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Template:Short description Template:Infobox musical artist 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.<ref name="allmusic1">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The band quickly gained attention by being the opening act for Sonic Youth in 1997 on their Japan tour.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

According to AllMusic's Kieran McCarthy "It's next to impossible to describe their sound, because — by design — it rarely follows consistent patterns".<ref name="allmusic1"/> Some of their music has been described as having "a majestic ebb and flow that suggests natural wonders"<ref name="allmusic2">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> or a "witchy, tribal side".<ref name="allmusic2"/> Either way, at any one time it may incorporate chanting and punchy drums,<ref name="allmusic2"/> dancey polyrhythms<ref name="villagevoice2007">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> atonal composition<ref name="villagevoice2007"/> or psychedelia.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

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

Personnel

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Current members

• YOSHIMIO — vocals, guitar
• KayaN — guitars, vocals, keyboards
• AyA — bass
• MISHINA — drums

Former members

• Ai — drums
• Kyoko — vocals, guitar (died July 19, 2015)<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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• 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)

Guest musicians

• Sean Lennon
• Seiichi Yamamoto
• Yuka Honda
• Yamantaka Eye
• Julia Cafritz

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