Feather Float

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Feather Float
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 1999
RecordedAugust - December, 1998 [1]
Genre Psychedelic, krautrock, experimental rock [2]
Length48:33
Label Shock City, Birdman Records
OOIOO chronology
OOIOO
(1997)
Feather Float
(1999)
Gold and Green
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork Media (9.0/10) [3]

Feather Float is the second album the Japanese band OOIOO, a side-project of Boredoms member Yoshimi P-We.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Be Sure To Loop"7:45
2."Oizumio" (Cover of Kiyoshi Izumi song)3:38
3."Ina 咲くの唄"4:23
4."Ah Yeah!"2:25
5."Switch On"2:16
6."Jackson's Club "Sunspot""2:17
7."Asozan"5:11
8."Baby Bamboo From Nose"6:53
9."1000 Frogs And 3 Sun In A House"10:27
10."Ring Ring Lee"3:07
11."ハッピピピ OOIOO"0:11

Personnel

Technical personnel

Releases information

RegionDate [4] Label [4] FormatCatalog [4]
JapanMarch 3, 1999Shock City CD SHOCKCITY005 PSCR-5739
September 20, 2000Shock City LP MTJD1007
United StatesApril 16, 2001 Birdman Records CDBMR031

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References

  1. 1 2 "Review: Feather Float". Allmusic . Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  2. "The Boredoms: The Side Projects". 26 October 2006. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  3. Pitchfork Media review
  4. 1 2 3 Feather Float at ooioo.jp