Taiga (OOIOO album)

Taiga
Studio album by OOIOO
Released July 4, 2006 (2006-07-04)[1]
Genre Experimental rock
Label Shockcity, Thrill Jockey
OOIOO chronology
Kila Kila Kila
(2005)
Taiga
(2006)
Armonico Hewa
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork Media(4.8/10)[4]
Stylus(B)[5]

Taiga is the fifth studio album by the Japanese rock band OOIOO. The tracks "UMA" and "UMO" were remixed on OOEYヨOO -EYヨ REMIX.

Title meaning

The English use of the word taiga refers to a subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests, while the Japanese word taiga (大河) means "(great) river".[3][6] It's also possible for taiga to be the romaji form of the English word tiger (タイガー taigā).

Track listing

All tracks written by Yoshimi P-We.

No.TitleLength
1."UMA"  3:40
2."KMS"  9:02
3."UJA"  7:52
4."GRS"  3:46
5."ATS"  8:10
6."SAI"  15:05
7."UMO"  3:34
8."IOA"  6:51

Personnel

"Taiga" marks the debut of Ai on drums, joining Yoshimi and longtime guitarist Kayan. Aya returns on bass after her debut on the previous album, Kila Kila Kila.[6]

Guest Performers

Technical Personnel

Releases information

Region Date Label Format Catalog
 Japan July 4, 2006 Felicity
Shock City[1]
CD cap-60
SHOCKCITY-009/ MTCD-1068
 USA October 2006[7] Thrill Jockey[6] CD 161

References

  1. 1 2 "ooioo". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  2. "Taiga by OOIOO". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  3. 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/r854571
  4. "OOIOO: Taiga Album Review - Pitchfork". Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Taiga at Thrill Jockey
  6. "ooioo". Retrieved 3 October 2016.


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