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{{Short description|Japanese experimental rock band}}
{{Infobox musical artist  <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name                = OOIOO
| background          = group_or_band
| image               = OOIOO.jpg
| image_size          = 
| caption             = OOIOO performing at [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]], 2004
| origin              = [[Japan]]
| genre               = {{hlist|[[Experimental rock]]|[[neo-psychedelia]]}}<!-- infobox genres should be kept few and general -->
| years_active        = 1996–present
| label               = [[Trattoria Records]], [[Thrill Jockey]]
| associated_acts     = [[Boredoms]]<br /> [[OLAibi]]
| website                 = [http://ooioo.jp/ ooioo.jp]
| current_members     = [[Yoshimi P-We|YOSHIMIO]]<br />KayaN <br />AyA <br />MISHINA<br />
| past_members        = Kyoko<br />Maki<br />Yoshiko
}}
'''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">{{cite web|url={{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p311949|pure_url=yes}}|title=((( OOIOO > Biography )))|last=McCarthy|first=Kieran|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=2009-10-01}}</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>{{Cite web |title=OOIOO by Scott Davis - BOMB Magazine |url=https://bombmagazine.org/articles/ooioo/ |access-date=2022-04-12 |website=bombmagazine.org}}</ref> The band quickly gained attention by being the opening act for [[Sonic Youth]] in 1997 on their Japan tour.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ooioojp.bandcamp.com/album/gold-green|title=Gold & Green, by OOIOO|website=Ooioojp.bandcamp.com|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>

According to [[AllMusic]]'s Kieran McCarthy "It's next to impossible to describe their sound, because&nbsp;— by design&nbsp;— 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">{{cite web|last=Phares |first=Heather |url={{AllMusic|class=album|id=r791654|pure_url=yes}} |title=((( Gold and Green > Overview ))) |website=[[AllMusic]] |date=2005-09-13 |access-date=2009-10-01}}</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">{{cite web |last=Dodero |first=Camille |url=http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2007/03/live_ooioos_yos.php |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130205122330/http://blogs.villagevoice.com/music/archives/2007/03/live_ooioos_yos.php |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 5, 2013 |title=New York&nbsp;— Sound of the City&nbsp;— Live: OOIOO's Yoshimi Doesn't Let Those Evil Robots Eat Me |website=Blogs.villagevoice.com |date=2007-03-21 |access-date=2009-10-01 }}</ref> atonal composition<ref name="villagevoice2007"/> or psychedelia.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6579-ooioo/ |title=Interviews: OOIOO |website=Pitchfork.com |date=2007-04-05 |access-date=2009-10-01 |archive-date=2009-12-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091231114923/http://pitchfork.com/features/interviews/6579-ooioo/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Discography==
===Albums===
*''OOIOO'' (1997)
*''Feather Float'' (1999)
*''[[Gold and Green (OOIOO album)|Gold and Green]]'' (2000)
*''[[Kila Kila Kila]]'' (2003)
*''[[Taiga (OOIOO album)|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==
{{Incomplete list|date=August 2008}}

===Current members===
* [[Yoshimi P-We|YOSHIMIO]]&nbsp;— [[Human voice|vocals]], guitar
* KayaN&nbsp;— guitars, vocals, keyboards
* AyA&nbsp;— bass
* MISHINA&nbsp;— drums

===Former members===
* Ai&nbsp;— [[drum kit|drums]]
* Kyoko&nbsp;— vocals, guitar (died July 19, 2015)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tinymixtapes.com/news/rip-kyoko-co-founder-ooioo|title=RIP: Kyoko, co-founder of OOIOO|website=Tinymixtapes.com|access-date=2020-03-16}}</ref>
* Maki&nbsp;— bass, keyboards
* Yoshico&nbsp;— 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]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://ooioo.jp/}}
*[http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=10034 Thrill Jockey information page]
*{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p311949|label=OOIOO}}
*[https://www.discogs.com/de/artist/69016-OOIOO OOIOO] at [[Discogs]]

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