TV OFF
Helsinki, Central Finland, Finland
Music
Press
"Ja Ja Ja launches in London's Lexington venue tonight (November 19th) and to celebrate ClashMusic has a free track by headliners TV Off.
Sounding like punishment for a small child, TV Off blend hyperactive synths with moody vocals to create something quite distinct. The product of long hours practising in the icy North, their cool exterior belies a clear dancefloor potential."
More:
http://www.clashmusic.com/feature/track-of-the-day-1911-tv-off - Clash Magazine
Allscandinavian.com listed 10 most popular Scandinavian music videos of 2009, as decided by their readers clicks. TV OFF's Music Machine made it to #7.
More:
http://allscandinavian.com/2959/10-most-popular-videos-of-2009/#ixzz0gfDohKjs - Allscandinavian.com
Here’s a great little film from the inaugural Ja Ja Ja club at The Lexington, London on 19th November, featuring TV OFF:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Ffksvr_8oE - JA JA JA
http://www.rockfoto.net/artists/TV%20off/gig/20091119/12212/photos/87226 - Rockfoto
The Line Of Best Fit has a mini-feature on TV OFF leading up to the Ja Ja Ja Clubnight appearance on 19th November.
http://www.thelineofbestfit.com/2009/11/ja-ja-ja-tv-off/ - The Line Of Best Fit
New York-based magazine, Avant, has published a short interview with TV OFF:
http://avantmag.com/articles/music-ontv-off - Avant
TV OFF's "Music Machine" was presented by Ruth Barnes on the Tom Robinson show on the UK's BBC 6 Music. - BBC 6 Music
The no. 1 Finnish music magazine Rumba did a cover feature on TV OFF in February 2010:
http://tv-off.com/download/TVOFF-Rumba2.2010.pdf - Rumba
Discography
Record of the Day / May 2009 - Car Is On Fire!
Record of the Day / Nov 2009 - Boogieman
Clash Magazine / Track of the day Nov/2009 - Boogieman
TV OFF - Boogieman EP
Released on Euphonios Records UK, 2010
TV OFF - Music Machine EP
Released on Eels In My Pants FIN, 2010
Music Machine video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWjAI9tpB5I
I Mind Now video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=644oxa5zEoY
Photos
Bio
TV OFF is an electro-pop hybrid featuring a colourful, hyperactive singer called Sara and a deadpan beatsman everyone around here refers to as Markku.
At a recent performance the duo were described by one chin-stroker as "like Sophie Ellis-Bextor meets Moby". The band kicked the crap outta that guy and he still eats through a straw. Luckily, it was all put down to "high spirits", and The Off was able to return to the studio to start on the debut record.
After only a fistful of gigs, the guys were attracting attention on a scale that made them both smile like kids in a sweet store (or Sara in a shoe shop) and soon they were snapped up for lovely things like being nominated for Best Upcoming Act at the Basso Radio awards, performing at the Diesel Global Party event, opening the new Minna Parikka store (a woman who makes shoes that are so valuable that most people can only afford half of a pair), being featured in snowboarding movies, and playing alongside such Coolness-Personified-In Band-Form as CSS, Crystal Castles and Múm at Flow Festival, and, recently, opening for Patrick Wolf in Helsinki.
Despite initial interest from major labels, publishers and other folk that sometimes fear for their jobs, the band went ahead with releasing their material through the internet and, well, waited to see if that was a good idea. It was. The positive reviews started to flood in from all over the blogosphere, leading to a well-received feature on Record Of The Day and coverage on Tom Robinson’s Introducing show on BBC Radio's 6Music. This was quickly followed by appearances at The Great Escape Festival 2009, and a successful promo trip to Tokyo to perform at the annual FinlandFest. The UK assault continued when TV OFF were chosen by BBC1's tastemaker, Huw Stephens, to perform at the inaugural Ja Ja Ja Club @ The Lexington, London, with the debut EP now scheduled for a UK release through Euphonios Records this spring.
The band’s own electropop clubnight, Music On/TV OFF, is already an established monthly event in Helsinki and will expand in 2010 to include regular nights in Stockholm, Berlin, London and Tokyo.
With the self-produced debut album now ready (and looking and sounding delightful), things are really hotting up perfectly for the duo.
Contact:
Clockwork Music Management
http://www.clockwork-management.com/
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