1. LeoF

   10

   Taiga means big river in japanese and forest in russian, and this is kinda how this album sounds like: raw, organic, powerful. OOIOO's best album yet and one of the best releases of 2006.… Expand

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2. hydrawithears

   8

   The title of this album might suggest some cold ambient territory but you could not get more wrong. Think of Hokkaido in winter and four crazy Japanese girls dancing and chanting on the frozen lakeside. Fronted by Yoshimi P-We, OOIOO move on a thin ice of psychedelia, experimental and tribal. All tracks have strange acronym titles, impenetrable to decipher. The brilliant opener UMA would be a primordial hymn from ancient times if it did not end with a power drill sound (more oddly, it is still awesome). UJA is the witch doctor’s lament accompanied by some possessed females and unidentified noises which all of a sudden turns into a dance track. UMO is the polished version of UMA but it’s more intricate and clever. Sailor Senshi on drugs, anyone? Finally, the closing IOA sees the band unwinding in full. Taiga feels like an improvised adventure but as strongly as it speaks to body, it also speaks to mind. It can be difficult at first but, hey, don’t retreat… reload!… Expand

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3. royf

   1

   This is simply put, an annoying record. Images of bare white, bead clad feet kicking up suburban dust while organic apple juiced is served at just the right temperature abound. No one will think any less of you for binning this and admitting that you never actually liked it anyway. This is an irking (spiritual lacing together of genres, my bum) din.… Expand

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