Doof

All you want to know about Doof

This article is about outdoor raves in Australia. For the trance musician known as Doof, see Doof (musician) .

A doof or bush doof is a type of outdoor dance party in Australia, generally held in a remote country area or just outside big cities in surrounding bush or rainforests[1] and similar to raves or teknivals, but with a different, more empathetic atmosphere. Doofs generally have live electronic artists and DJs playing a range of electronic music, commonly Goa and psychedelic trance. [2][3]

The attendees of doof party events tend to be an 'alternative crowd', though the hippie subculture is quite involved with these events. Piercings, dreadlocks and brightly coloured hair were at one stage trademark dress styles within the doof crowd, though other areas of rave culture have begun to bleed through into the doof culture.

Doof parties/festivals commonly go under the radar of most people as they are usually advertised by word of mouth in the doof communities.

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History

Word origins

The name is derived from the onomatopoeic sound of the kick drum used in electronic music frequently played at these events (as in "doof doof doof doof music")[4]. Peter Strong relates that the name was born when a neighbour in early 1990s Sydney complained about the sound created by Non Bossy Posse: "What is this Doof Doof Doof all night long, this is not music" she exclaimed.[5]

References

Inline

  1. ^ Dance trance, The Age
  2. ^ Bush Telegraph
  3. ^ Doof doof in the bush, ABC
  4. ^ Doof doof doof article, The Age
  5. ^ Four Corners "Beneath the Mirror Ball"

General

  • The Doof-Doof Music, B.J. Coman, Quadrant Magazine, January 2005 - Volume XLIX Number 1-2

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doof"

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