Head over to microfunk.ru for the next episode in the Microfunk podcast series.
This time round, Bop and Oak host with fellow artists Boseg, Jalex, Dissident and LXC also featuring in the show.
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Photographed by Pavel Sidorov / Video Editing – Jalex. From left > right Bop, Jalex, Oak.
The latest project from Bop, Oak and Jalex is “Microfunk Live” – an inspired concept, involving the collection of 30 samples from members of their microfunk.ru site and the composition of six tunes which were then performed live and filmed. We spoke to Bop to find out more…
“Everyone was able to send to us one sample and then from all this material we wanted to make a tune. After some attempts and because of the extraordinary variety of the samples we changed the concept of the project a little. We decided to produce more tunes, then play it live and make a video of it. So, we took our sampler with chopped one-shots, drum synthesizer, laptop + some other devices and had fun with it.”
“We got around 30 samples. The samples was taken and collated in December last year. So it has taken around six months to make 6 tunes, as well as do the live performance and do the video in my previous rented apartment.”
Equipment we used:
1x Laptop
1x Launchpad
1x Korg Electribe ES-1 MK2
1x Korg Electribe ER-1
2x Midi Keyboard
1x E-mu 0404 usb Audio/MIDI Interface
1x Usb hub
1x Duck toy 
There are plans to start more interesting projects so keep watching on microfunk.ru
Bop teamed up with friends and fellow Saint Petersburg producers Oak and Jalex – all part of the “Microfunk Crew” – to put on a Microfunk night at the White Ryno club.
Check out what was played on the SoundCloud player below.
Bop has just finished a new mix and interview. He explains “I’m not too long into fruitarianism yet (4-5 month maybe) but I like the idea of it, so I did a mix for one wonderful site fruitarians.net and also answer some questions about my fruitarian experience. Check it!”
Tracklist:
1. Alix Perez – 1984
2. Logistics – When It Rains, It Pours
3. Rockwell – Everything and U
4. Deep Blue – Open Love
5. Cyantific – Empty Streets
6. Subwave – I Need You (Bop Remix)
7. Electrosoul System – Traffic
8. Nu:Tone – Set Me Free
9. Consequence ft. D-Bridge – Life Is Timing
10. Bop – Enjoy The Moment
11. Oak – Sequence 1
You can read Bop’s interview on furitarians.net… Russian language version / English translation
Two months ago, microfunk.ru launched a project called “Applied Minimalism” and encouraged all producers to submit tracks with the condition that it was created from only one sample – the kick drum of the classic Roland TR-808 drum machine.
Over 70 tunes were sent in by various artists (including Subwave, Nphonix, Oak, Bop and others) and finally, after accurately mixing all the tracks together, the Microfunk crew are proud to present the final mix of ”Applied Minimalism”.
Listen to the mix here…