Ennio Morricone, Bruno Nicolai, John Barry, The Zombies, The Cure, Portishead, DJ Shadow, Georges Delerue, Antoine Duhamel, Fabio Frizzi, Lalo Schiffrin, "Melody Nelson", "Le Samourai", "India Song", "Kairo", "Suspiria", JLG, Philippe Garrel, Jean Eustache, Eric Rohmer, Ingmar Bergman, Andrei Tarkovski, Imamura Shohei, Misumi Kenji, Suzuki Seijun, Terayama Shuji, Mario Bava, Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, Sergio Martino, Bulle Ogier,Delphine Seyrig, Kaji Meiko, Soledad Miranda, Edwige Fenech, Barbara Steele, Christina Lindberg...
The SHINJU GUMI project begins in 1997 when a movie-freak decides to buy a sampler and an ATARI in order to create cinematographic atmospheres. Under the influence of Ennio Morricone, SHINJU GUMI's compositions mix Delerue's melancholy with DJ Shadow's slow tempo and a touch of The Cure's sadness.
The evocative power of these first soundtrack-oriented instrumental tracks seduces Artefact Records, a then-new Parisian label. After two previous singles in 1998, "Dissecting a Ghost", SHINJU GUMI's first LP (arranged, mixed and produced by Arnaud Rebotini of ZEND AVESTA and BLACK STROBE fame) is released in 1999 and achieves both critical success and cult-status among downtempo lovers. A one-and-only set will follow for the opening of the 1st Aquaplaning Festival.
After a remix for the Jean-Louis Murat's song "Jim", 2001 sees "Dissecting a Ghost" re-interpreted by electronica's top artists such as Kid Loco, Tarwater, Solex, 7 Hurtz, Discipline and Calm (from Japan) on the "Remixing a Ghost" album. And DJ Cam, Carl Craig and DJ Spooky put SHINJU GUMI's tracks on various compilations.
SHINJU GUMI is now finishing his 2nd album. More pop-oriented but still with a cinematographic touch, his new compositions are sung by Mélanie Pain (of Villeneuve/Nouvelle Vague fame) & Alice Lewis.
