Ee (sometimes stylized as ee, EE, or eE) is an American,

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indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band, that formed in 1999 by former Korea Girl guitarist/vocalist Tobin Mori and bassist Jay Chow/Che Chou. Earlier band members included Brian Gathy, Peter Newman, Susan Parker, and Thom Morrison, and were later replaced by Peter Nguyen on drums, and longtime Seam member

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on lead guitar and keyboard. All members of Ee are

Asian-American Asian Americans are Americans with ancestry from the continent of Asia (including naturalized Americans who are immigrants from specific regions in Asia and descendants of those immigrants). Although this term had historically been used for ...

. They recorded their debut album, ''Ramadan'', in the fall of 1999 and released it on Currycore Records. After some lineup changes Ee released an EP and a second album, ''For 100 We Try Harder'', on

Asian Man Records Asian Man Records is a DIY record label run by Mike Park in Monte Sereno, California. Park started a record label and began releasing music in 1989 under the name Dill Records, with the Asian Man label established in May 1996. History Asian Man ...

in 2002.

Discography

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'' (2000, Curry Records) *''Tinyspot'' EP (2002,

) *'' For 100 We Try Harder'' (2002, Asian Man Records) *''Capital Plans'' (2006, Actually, Records)

References

External links

* Entry for Ee at Allmusic.com
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"Ee: Another Asian Gangster Band? Tobin Mori talks about Showbiz and Indie Rock."
''Asianweek.com'' (March 9–15, 2001)
"Interview with Ee: Rock'n'Roll by 'Model Minority' "
''Koreanpop.org'' (June, 2002)
Mori's new shoegaze collaboration, Skycamp
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