Fairlight-CMI

Hi Peter.

In my experience, the term "doof", as applied to contempory music, 
is uniquely Australian. As you'll have probably gathered, it derives 
from the kick drum sound played on each beat of the 4/4 bar that 
characterises dance music. Often very loud.

In the wonderful way that sub-genres exist within any music, and 
particulary dance, I'm very pleased to see Australia has risen to 
the game. The "bush doof" is now a regular occurance away from the 
hurly-burly of the big cities. Here, country folk can enjoy said 
music, still wearing their prefered fashions of checked shirts and  
shoes previously occupied by small mammals...

Hope this has been informative,

Kind regards,

Peter Wielk

Horizontal Productions in sunny Sydney        





> I'm doing some writing about the Fairlight, and I've used the 
word "doof" to
> describe the modern consequence of sequencers. 
> Doof music is a well recognised term in Australia, but I'd like to 
check
> whether it's used as much in America (and UK).
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Peter
>