Through his different projects, Oof had shown his large music production skills. Zzouf – his collaboration with Chris Vogado (from Zero dB – Ninja Tune) and the Cinemix project with Universal Jazz are two masterpieces of early noughties electronic music. Some others side-projects are coming soon. Stay tuned…
« The singular colaboration of the Russian singer Lena Kaufman and the parisian film-maker DJ Oof. They make their music with field recordings of sea organ, kisses, film samples and vintage synthetizers. » Lunivers (“the universe” in French) is limitless, as you well know. It is also a clash between many styles of music mainly pop and electronic.
DJ Oof produced over fifteen mixtapes since 1992, his eclectic Dj-sets are a collision of electro & psych rock or afro-latin soul & hip-hop anthems, fitting every dancefloor, even the less advised ears of the Cannes film festival he’s been doing for 8 years. From the well-known Can You Pass The Oof Acid mix – an impressive psychedelic trip through history of music – to the Disco Punk Harassment mixtape last year, Oof has proven his large mixing skills over the years. Check it out!
Zzouf is the collaboration of Chris Vogado of Zero dB and Oof (Jais Elalouf). « Oof & Zero dB are Zzouf » is a five tracks EP gathering all the influences of these two musicians. Crazy electro basslines, psychedelic rock samples, house and hip-hop beats, latin percussion, killer breaks…
DJ Oof is also known as a sound designer. He has been asked to make several selections of tracks for different fields : fashion shows (Marc Le Bihan, Sharon Wauchob, Sakina M’Sa), exhibitions and shops.