''OOIOO'', originally released as ''∞8∞'' (pronounced "eight") in Japan, is the debut album by the

Japanoise , a portmanteau of "Japanese" and "noise", is the noise music scene of Japan. Nick Cain of ''The Wire'' identifies the "primacy of Japanese Noise artists like Merzbow, Hijokaidan and Incapacitants as one of the major developments in noise music s ...

band OOIOO.

Track listing

Personnel

Yoshimi P-We Yoshimi (born on February 18, 1968) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms. Alongside her drum playing skills with Boredoms, she performs the vocals for the all female ...

- guitar, vocals, harp, casio tone, trumpet, drums, synth,

Theremin The theremin (; originally known as the ætherphone/etherphone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox) is an electronic musical instrument controlled without physical contact by the performer (who is known as a thereminist). It is named afte ...

, effects * Kyoto - guitar, vocals * Yoshiko - drums, chorus * Maki - bass, chorus

Guests

Julie Cafritz Julia Cafritz (born May 5, 1965) is an American musician and guitarist who was a member of Pussy Galore and Free Kitten. She is regarded as a cult figure from the New York City noise music scene of the 1990s. Early life Cafritz was born in W ...

- Vocals (on "Speaker") *

Yamantaka Eye (born , 13 February 1964) is a Japanese vocalist and visual artist, best known as a member of Boredoms and Naked City. He has changed his stage name three times, from Yamatsuka Eye, to Yamantaka Eye, to Yamataka Eye, and sometimes calls hims ...

(aka eYe) - Electronics (on "Speaker") * Keigo Oyamada of Cornelius - Producer

Releases information

References

1997 albums OOIOO albums {{1990s-album-stub