VINYL FORMAT. Thrill Jockey is pleased to announce the arrival of Armonico Hewa, OOIOO's sixth full-length album and first record in over three years! Armonico Hewa continues the rapturous and frenetic celebration of nature that coursed through the veins of their 2006 album Taiga. Where as Taiga meant "forest" in Russian and "big river" in Japanese, Armonico Hewa is a combination of words ("armonico" is Spanish and "hewa" is Swahili) that is defined by the band as "air in a harmonious state." Like the cros...   [ read more ]

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OOIOO is an all-female outfit headed by Yoshimi P-we, a founding member of Japanese experimental psych innovators The Boredoms. OOIOO's earliest music was minimal and digital, but its sound has evolved over four albums and lineup changes. New wave poppy grooves gave way to chaotic plateaus and psychedelic freak-outs. Their current manifestation has derived a rhythm-based soundscape; spacious, spiritual and elevatory, intended as a communication with the Earth and motivated by nature. They use a wide array ...   [ read more ]

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This is the newest release from Japan's category-splitting OOIOO (pronounced "oh-oh-eye-oh-oh") and their first for Thrill Jockey. OOIOO features Yoshimi, one of the most interesting avant-rock artists making music today. An intense performer and creator, she draws from a wide range of influences and has invented a heartfelt musical language that's eclectic yet accessible, dense yet frantic. "Kila Kila Kila" is a perfect combination of Yoshimi's chaotic poppy grooves and Boredoms-esque psychedelic freak-ou...   [ read more ]

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