Mr. Goo aka le Gooster / english

Born in Geneva,Switzerland,a polymorphous artist,has studied Architecture at the Art School of geneva.

Architect,graffitti artist,designer,musicien,dj-producer and label manager.Creating in 1999 Synchrovision records concept and label.

Mr.GOO has achieved mixing live instruments with his turntable combining diverses musical styles as (hiphop,jazz,breakbeats) since 88.
This innovative form of musical expression has since gained critical and public acclaim.

He ...

Mr. Goo aka le Gooster / english

Born in Geneva,Switzerland,a polymorphous artist,has studied Architecture at the Art School of geneva.

Architect,graffitti artist,designer,musicien,dj-producer and label manager.Creating in 1999 Synchrovision records concept and label.

Mr.GOO has achieved mixing live instruments with his turntable combining diverses musical styles as (hiphop,jazz,breakbeats) since 88.
This innovative form of musical expression has since gained critical and public acclaim.

He has toured throughout Switzerland,Italy,France,Germany,the USA and in UK for a year as resident dj in the mythic club BLUE NOTE in 1998 with the Galaktik Sound lab. In addition to his dj work on production,recordings and live.

Mr.GOO turntablist's talents have also won him the DMC SWISS CHAMPION titles in 1997 the selection to the world finals in Rimini and DMC's jury in zurich 00.

Mr.GOO solo project LE GOOSTER (1995)released on Galaktik Sound Lab rec, received enthusiastic reviews in music publications.
Mr.GOO aka LE GOOSTER is licensed in the USA by SHADOW records N.Y since march 1997 with is first solo album"ZigZagZen".

"Le Gooster establishes himself as a beatsmith extraordinaire.
Zig Zag Zen should establish him as a leading figure in the exploding post
hip-hop movement."

-Tim Haslett,CMJ New music report N.Y.

"Switzerland isn't usually considered one of the world's
centers of experimental hip-hop and turntable artistry.But give Goo(aka Le Gooster)some time, and maybe it will be."
-"Very impressive,and highly recommended."

-Rick Anderson AMG review N.Y.

DISCOGRAPHY____________________________
-Silent Majority :Frankly speaking cd+vy (93)
-Curfew cd+vy (95)
-Galaktik Sound Lab 1,2,3 (95.98)
-Night bloomers cd (97)
-Le Gooster ZIG ZAG ZEN (96/97)
-Louise take 2 "Movie score"(98)
-Flying Records (98)
-Triphoprisy(98),
-Mix Magazine (2000)
-Blunted (shdw 2000)
-Revenge of the abstract groove
(shwd 2000)
-Shadow Master:best of shadow trip hop (99)
-Shadow master best of shadow drum'n'bass (2000)
-Toaster compilation ch (01)
-Served Chilled compilation ch(02)
-Trip hop and jazz 4 (shwd 97)
-Future sound of jazz: the sound of synchrofile 1.0(shd2001)
-Goo-Drugstore b.boy (99)
-Goo-Black Technology (99)
-Goo-The Greatest(99)
-Goo aka le gooster-Fractal Abstraction(shdw 00)
-Goo aka le gooster-Elements (shdw 01)
-SYNCHROFILES1.0 (01)
-Erik Truffaz revisited (Blue note 01)
-Shadow hed sessions (01)
-Carl Craig compilation sdhw(01)
-"Not in Our Name"Saul Williams vs Spooky vsColcut (ninja 03),
-Dubmopetry:Spooky album rmx (03)
-Goo aka le gooster-Deeper Shades of Soul (03).
-Modern Mantra-Compilation by Dj Spooky (03) Sdhw
-Adbusters -cd Mixed By DJ Spooky (03)Can
-Printemps Deluxe-V/A-(04)

Mr GOO has performed in New-york for the release of his albums in 1997 and 2000 for a total of 5 gigs yet in The big Apple (94,97,00,03,05.)He has created a style at the crossroads of various musical influences hip hop,jazz,dub,electro,breakbeats.
Yet his closetst ties are with hip hop and all black music in general.
In the early 1980's as one of the first breakdancers and graffitti artist in Switzerland.Buying his first technics 1200 (Turntable) in 87, but as a deep music fiend GOO's ears are on music since "he could ear a thing" he says" 4-5...

Starting djing in Angola /Luanda playing tunes at home parties and birthdays at 11.In 1991 after studying (Art GVA School/Architectur) and working has an designer architect for 2 years, he made a name for himself as a dj in San Diego with a US partner. Back in Geneva,GOO created a Hip hop/Ragga group called"Tribe Vibes" (92) .
With other musicians interested in hip hop and jazz,and participated on Silent Majority (a famous Jazz/Hip hop in Swiss) birth and rise (93).The group has so far released three albums and two eps.

GOO has participated in some movies soundtracks:

-"Louise take 2"by Siegfried (98) feat:Elodie Bouchez+Rosdhdy Zem, guest musicien:Erick truffaz.this sondtrack recieved a very warm acclaim.The crew were invited to Cannes movie festival to play.
-"A vendre" by Letitia Masson (98)GOO has scored a full short movie soundtrack in (99) featuring: Erik Truffaz Movie's called Benson and Edges by Reza Rezai

Since then he also completed various remixes and collaborations for artists such as: Sun Ra, Erik Truffaz,Saul Williams,Dub Gabriel(Brooklyn Massive), DJ Spooky, Killa Priest(Wu Tang),Bryonn Bain(Blackoutartcollective) ,BrianJackson(Gil-Scott Heron).

GOO's idea always've been to apply his experiences and productions to other forms of today's and tomorow's musical expressions and lifestyles. This continue to motivate his work today.

MAJOR DATES_____________________________
-New music seminar NY (94)
-Blue note UK for a year (98)
-Jazz café UK (97)
-Scratch UK (98)
-Manchester,Grand Central (97)
-Montreux jazz festival(94,00,02)
-Transmusical de rennes (95)
-Printemps de bourges (94/96)
-Festival d'Arezo Italy (97)
-German tour sens,Unik/Incognito (97)
-Soho Club NY (97)
-Festival de Dakar (97)
-Paléo Festival (94,99,00)
-Jazz not Jazz Festival zh (96)
-Lubiana festival (96)
-Batofar paris(00)
-Festival de Cannes (98)
-Festival de Genève la Batie(98,99,01)
-Milk Factory N.Y.(00)
-Festival/Répércussion GVA(02)
-Locarno Movie Festival (03)
-Jazz onze Festival (03)
-Kush-Under the Radar-N.Y. (03)
-Volt and Vision festival ZH (04)

-Brooklyn fashion Private party-N.Y.(05)

Dj SHOWCASE
events and turntablism shows_______________________
-Dj Spooky
-Kid Koala
-Dub Gabriel (Brooklyn Massive)
-Gangstarr,
-The roots (5)
-Lords of the underground
-De la soul
-Graig Mack
-dj Cam
-dj Vadim (3)
-Rob Swift (X.cutioners)
-Mr thing (Scratch pervert)
-Robert Hood
-Chris da frech kiss (Bob Sinclar)and Yellow
-Fabio (Methalheadz)
-kimestry and Storm (Methalheadz)
-Lamb
-Massive attack
-Erik Truffaz
-St Germain
-Asian Dub fondation

-Dj Smash (2)

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Mr.Goo aka le Gooster / english/resumé

Mr.Goo aka le Gooster /

Born in Geneva, Switzerland, GOO is a polymorphous artist (architect, graffitti artist, designer, musician, dj-producer and label CEO).

He created Synchrovision records concept and label in 1999: www.synchrovisionrec.com . Since the early 1980's he has been one of the first breakdancers and graffitti artists in Switzerland. When it comes to music, GOO has achieved mixing live instruments with his turntables combining several musical styles as hiphop, jazz, breakbeats since 1988.

This innovative form of musical expression has since then gained critical and public acclaim. He has toured with Silent Majority,Five Star Galaxy and by himself throughout Europe(Switzerland,Belgium,Italy,France,Germany and in UK for a year as resident DJ at the mythic club BLUE NOTE in 1998)and played 5 times in N.Y.C. 94,97,00,03,05.
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"Le Gooster establishes himself as a beatsmith extraordinaire.
Zig Zag Zen should establish him as a leading figure in the exploding post
hip-hop movement."

-Tim Haslett,CMJ New music report N.Y.
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"Switzerland isn't usually considered one of the world's
centers of experimental hip-hop and turntable artistry.But give Goo(aka Le Gooster)some time, and maybe it will be."
-"Very impressive,and highly recommended."

-Rick Anderson AMG review N.Y.
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GOOs turntablist talents have won him the DMC SWISS CHAMPION titles (97) and the selection to the world finals in Rimini and DMC's jury in Zurich (00). GOOs solo project LE GOOSTER released on Galaktik Sound Lab rec. received enthusiastic reviews in music publications. GOO aka LE GOOSTER is licensed in the USA by SHADOW records N.Y since march 1997 with his first solo album "ZigZagZen" www.shadowrecords.com .

Since then he also completed various remixes and collabs with artists such as: Sun Ra, Erik Truffaz,Saul Williams,Dub Gabriel(Brooklyn Massive), DJ Spooky, Killa Priest(Wu tang),Bryonn Bain(Blackoutartcollective),BrianJackson(Gil-Scott Heron). GOO has created a style at the crossroads of various musical influences hip hop, jazz, soul, electro, breakbeats,afro beats.Yet his closest ties are with Soul music in general. GOO's vision has always been to apply his experiences to other forms of today's and tomorrow's musical expressions and lifestyles, this idea continues to motivate his work today.

The future was yesterday.

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GOO "Straight-mix jive for beat junkies and Swiss DJ Le Gooster is the pusherman! an array of fantastic beats, samples, scratches. Destination: jazz, hip hop and breakbeat future." - Orbit Magazine
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"A beatsmith extraordinaire, a leading figure in the exploding post hip-hop
movement" - CMJ
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Coming at you from the new skool of Swiss cool is GOO (aka LE GOOSTER), the master of the MK2. His album FRACTAL ABSTRACTION is packed with atmospheric, jazz-steppin' beats and breaks.(Koch-Canada)

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Goo's Shadow bio

SHADOW RECORDS introduced Goo to America via the first two volumes of the FIVE STAR GALAXY series: a set of CD's documenting the electronica / trip hop sound of the Swiss label FIVE STAR. Geneva-based Goo started his career breakdancing and DJ'ing until jazz and hip hop tripped into each other in the early 90's. It was then that he joined Silent Majority as co-composer and DJ. Soon enough he developed his sound to become a member of Patrick Duvoisin's (aka ROLLERCONE) Five Star crew. With the coming and going of the crew, Goo decided to continue his solo outings which resulted in the now out-of-print ZIG ZAG ZEN cd in 1996.