| OOIOO | |
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OOIOO performing at All Tomorrow's Parties, 2004 |
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Japan |
| Genres | Experimental rock, post-rock |
| Years active | 1995–present |
| Labels | Trattoria Records, Thrill Jockey |
| Associated acts | Boredoms OLAibi |
| Website | ooioo.jp |
| Members | |
| Yoshimi P-We Kayan Aya Ai |
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| Past members | |
| Kyoko Maki Yoshiko |
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OOIOO ( /ˌoʊˌoʊˌaɪˌoʊˈoʊ/) are an all-female group founded by Boredoms drummer (and sometimes trumpeter and vocalist) Yoshimi P-We.[1]
According to allmusic's Kieran McCarthy "It's next to impossible to describe their sound, because — by design — it rarely follows consistent patterns".[1] Some of their music has been described as having "a majestic ebb and flow that suggests natural wonders"[2] or a "witchy, tribal side".[2] Either way, at any one time it may incorporate chanting and punchy drums,[2] dancey polyrhythms[3] atonal composition[3] or psychedelia.[4]
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The majority of OOIOO's music originates from improvisations.[5] When asked about OOIOO's songwriting process in an interview with Pitchfork.com Yoshimi (P-we) Yokota said,
| “ | When you transform improvisation into a song that people can listen to, it is difficult to recreate the initial improvisation each time because you have to play in a different time and space.
In order to utilize the initial impulse of improvisation, we restructure improvisation into songs. Once the song is structured, it is no longer improvisation."[5] |
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When asked to compare this with Boredoms songwriting process she said,
| “ | Actually, the Boredoms songs are more structured even to the smaller details compared to OOIOO. It's almost as if our breathing is even decided on beforehand."[5] | ” |