LE GOOSTER -ZIG ZAG ZEN


(licensed by SHADOW records N.Y) 1997
About a third of the way into ZIG ZAG ZEN,the first fill-lenght from Swiss dj GOO aka LE GOOSTER a slowed down sample of "we shall overcome"
pops us,and it sort ot catch you off guard.
It's one off those (too) rare moments when djs point comes clearly across and catapults you into that warm,fuzzy realm,where the is perfectly funky,the heavy,happy bass gets you movin' and vocals-in this case a tweaked chant of "freedom" alongside MLK snippets-get you open.
Geneva-based LE GOOSTER declares his other set of roots on "In effect" with an out horn loop(via Pete Rock and C.L's T.R.O.Y) and a bouncy Public Enemy-style bleep.
From there,he gets dubby "La contagion du fascisme"
"Evidemment" jazzy " Elements" "Le funkster"and freaky"How many dj's", "Tales from the dark side" closes Zen breakbeat-style proving that Mr.GOO can zig and zag wherever he pleases,as long as he puts his mind to it.

URB magazine L.A. preview
ERIC DEMBY

Freshness!
My man is straight up dope. Fly concepts.
I usually need lyrics to go with my beats. Not the case with this man. Picked him off the Shadow Hed Sessions disc and had to get all his albums. Good music lives!

Perry from Pittsburgh, PA
June 30, 2001

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.

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.

G.Finestone

Shadow Chronicles