Taiga (OOIOO album)
Taiga is the fifth studio album by Japanese experimental rock band OOIOO. It was released on July 4, 2006 by the labels Felicity, Polystar and Shock City.
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 4, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Experimental rock[1] | |||
| Length | 58:00 | |||
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| Producer | Yoshimi P-We | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 78/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Independent | [4] |
| Pitchfork | 4.8/10[5] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[6] |
| Spin |  [7] |
| Stylus Magazine | B[8] |
| Uncut | [9] |
Taiga is the first OOIOO album to feature Ai on drums, while Aya returns on bass after her debut on the band's previous album Kila Kila Kila (2003).[10] The songs "UMA" and "UMO" were remixed on OOIOO's 2007 EP Eye Remix.[11]
Title
The English word "taiga" refers to a subarctic zone of evergreen coniferous forests, while the Japanese word taiga (大河) means "(great) river".[3][10]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Yoshimi P-We.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Total length: | 58:00 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[12]
OOIOO
- Ai
- Aya
- Kayan
- Yoshimi P-We
Additional musicians
- Thiam Misato – percussion
- Yo2ro Tatekawa – drums
- Tonchi – steelpan
Production
- Koichi Hara – engineering
- Mitsuo Koike – mastering
- Yoshimi P-We – production
Design
- Shoji Goto – artwork
Release history
| Region | Date | Format | Label | Catalog no. | Ref. |
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| Japan | July 4, 2006 | CD | Felicity | cap-60 | [13] |
| Polystar | MTCD-1068 | [14] | |||
| Shock City | SHOCKCITY-009 | [13] | |||
| United States | September 12, 2006 | Thrill Jockey | thrill 161 | [10][15] |
References
- Gill, Andy (August 30, 2006). "Album previews". The Independent.
- "Taiga by OOIOO Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- Phares, Heather. "Taiga – OOIOO". AllMusic. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- Gill, Andy (September 1, 2006). "Album: OOIOO". The Independent. Archived from the original on August 21, 2008. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
- Currin, Grayson (January 23, 2007). "OOIOO: Taiga". Pitchfork. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- Cibula, Matt (September 28, 2006). "OOIOO: Taiga". PopMatters. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- Strauss, D. (October 2006). "OOIOO: Taiga". Spin. Vol. 22, no. 10. pp. 102–03. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- Macdonald, Cameron (September 22, 2006). "OOIOO – Taiga – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on November 12, 2006. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- "OOIOO: Taiga". Uncut. No. 113. October 2006. p. 119.
- "TAIGA". Thrill Jockey. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
- Phares, Heather. "Eye Remix – OOIOO". AllMusic. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- Taiga (liner notes). OOIOO. Thrill Jockey. 2006. thrill 161.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - "TAIGA". ooioo.jp. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
- "TAIGA | OOIOO" (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
- Cibula, Matt (September 27, 2006). "OOIOO: Taiga". PopMatters. Archived from the original on February 14, 2020. Retrieved February 14, 2020.
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