OOIOO is a Japanese

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band. The four-piece ensemble was founded by

Yoshimi P-We Yoshimi (born on February 18, 1968) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms. Alongside her drum playing skills with Boredoms, she performs the vocals for the all female ...

(also known as Yoshimio), the drummer and occasional trumpeter for

Boredoms Boredoms () (later known as V∞redoms) is a rock band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986. The band's sound is often referred to as noise rock, or sometimes Japanoise (Japan's noise music scene), though their more recent records have moved towar ...

. 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. The band quickly gained attention by being the opening act for

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in 1997 on their Japan tour. According to

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'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

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and punchy drums, dancey polyrhythms atonal composition or psychedelia.

Discography

Albums

*''OOIOO'' (1997) *''Feather Float'' (1999) *'' Gold and Green'' (2000) *''

Kila Kila Kila ''Kila Kila Kila'' is the fourth studio album from the Japanese rock band OOIOO, originally released in 2003 in Japan. It was later released in America on February 17, 2004, the band's first album released on Thrill Jockey.Taiga Taiga or tayga ( ; , ), also known as boreal forest or snow forest, is a biome characterized by coniferous forests consisting mostly of pines, spruces, and larches. The taiga, or boreal forest, is the world's largest land biome. In North A ...

'' (2006) *'' Armonico Hewa'' (2009) *''Gamel'' (2013) *''Nijimusi'' (2019)

EPs

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OOEYヨOO -EYヨ REMIX ''Eye Remix'' (stylised as ''OOEYヨOO -EYヨ REMIX'') is EP of remixes by the Japanese band OOIOO by Boredoms member Yamantaka Eye (aka EYヨ). Originally handed out while touring in the US for the ''Taiga Taiga or tayga ( ; , ), also ...

'' (Eye Remix EP) (2007)

Compilations

*''Shock City Shockers 2'' (2001) **compilation of remixes including mixes by

Yamantaka Eye (born , 13 February 1964) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms, Hanatarash and Naked City. He has changed his stage name three times, from Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, to Yamataka Eye, and sometime ...

, Kan Takagi,

Nobukazu Takemura Nobukazu Takemura (竹村延和 ''Takemura Nobukazu''; born August 28, 1968, in Hirakata, Osaka) is a Japanese musician and artist. He became interested in music at a young age by listening to the radio, and began to make music at home with a t ...

, and Kiyoshi Izumi; also includes "Open Your Eyes, You Can Fly", a cover of the

Chick Corea Armando Anthony "Chick" Corea (June 12, 1941 – February 9, 2021) was an American jazz pianist, composer, bandleader and occasional percussionist. His compositions "Spain (instrumental), Spain", "500 Miles High", "La Fiesta", "Armando's Rhumba" ...

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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

Personnel

Current members

YOSHIMIO Yoshimi (born on February 18, 1968) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms. Alongside her drum playing skills with Boredoms, she performs the vocals for the all female ...

—

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

, guitar * KayaN — guitars, vocals, keyboards * AyA — bass * MISHINA — drums

Former members

* Ai —

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* Kyoko — vocals, guitar (died July 19, 2015) * Maki — bass, keyboards * Yoshico — drums (Her real name is Yuka Yoshimura. She is currently a member of CATSUOMATICDEATH, METALCHICKS, and a former member of

DMBQ DMBQ is a Japanese rock band from Tokyo, whose name stands for Dynamite Masters Blues Quartet. They are influenced by British and American rock music of the early 1970s, especially bands like The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Deep Purple, and Led Z ...

)

Guest musicians

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Seiichi Yamamoto is a Japanese musician. He was a guitarist for the noise rock band Boredoms, and has released records both as a solo artist and with several other musicians and bands. He has also composed the soundtracks to several films. Discography Solo proj ...

Yuka Honda is a Japanese-American musician who resides in New York City. She is a multi-instrumentalist (mainly piano, synthesizer, sampler and other keyboards), composer, record producer, and co-founder of the band Cibo Matto. Throughout her career, she ...

Julia Cafritz Julia Cafritz (born May 5, 1965) is an American musician and guitarist who was a member of Pussy Galore and Free Kitten. She is regarded as a cult figure from the New York City noise music scene of the 1990s. Early life Cafritz was born in Was ...

References

External links

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Thrill Jockey information page
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