OOIOO JAPAN

Photo by Takashi HonmaOOIOO is YoshimiO, Mishina, kAyAn, and AYA.

OOIOO was founded by YoshimiO in 1995. The members came together as musicians who move freely between the audible and inaudible, rhythm and non-rhythm, noise and silence. The music they create is a collection of the moments and essence of their favorite sounds that they captured, as they come into being until they disappear into the ether. Just as each cell in the body consists of a microcosm of its own, the vibrations of each of the members resonate together to create a new life form.

As the long-time drummer and multi-instrumentalist for iconoclastic Japanese experimental music group Boredoms, YoshimiO is one of the most important figures in modern Japanese experimental music with an illustrious resumé that includes countless groups and collaborations over the last 40 years.

OOIOO has released 9 albums since 1997's ∞8∞. The latest, The Horizon Spirals/The Horizon Viral (Thrill Jockey, 2026), is a split album with noise rock titans Lightning Bolt.

Territory
North America

Links
Artist Website
Bandcamp
Apple Music
Instagram

Press
Spin (2026)
Stereogum (2026)
The Quietus (2020)
Pitchfork (2020)
Exclaim (2014)
BOMB (2014)
The Line of Best Fit (2014)
Pitchfork (2007)

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