Originating in the Sydney post-punk electronic music scene of the early 1990s, the slang term doof or bush doof refers to a type of outdoor dance party generally held in a remote country area or just outside big cities in surrounding bush or rainforest. Originating from Australia and New Zealand, events referred to as 'doofs' are now found worldwide and have built from a small set of social groups to a sub-culture with millions of active members worldwide, considered by some as a full blown culture similar to raves or teknivals. Doofs generally have healing workshops, speakers, art, live artists and DJs playing a range of electronic music, commonly goa, dub techno, Techno, acid heavy sounds and psychedelic trance. "Doof doof" is an Australian term for loud electronic music centred on a heavy bass drum kick.
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Etymology
The name is onomatopoeic, and is derived from the sound of the kick drum used in the electronic music frequently played at these events (as in "doof doof doof doof music"). According to Peter Strong, the original term "doof" was created in Newtown, Sydney in Spring 1992, after a neighbour of the Non Bossy Posse knocked on the door to complain about their music: "What is this Doof Doof Doof I hear all night long, this is not music" she exclaimed. The term did not become a popular designation for outdoor dance parties until after the mid-1990s.
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History
During the 1990s free dance parties proliferated in Sydney, particularly in Sydney Park in St Peters and warehouses of the Inner West. As pressure from police and councils increased, holding parties in the bush appeared as a more viable option.
The first commercial doof party to be hosted within Australia and New Zealand was Earthcore in 1993. Today the term 'doof' can describe anything from a small gathering in the bush focused around a small sound system to a multi-day, multi-stage event with DJs, bands and workshops.
In 2013 the Australian Macquarie Dictionary officially and publicly added the word bush doof to their index.
Radio Stations
There are 'doof' radio stations that serve as focal points for a worldwide community, including:
- HBR1 Radio ~ http://hbr1.com
- Digital Gunfire ~ http://digitalgunfire.com
- Jungle Train ~ http://jungletrain.net
- SomaFM ~ http://somafm.com
- Shoutcast ~ http://shoutcast.com
- Streaming Directory ~ http://dir.xiph.org
List of doofs
- Earth Frequency Festival
- Earthcore (1992-present)
- RoyalDoof Festival
- Rainbow Serpent Festival (1997-present)
- Brad Solecitto
- Regrowth Festival
- Rabbits Eat Lettuce
- Jungle Love
- MardiGrass
- Yemaya Festival
- Samsara Doof
- Rob Yaros Festival
- Maitreya Festival
- Earthdance
- BW Summer Festival
- Isotopia Festival
- Subsonic Music Festival
- Inner Varnika
- Strawberry Fields
- Psyfari Festival
- Wonderland
- Psycus
- Burning Diamond
- Collaborations Festival (FNQ mid 2000s - current)
- Winter Solstice Festival Cairns
- Entrain (NZ)
- The Gathering (NZ)
- Carter & Yeshe
- Antigravity
- Shroomed
- Winter Solstice (SA 2010-2015)
- River Dreaming (SA 2015-present)
Gallery
See also
- List of electronic music festivals
- List of festivals in Australia
References
Inline
General
- The Doof-Doof Music, B.J. Coman, Quadrant Magazine, January 2005 - Volume XLIX Number 1-2
- Doof Metronome/Chronometer, S.A. Roberts (Founding member - Sydney - Creator of this page within first 10k), June 1996 ~ https://internetfounder.wordpress.com/portfolio/ntp-server-pool/
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