Armonico Hewa - OOIOO
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  • Summary: The latest album for the Japanese quartet is the band's first release since 2006's "Taiga."

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  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
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  1. cokemachineglow
    90
    OOIOO transforms what could be mush into wonderful, brilliant songs that fold and mutate the ideas they’re based on into moving and coherent narratives.
  2. Under The Radar
    80
    Armonico Hewa is indescribable and absolutely incredible. [Fall 2009, p.72]
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  3. New Musical Express (NME)
    80
    Bracing brilliance channelling the spirit of Yoko Ono, Le Tigre, Aphex Twin and Alice Coltrane.
  4. Uncut
    60
    So while it can get a bit too diffuse and self consciously complex, when the quartet breaks into something gorgeous (like the joyous tagliatelle of guitars that wriggles and wrinkles through "Uda Hah") you'll suspend your cynicism. [Jan 2010, p. 124]
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  1. hydrawithears
    6
    The fearless girls of OOIOO led by Yoshimi P-We continue their path on Armonico Hewa, the successor to Taiga. Sadly, the bandâ

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