Doof

Nicholas Barber (born 31 August 1968), better known by the stage name Doof, is a British, London-based psychedelic trance musician.

Doof's first official release was in 1993 with NovaMute, the dance label run by Mute Records, a three-track EP titled "Disposable Hymns to the Infinite". It was subsequently re-released in 2000 by Twisted Records, who also released the second Doof album It's About Time the same year. During this time Doof travelled extensively performing live sets all over the globe including numerous appearances across Europe, in the U.S., South America and Japan.

In 2001, he teamed up with friends Celli Firmi (Earthling/Soundaholix) and Mexican DJ and promoter Xavier Fux (Zulu Lounge) to collaborate on the psy-house project Vatos Locos. The first Vatos Locos album (Welcome to the Barrio) was released later that year by Sony Music. The second album, Attack and Release, went out in 2004 with Dragonfly Records. It was around this time that Doof began to grow disillusioned with the commercial and musical direction that the psy-trance scene was taking, and started to explore other avenues of musical expression. He is also one half of downtempo electronica project Third Ear Audio with Celli Firmi, and as a singer/songwriter is recording acoustic songs as Nick Barber. In 2008, he released an acoustic album called Clear Blue Sky under his own name. This was followed by a second album of songs called Seeds.

In April 2015, Let's Turn On was re-released by DAT Records in a remastered and expanded double CD version, featuring vintage alternate mixes of all the original tracks. One reviewer nominated it "the greatest Goa trance album of all time".

In early 2015, he started work as composer for the soundtrack of Bruce Parry's forthcoming documentary Quest. The film was eventually released under the title Tawai, A Voice from the Forest in September 2017. The original soundtrack album with music by Barber was also released at the same time.

Discography As Doof: Disposable Hymns to the Infinite (12") (NovaMute 1993) Double Dragons (12") (Dragonfly Records 1994) Let's Turn On (12") (TIP Records 1994) Angelina/Weird Karma (12") (TIP Records 1995) Born Again E.P. (12") (Matsuri Productions 1995) Youth of the Galaxy (12") (Dragonfly Records 1995) Let's Turn On (album) (TIP Records 1996) Mars Needs Women Remix/Destination Bom (12") (TIP Records 1996) It's About Time (album) (Twisted Records 2000) Chemical Energy (from Demented compilation on Twisted Records 2000) High on Mount Kailash (TIP World 2000)

As Nick Barber: Clear Blue Sky (Astral Phonographic 2008) Seeds (Astral Phonographic 2014) Tawai, A Voice from the Forest, original soundtrack album (Quest Unlimited 2017)