ARTISTS/ PAF/
Estonian
musician Paavo Eensalu - PAF is a newcomer on Kohvirecords with his
debut 12" EP "Only our cars". Paf comes from a small town of Vőru,
which lies half-way between Latvian and Russian borders in southern
Estonia. The region is populated by a unique ethnic group Võru
people who are characterized by straightforwardness, faithfulness
and lively temper which have also helped them to maintain their ancient
village life traditions and customs. Similar close-to-earth attitude
has carried over to PAF's music which can be described as sincere,
affectionate and positive.
Eensalus' carieer as a musician started in a group called Quite in 1995, followed by successful work as a keyboard player and producer of group Borax (title adopted from the name of a toxin designed to exterminate insects - Kohvirecord's remark). Throughout his musical journey, PAF has drawn inspiration from the works of Johann Sebastian Bach, Jean Michel Jarre, Sven Grünberg, Pink Floyd and A-Ha. Nevertheless, at the present moment he considers Võru people's shaman songs and the beat of wooden drums as his primary source of inspiration.
Discography
2004/ Paf "Only Our Cars" 12" EP, Kohvi 009, Kohvirecords.
2004/ VA "Vibratsioon Vol. 3" CD, LUCD5, Umblu Records/
Paf "Sweet Chambermaid".
2005/ VA "Flo-Motion vol 2" CD, KUDCD025, Kudos Records/
Paf "Daisy".
Remixes
2004/ Cosmoskva "Milch Attack EP" CD, Cosmoskva/Cosmoskva "Drummy Boy" (Paf remix).
Production
2005/ VA "Kuurort" CD, Kuurort 003, Kuurortrecords/ Ragatmika"Hüvasti maa".
Paf in other projects
Cloudspeak (with Kadi Uibo)
2005/ VA "Kohalik ja kohatu" CD, Seks002, SekSound / Cloudspeak
"White Tower".
2005/ VA "Kuurort" CD, Kuurort 003, Kuurortrecords/ Cloudspeak
"If My Heart".
Borax (with Janek Murd and Leslie Laasner)
1997/ VA "Vibratsioon" CD, R2 ERCD 016/ Borax "Rainbow
Around the Sun".
1997/ Borax "Tallinn" CDR, Heven Offbeats.
1998/ VA "Vibratsioon 2" CD, R2 ERCD 023/ Borax "Sirius
(Vibratsioon 2 edit)".
1998/ VA "Future Music, issue 66" CD, Future Publishing/
Borax "Rainbow Around the Sun" (demo of the month).
1998/ Borax, Movie soundtrack "Öine Navigatsioon" Ryhm
Pluss Null, dir. M. Raat.
1999/ Borax, Movie soundtrack "Pauli laululaegas" Exitfilm,
dir. R. Sarnet.
1999/ Borax "Mikroraion" CDR, Heven Offbeats.
2001/ VA "Estonian unsigned" CD, ENEB/ Borax "Goodbye".
Quite
1995/ VA "Hello" MC, Saint Records/ Quite "THD 0.04%"
(with Alari Orav).
1995/ Quite "Quite" CDR, MC, promo (with Alari Orav).
1996/ Lobsand Dorje "The Owls Are Not What They Seem" MC,
Gluebus/Camp CP01/ Lobsand Dorje "Optical Life" (Quite remix
"La Habana Remix") (with Alari Orav).
1997/ VA "Vibratsioon" CD, R2/ Quite "Unreal City"
(with Alari Orav).
1997/ Borax "Tallinn" CDR, Heven Offbeats/ Borax "Snow
Between Us" (Quite remix "Snow Between Them").
1998/ Quite "Almost EP" CDR.
2000/ VA "Müsteerium plaadimängijas" CD ULM0.1,
Ulmeplaadid/ Quite "Aim".
Side
1995/Borax "Ballistic EP" MC, Heven Offbeats/Borax "Over
the Edge" (Side remix "Over & Over - Repetitive Side
Beat") (with Erkki Tero and Alari Orav).
Contact
Paf: paf@starline.ee
Web site: www.pafmusic.com