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Japanese experimental rock band From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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OOIOO is a Japanese experimental rock band. The four-piece ensemble was founded by Yoshimi P-We (also known as Yoshimio), the drummer and occasional trumpeter for Boredoms.[1] The band's origin lies in a photo shoot that Yoshimi was asked to do for a magazine. She invited a few of her friends to join her, and they created a fake band for the shoot, which they later decided to make real.[2] The band quickly gained attention by being the opening act for Sonic Youth in 1997 on their Japan tour.[3]
According to AllMusic's Kieran McCarthy "It's next to impossible to describe their sound, because — by design — it rarely follows consistent patterns".[1] Some of their music has been described as having "a majestic ebb and flow that suggests natural wonders"[4] or a "witchy, tribal side".[4] Either way, at any one time it may incorporate chanting and punchy drums,[4] dancey polyrhythms[5] atonal composition[5] or psychedelia.[6]
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Discography
Albums
- OOIOO (1997)
- Feather Float (1999)
- Gold and Green (2000)
- Kila Kila Kila (2003)
- Taiga (2006)
- Armonico Hewa (2009)
- Gamel (2013)
- Nijimusi (2019)
EPs
- OOEYヨOO -EYヨ REMIX (Eye Remix EP) (2007)
Compilations
- Shock City Shockers 2 (2001)
- compilation of remixes including mixes by Yamantaka Eye, Kan Takagi, Nobukazu Takemura, and Kiyoshi Izumi; also includes "Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly", a cover of the Chick Corea/Flora Purim jazz fusion song
- COCOCOOOIOO: The Best of Shock City 1997–2001 (2004)
- highlights from their first three albums, with a remixed track from the Shock City Shockers 2 compilation
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