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The first edition of OOXXOO is featured in the January print edition of Dazed and Confused as part of their feature 'Zine of the Month'.
Many thanks to SEC and all those at D&C for their interest in our work.

A sneak preview of the poetry collection cover, part of a series of illustrations by Faye McNulty, who has joined the team at OOXXOO.
The OOXXOO poetry collection release date has had to be delayed until February due to our studio flooding. We are now relocated, with a great new space up in SE4. Please email us on sausage@ooxxoo.co.uk if you would like to reserve any of the limited 100 copies.

The four poets involved in the publication are Alex Macdonald, Jack Underwood,Pete Greenwood and Sam Riviere.

The stills below are taken from OOXXOO's forthcoming documentary film and radio show on Synaesthesia. Thus far we have interviewed James Wannerton, Dr Mick Grierson, Dr Jamie Ward and Timothy Layden. Many thanks to all of them for giving their time!

If you are interested in being involved in the documentary, please get in touch with faye@ooxxoo.co.uk. We are looking for animators particularly(specifically hand drawn).

Alexis is taking a well-earned break from finishing the recording of the new Hot Chip album to come down to Deptford and make you guys dance until the early hours..

I'm over the moon to have both Laetitia and Marie spinning some records on the night as well as showcasing their joint project 'Monade'. Marie's other band Lisbonne opened the first OOXXOO night at the Albanywith an amazing performance and it is a privilege to have her back.

Laetitia is the singer for Stereolab, one of the most important independent bands of the nineties and her voice is a vital element of the bands trademark sound.

Fresh from a crazy six months supporting Hot Chip, the Doves and Foals, the Invisible are some of the most talented musicians to come out of South East London in the past few years. They are also some of the most well liked and most respected, it is a real pleasure to have them showcase their work.

Monade is the nom de plume of Laetitia Sadier when she isn't fronting Stereolab. Originally starting out as her bedroom-recording project, Monade is now a far bigger beast. For this night Laetitia will be playing with Marie from Lisbonne.

Exlovers recently finished recording an EP with Stephen Street [The Smiths, Blur] have been band of the week on Steve Lamacq twice and have spent the year on tour with Golden Silvers, Pete and the Pirates and Emmy the Great - pretty much they're one of the best young bands around and to top it off some of the most lovely people you will meet.

Laura Bettinson [aka Dimbleby and Capper] pours her sweet and sultry vocal styles over beautifully constructed songs and is currently in the studio working with one the most highly regarded producers in the industry [strictly hush hush right now]. She's got a session coming up on the 3rd June with Radio One's Huw Stephens, had her tracks showcased on Steve Lamacq's show last week and is taking the music world by storm.

No Pain in Pop are great friends of OOXXOO and without doubt the most up and coming record label in London.

A Little Bazaar's mission is to bring you up and coming designers of craft, fashion and cakes. Also there are Record stalls, traditional jumble, badge making, Vintage clothes and more... They hosted their market at the previous launch night and I'm so glad they're going to be back for this one!

I came across Zineswap at the Take Courage Gallery about a month ago and I thought it was one of the greatest ideas I've seen recently.

Zineswap aims to be a resource through which people can swap their zines with one-another.
It also aims to become a vast archive of contemporary zine publishing, existing as both an online catalogue and an annual exhibition.

WTCDTY are a South London based Art Collective who do all sorts of great events and exhibitions and will be coming down and hosting a stall of their produce.

We are also proud to have the absolute cream of local New Cross DJs for the night

Currently the last few copies of the First Edition are available to purchase. If you haven't got one already you better get on it quick!

We're going to be adding many more items over the coming few weeks and if you are interested in selling your stuff through us then just get in touch and we will look into it.

The second edition is firmly on its way and here is a little sneak preview, the first of a series of prints leading up to the release..

OOXXOO would like to thank everyone who was involved in our three exhibitions and first edition magazine of our work on Synaesthesia in 2008. We'll be publishing new work over the coming months.

We'd like to thank Paul Brazier at Red Stripe for his kind support of our exhibition at the Take Courage Gallery.

We're also happy to announce two events at the Albany Theatre in Deptford with dates provisionally confirmed for April 23rd and June 25th 2009.

You'll also notice that the website has been updated with a series of audio pieces from some great musicians. We've also added a few photos from our Take Courage and New Cross art prize exhibitions for you to peruse.

The private view for the third exhibition of OOXXOO on the subject of Synaethesia will take place at 8pm on Thursday 23rd October 2008 at the Take Courage Gallery above the Amersham Arms.

We're showing a whole series of new and continuing works including 'Map of a Micro-Community' a lightbox installation by Daniel Jones , Artwork by Indi Davies, Charlesworth, Lewandowski and Mann, an audio installation by Emmanuel Lorien and Jihoi Lee, a virtual reading by Pat Duffy, author of Blue Cats and Chartreuse Kittens, artwork by Timothy Layden, a print by Ben Freeman, artwork by Patrick Fry, BOOXXOOSHORTS by Emma Payne 'dedicated to Patrick Hughes', an installation of 'Aleatory Compositions' by Hoagy Houghton and video art by Etesham Haque and Dan Price. All of the audio work we have collated inspired by and related to Synaethesia will be available to listen to on the night including Philip Neil Martin, Diana Deutsch, Beardyman, Milo Fitzpatrick, David Jay, Hoagy Houghton and Charly Richardson.

The first edition is currently being exhibited in the Lewisham Arthouse as part of the New Cross Art Prize.

The exhibition opened on Wednesday 24th September and will run to Sunday 5th October 2008

We are hugely grateful to the

artists involved and to Red Bull

for kindly lending us their headquarters to host the night in such great surroundings.

OOXXOO will be hosting a night with the Big Issue on October 23rd 2008 at the Amersham Arms in New Cross.

We will be displaying new work in the Take Courage Gallery for a week showcasing the First Edition and additional works.

Click here for a PDF detailing the first edition launch