Gold and Green (OOIOO album)

Gold and Green
Studio album by OOIOO
Released	September 6, 2000
Genre	Neo-psychedelia, experimental rock
Length	53:20
Label	Shock City/Trattoria, Ape Sounds, Thrill Jockey
OOIOO chronology
Feather Float (1999) Gold and Green (2000) Kila Kila Kila (2003)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	81/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Mojo	[3]
Playlouder	[4]
Stylus	B [5]
Uncut	8/10 [6]
URB	[7]
Under the Radar	7/10 [8]

Gold and Green is the third album by the Japanese band OOIOO, a side-project of Boredoms member Yoshimi P-We.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"moss trumpeter"	3:04
2.	"てくてくtune"	2:53
3.	"Grow Sound Tree"	6:51
4.	"mountain book"	7:04
5.	"I’m a song"	7:45
6.	"fossil"	3:48
7.	"ina吹くの森"	3:24
8.	"unu"	0:51
9.	"idbi"	0:37
10.	"木6列車"	5:13
11.	"emeraldragonfly"	7:21
12.	"return to NOW!!!"	4:30

Personnel

OOIOO

• Yoshimi P-We - vocals, guitars, trumpet, flute, keyboards, synths, wind chimes, drums, percussion
• Maki - bass
• Yoshico - drums, maracas, programming
• Kayano - guitar, vocals

Guests

Gold and Green contains many guest artists, most notably Sean Lennon and Yuka Honda. ^[9]

• Kyoko - vocals (tracks 4, 6, 11)
• Yoshida Atuhisa - bass, santoor (track 4)
• Seiichi Yamamoto - production (track 4)
• Sean Lennon - backing vocals (track 4)
• Yuka Honda - piano (track 4)
• Yuzawa Hironori - tabla (track 4), kanjira (track 11)
• L?K?O - turntables (tracks 7, 12)
• Atari - congas (track 11)

Production

• Hara Kouichi - Engineer, Mixing
• Wayama Hiroko - Executive Producer
• Koizumi Yuka - Mastering
• Yoshimi P-We - Mixing, Producer

Artwork

• Cover Work - Miyano Tayuka (& Grafika) & Yoshimi P-We
• Guidebook Drawing - Fukuta Seigo
• Photography - Yoshimi P-We

Releases information

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
Japan	September 6, 2000	Shock City [10]	CD	007 PSCR-5912
	December 12, 2001	Ape Sounds	LP	ASVL-005
United States	September 2004	Thrill Jockey [11]	CD	160

References

1. "Gold And Green Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic . Retrieved 18 May 2012.
2. Phares, Heather. Gold and Green at AllMusic
3. OOIOO instill Boredoms' cosmic clatter with an air of genre-bursting adventure and mischief. [Nov 2005, p.108]
4. Doran, John (23 September 2005). "Gold and Green - OOIOO". Playlouder . Retrieved 28 April 2025.
5. Macdonald, Cameron (8 September 2005). "OOIOO - Gold & Green". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
6. A joyous, uninhibited and painlessly adventurous ride. [Oct 2005, p.124]
7. Definitely the earbuds experience of the month. [Oct 2005, p.85]
8. Few albums have so deliriously melded Kraut-rock, avant-prog, and experimental minimalism into a surprisingly approachable whole. [#11, p.116]
9. Gold and Green at Discogs. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
10. "Gold and Green". Official OOIOO Discography. ooioo.jp. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
11. "Gold and Green by OOIOO". Thrill Jockey Records]. Archived from the original on 12 January 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2012.