Taiga (OOIOO album)

Taiga is the fifth studio album by Japanese experimental rock band OOIOO. It was released on July 4, 2006.[9]

Taiga
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 4, 2006 (2006-07-04)
GenreExperimental rock
Length58:00
Label
  • Felicity
  • Shock City
ProducerYoshimi P-We
OOIOO chronology
Kila Kila Kila
(2005)
Taiga
(2006)
Armonico Hewa
(2009)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Independent[3]
Pitchfork4.8/10[4]
PopMatters9/10[5]
Spin[6]
Stylus MagazineB[7]
Uncut[8]

Taiga marks the debut of Ai as OOIOO's drummer, while Aya returns on bass after her debut on the band's previous album, Kila Kila Kila.[10] The tracks "UMA" and "UMO" were remixed on the band's 2007 album Eye Remix.

Title

The English word "taiga" refers to a subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests, while the Japanese word taiga (大河) means "(great) river".[2][10] It is also possible for taiga to be the romaji form of the English word "tiger" (タイガー, taigā).

Track listing

All tracks are 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

OOIOO

  • Yoshimi P-We – guitar, vocals, drums
  • Kayan – guitar
  • Aya – bass
  • Ai – drums

Guest performers

  • Yo2ro Tatekawa – drums
  • Thiam Misato – percussion
  • Tonchi – steel pans

Technical personnel

  • Yoshimi P-We – production
  • Koichi Hara – engineering
  • Mitsuo Koike – mastering
  • Shoji Goto – artwork

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog no.
Japan[9] July 4, 2006 Felicity, Shock City CD cap-60 / SHOCKCITY-009 / MTCD-1068
United States[5][10] September 12, 2006 Thrill Jockey 161

References

  1. "Reviews for Taiga by OOIOO". Metacritic. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  2. Phares, Heather. "Taiga – OOIOO". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  3. Gill, Andy (September 1, 2006). "Album: OOIOO". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  4. Currin, Grayson (January 23, 2007). "OOIOO: Taiga". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  5. Cibula, Matt (September 27, 2006). "OOIOO: Taiga". PopMatters. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  6. Strauss, D. (October 2006). "OOIOO: Taiga". Spin. Vol. 22 no. 10. pp. 102–03. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  7. Macdonald, Cameron (September 22, 2006). "OOIOO – Taiga – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
  8. "OOIOO: Taiga". Uncut. No. 113. October 2006. p. 119.
  9. "TAIGA". Ooioo.jp. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  10. "TAIGA". Thrill Jockey. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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