Ui (band)

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Ui
Ui Post Rock Band.jpg
Background information
GenresPost-rock, funk
Years active1990 to 2003
LabelsSouthern Records
Associated actsUilab (with Stereolab)
MembersSasha Frere-Jones,
Clem Waldmann,
Wilbo Wright

Ui (pronounced ooo-eee) was an American post-rock/funk band based in New York City, which started in 1990.[1] The group was started by Sasha Frere-Jones and Clem Waldmann. Wilbo Wright joined the group in 1993. The group's songs are often described as "bass-heavy", as the band frequently used two bass guitars.[2] Other instruments used by the band include banjo, synthesizers, tuba and timpani. Their musical style is described to range between funk, dub, post-rock and electronica. The group had a high reliance on samplers and other studio equipment to overdub and articulate rhythms. The group disbanded in 2003 shortly after the recording of the album Answers.

Discography[]

Full length[]

EPs and remixes[]

  • The Iron Apple (Southern, November 1999)
  • Fires as the group name "Uilab" (Bingo; Duophonic Records, February 1998), Ui and Stereolab collaborating on versions of "St Elmo's Fire" by Brian Eno
  • Dropplike (Southern, August 1996), 3 remixes of songs from Sidelong
  • Match My Foot 7" (Soul Static Sound, February 1996)
  • The Sharpie (Soul Static Sound, February 1996)
  • Unlike: Remixes Volume 1 (Lunamoth, November 1995), remixes of material from The 2-Sided EP and Sidelong
  • The 2-Sided EP (Hemiola, December 1993)

Ui have also remixed music for many groups, including Techno Animal and Microstoria.

References[]

  1. ^ "Ui biography". Southern Records (on Internet Archive). Archived from the original on October 6, 2008.
  2. ^ Christensen, David (July 11, 2003). "Ui—Answers". fakejazz.com.

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