Ui (band)

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Ui
Genre(s)	post-rock, funk
Years active	1990 to mid-2000s
Label(s)	Southern Records
Associated acts	Uilab
Members
Sasha Frere-Jones, Clem Waldmann, Wilbo Wright

Ui (pronounced ooo-eee) was an American post-rock/funk band based in New York City, which started in 1990,^[1] and ended mid-2000s. The group was started by Sasha Frere-Jones and Clem Waldmann. Wilbo Wright joined the group in 1993. The group's songs are often described as "bass-heavy", as the band frequently uses two bass guitars.^[2] Other unique instruments used by the band include banjo, synthesizers, tuba and timpani. Their music style is described to range between funk, dub and electronica. The group has a high reliance on samplers and other studio equipment to overdub and articulate rhythms.

1 Discography
- 1.1 Full length
- 1.2 EPs and remixes
2 References
3 External links

[edit] Discography

[edit] Full length

Answers (Southern, June 2003)
Lifelike (Southern, April 1998)
Sidelong (Southern, March 1996)

[edit] EPs and remixes

The Iron Apple (Southern, November 1999)
Fires as the group name "Uilab" (Bingo; Duophonic Records, February 1998), Ui and Stereolab collaborating on versions of "St Elmo's Fire"
Dropplike (Southern, August 1996), 3 remixes of songs from Sidelong
Match My Foot 7" (Soul Static Sound, February 1996)
The Sharpie (Soul Static Sound, February 1996)
Unlike: Remixes Volume 1 (Lunamoth, November 1995), remixes of material from The 2-Sided EP and Sidelong
The 2-Sided EP (Hemiola, December 1993)