OOIOO

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Years active 1995–present Website ooioo.jp		Associated acts BoredomsOLAibi Origin Japan (1995)

Labels Trattoria Records, Thrill Jockey Past members Kyoko (deceased)MakiYoshiko Members Yoshimi P-We, Yoshiko, Kayan, Maki Genres Experimental rock, Electronica, Alternative rock, Neo-psychedelia, Noise pop Albums Gamel, Feather Float, Armonico Hewa, Taiga, Gold & Green Profiles Twitter Myspace

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OOIOO /ˌoʊˌoʊˌaɪˌoʊˈoʊ/ is a group founded by Boredoms drummer (and occasional trumpeter and vocalist) Yoshimi P-We.

According to AllMusic's Kieran McCarthy "It's next to impossible to describe their sound, because — by design — it rarely follows consistent patterns". Some of their music has been described as having "a majestic ebb and flow that suggests natural wonders" or a "witchy, tribal side". Either way, at any one time it may incorporate chanting and punchy drums, dancey polyrhythms atonal composition or psychedelia.

OOIOO Yoshimi Battles the Gongbangers on OOIOO39s 39Gamel39 SPIN

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History

OOIOO BOMB Magazine OOIOO by Scott Davis

OOIOO was allegedly founded as a "fake band for a magazine photo shoot" and would later open for Sonic Youth in 1997 with "stickers on their fretboards to indicate where their fingers should go".

Music

The majority of OOIOO's music originates from improvisations. When asked about OOIOO's songwriting process in an interview with Pitchfork.com Yoshimi (P-we) Yokota stated,

When asked to compare this with Boredoms songwriting process she said,

Albums

OOIOO (1997)

Feather Float (1999)

Gold and Green (2000)

Kila Kila Kila (2003)

Taiga (2006)

Armonico Hewa (2009)

Gamel (2013)

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