60’s till now.
2005"La Biennale takes a trip", soundtrack for a psychédélic art exhibition of the famous “Biennale de Lyon“ over 3 months (end 2005) @ Le Fort St Jean. Mixed live, excerpts of psych rock from the 60’s till now.
2005 "Oof make people dance†– A classic dj set for a non-specialized audience.
2005 "Zzouf", mysterious record of 3 tracks. A collaboration between C.Vogado (Zero dB) & F.Elalouf. Dancefloor, between soundtracks & breakbeat, it has been played out by Daedelus, Dj Food, Gilles Peterson, Coldcut and several other famous Dj's. A 12†white label « experts d’arts martiaux » has been pressed.
2004 "Can you pass the Oof Acid Test ?†The most acclaimed mix of Oof, the 60’s psychedelic rock essential, a 12 pages digipak release with a text about the history of the movement.
CINEMIX®
The record (CD/LP): Oof did the executive production (Universal Jazz / 2003) on this collection of musical reinterpretations of the most famous french film’s (Godard, Tati, Costa-Gavras, Melville etc) of the 60’s and 70’s. Soundtracks by Gainsbourg, De Roubaix, Magne, Morricone reworked by Troublemakers, Howie B, Carl Craig, Swayzak, Sofa Surfers, Gonzales… ..left
2003 CineOof Audio mix of the best french soundtracks of « Ecoutez le cinéma » and réinterprétations of the Cinémix album, includes an audiovisual demo with VJ Lootin.
2002 Rewind your mind, 1936-2003â€, Eclectic mix. From the 30’s till now with electro, funk, rock, hip hop, cover by Akroe.
Réactions:
Coldcut (Matt Black) “I watched your demo and thought it was GREAT! Great choice of material, I liked it all, (...) excellentâ€
Dj Food « Your video Dj sets rock !»
L.Garnier “one of the best mixes of the yearâ€,
Amon Tobin “The cd I’ve listened to most in the last 3 monthsâ€,
Gotan Project (Philippe Cohen Solal) "Turn on, Tune in, Drop out! This Acid Test is too good, dude."
Erol Alkan « Oof, your records are an education »
Jon Spencer « Really loved your cd’s. »
Optimo « One of the best mix tapes i’ve heard… »
Also enjoyed by 2manyDj’s, MixMasterMorris, Gomma.de (Munk), Favela Chic, ZeroDb, Optimo, Mike Ladd, Mr Scruff, Homelife, Simian, D-i-r-t-y.com, Mars Volta, Jim Avignon... & approved by the editors of Liberation, Trax, Les Inrockuptibles, the 25 network of French Campus Radios, Solid Steel…
Influences:
Main influences (in progress):
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Visually : 1900's aesthetic (dreamy Art Nouveau...) meets Surrealism meets 60's Psychedelic art.Colourful, Joyful, spiritually entertaining reflecting life as it was back then.************************************************
MUSIC:
60's-70's rock :Psychedelic, pop, prog, kraut, rockabilly & heavy : Pink Floyd (66-76), King Crimson, Soft Machine & Robert Wyatt, Os Mutantes, Cream, Vanilla Fudge, Big Brother & Holding company, Funkadelic, Sly & the family Stone, Beatles (65-70), The Kinks, the Zombies, Jefferson Airplane, Dick Hyman, Can, Hawkwind (70's), Joe Meek, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath...
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60's-70's Funk, soul, twisted disco & Afro beat : Otis Redding, the Supremes, The temptations, Fela, James Brown, Jimmy Castor Bunch, Loose Joints...
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80's Punk Funk : Konk, Sexual harassment, Liquid Liquid, James chance & also B52's...
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80's & 90's Old school Hip hop : GrandMaster Flash, Kurtis Blow, Ultramagnetic Mc's, Young MC, more recently Outkast's Andre 3000 "Lovebelow", TY, Gorillaz or Gnarls Barkley...
************************************************90's-00's Electro fusions (House, Techno, Drum n Bass, Breakbeat, Downtempo, Turntablism...): labels like Ninja Tune, B pitch ctrl, Gomma, Ed Banger, Sonar Kollektiv, Warp, R&S, Soul Jazz Rec., ...
************************************************Traditional & spiritual music: Nusrat fateh ali Kahn, Ali farka toure, Ravi Shankar, Tuva music, Calypso...
************************************************Brazilian music : Deodato, A.Carlos Jobim, Airto Moreira, Marcos Valle...
************************************************Film Music: Blaxplotation, loungecore, Serge Gainsbourg, François de Roubaix, Morricone, Michel Magne, Nino rota...
************************************************50's & 60's Jazz: Moondog, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Billy Cobham, Nina simone, Art Blakey & recent Jazz like John Zorn/Tzadik stuff...... + ECM label in general.
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80's & 90's Brit pop : The smiths, the cure, the housemartins...
90's Grunge: Smashing punpkins, Pearl Jam, etc.
Old blues & django Reinhardt...
Sounds Like:
MY SELF
Record Label: Universal Jazz (so far, but looking for a new one)
Type of Label: Indie