OOIOO new album　n i j i m u s i
2019/10/10 on sale

鳴ること自体に理由を持たず、
生まれたとたん空気に滲んで消えてゆく匂いのような音の去来。
無調の音節が持つ言語以前の言葉の意味。生命が持つ脈動の渦のふしぎ...。
新しい発見が、実は初めからそこにあっ たものの再確認であるように、
OOIOOが当たり前に音を鳴らした、人類未聴の音世界が完成しました。

OOIOOの６年ぶりとなる新作は、原点回帰の４人編成のバンドへと立ち返り、 これまでに彼女達が作り上げてきた独自の表現方法を全面的にフィーチャーした、 OOIOO以外何者でもない音楽となりました。
この音楽が、ボーカル、２ギター、ベース、ドラムという実にオーソドックスな編成で織り成されているという事実に多くの人は驚かされることでしょう。
本作では、シンプルに「音が鳴るもの《として素直に正対した楽器の用い方を通し、 よりプリミティヴで原則的な音との関わり方が実践されています。
ドラムが空気をたっぷりと揺らす様子を顕微鏡のように捉えながら、 真空パックのように濃密な低音や自由な電子音が、 あたかも昔からそこに在ったかのように配置されている様は、 アンサンブルという音楽的枠組みを超え、 生命ある生物のように上可分な「こういう、ひとつのもの《として提示されています。
本作は音楽でありながら、手触りや匂い、雰囲気や気配を強く喚起する作品です。もしも音楽が聴覚と時間の芸術表現だとしたら、本作はもはや音楽から逸脱し始めているのかもしれません。
それでも今、この音を鳴らす。
それは動物の鳴き声のように固有の音を鳴らすOOIOOという生命体が、今ここに生きている証です。
同時代に生きるものだけが確認できる今のOOIOOを、一緒に体験してみてください。

Sounds created for no reason. Sounds that come and go, and disappear into the air like a scent, as soon as they materialize. Atonal phrases that hold the meaning of words that existed before the advent of language. The wonders of a vortex pulsing with life…
Just as a new discovery is actually just a reaffirmation of what is already known, OOIOO has created a world of sound from the core of their being, that has never been heard before by humans.

After a six year hiatus, OOIOO has created a new album that goes back to the roots of being a four piece band. The music shows the full spectrum of the unique sound they have crafted throughout the years, which can only be described as “OOIOO”.
It might come as a surprise that this album was recorded mainly using a conventional band ensemble of two guitars, bass, and drums. They viewed their instruments simply as “objects that make sounds”, and took a primitive and basic approach to creating the music.
The drum tones fluctuate powerfully through the air, while sounding as if they are being observed under a microscope. Bass tones and electronics are so dense that they sound like they’ve been vacuum-sealed. The arrangement of the tones seem to be almost ancient, transcending the notion of a musical ensemble, suggesting the connectivity and oneness that is inherent in all living creatures.
This album can be considered music, but is also a work of art that stimulates the sense of touch and smell, while being atmospheric and ethereal at the same time. If music is an art form based on the sense of hearing and the concept of time, this album may be deviating from the conventional definition of music. The work is a reflection of the sounds resonating from OOIOO while they were being completely present in the moment. The sounds are like the cries emanating from a creature called OOIOO, proof that it is a living, breathing being. Experience the sounds of OOIOO that can only be heard in the here and now.

-Track list-
1.虹虫 / Nijimusi
2.滲ム / Nijimu
3.Jibun
4.Tisou
5.Asozan5
6.Bulun
7.walk for "345" minutes, while saying “Ah Yeah!” with a “Mountain Book” in one hand, until a shower of light pours down
8. 翡翠アァ / Kawasemi Ah

Music by OOIOO
Lyrics by YoshimiO
Translated by Hashim Kotaro Bharoocha
Recorded & Mixed on Dec.2018~ Jun. 2019 at LMD, OSAKA, Japan
Engineed by kabamix
Mastered by Sarah Register, NYC
Art Work by OOIDO SYOUJOU
Designed by QOTAROO
photo by OOIDO SYOUJOU

・レーベル：SHOCHY (SHOCHY-00100)
・2500円 (税抜き)
・CD (7インチサイズスペシャル紙ジャケット仕様)


OOIOO are
YoshimiO
Mishina
kAyAn
AYA
YoshimiOを中心に、1995年より活動。聴こえたり聴こえなかったり、律動したりしなかったり、そして、なんにも音がしなかったり。好きな音が鳴って消えてゆくまでの瞬間と空気を拾い集めて繋いだ、OOIOOという音楽の演奏集団。2016年より加入した新ドラマーMISHINAを迎え、より自由なドラム・アプローチとサウンドを獲得したOOIOOは、細胞が抱える内宇宙のように、各々が振動し自己を鳴らしながら、1つの生命を成してゆく共鳴する集合体の姿。その姿は New Album " n i j i m u s i " 作りました。
2019年10月10日、SHOCHYよりスペシャルCDジャケットにて日本先行発売。2020年初旬、米thrill jockeyより世界へ発売予定。

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.
When MISHINA joined the band in 2016 as the new drummer, OOIOO gained more freedom in their rhythmic approach and overall sound.
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.
Their new album “nijimusi” reflects that process.
Advance release in Japan on October 10 from SHOCHY (with special packaging) Worldwide release from Thrill Jockey in early 2020.


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