Taiga
Thrill Jockey
INDIE
Formed as a fictitious band for a 1996 magazine article, OOIOO quickly gained attention when they opened for SONIC YOUTH in 1997.
OOIOO are an all female four piece fronted by YOSHIMI P-WE - who is THE Yoshimi famed in the title of The Flaming Lips critically hailed 2002 release 'Yoshimi Battles The Pink Robots'. Obviously a very close friend of and to the band, the title refers to her previous battle with cancer.
'Taiga' shows Ooioo displaying a wide array of instrumental sounds and textures. Focused on accentuating the rhythm, the band adds layers as seamlessly as they take them away. To a similar effect, Yoshimi and her band-mates' vocals range from tribal and meditative chants to birdcalls and free-folk screaming. 'Taiga' sounds like the deep forest from the bank of a big river, the sounds of animals and trees, life and death. Prog rock meets punk rock!
The album is being serviced to indie radio nationally and to tastemaker publications for review.
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