OOoOO

oOoOO
oOoOO 2012
oOoOO 2012
Background information
OriginSan Francisco, California
GenresWitch house, chillwave
Years active2008–present
LabelsDisaro, Emotion, Tri Angle, Nihjgt Feelings, Bella Union, Silly Music LLC
MembersChristopher Dexter Greenspan
Websitehttps://drooooone.bandcamp.com/album/mmxxii-2

oOoOO (pronounced "oh")[1] is an American witch house/chillwave[2][3] project led by Christopher Dexter Greenspan. The project was founded in 2008. Along with White Ring and Salem, oOoOO is often recognized as a pioneer of the witch house sound.[4]

Career

oOoOO's debut release was on Houston-based Disaro Records in January 2010, where he released a six-track CD-Rk. In 2010, the tracks "No Shore" and "Cold" were included on the 4-artist compilation cassette for Bathetic Records.[5]

oOoOO's second EP Our Loving Is Hurting Us was released on April 10, 2012 via Tri Angle.[6] oOoOO's debut LP, Without Your Love, was released on June 24, 2013 via Nihjgt Feelings – a new label based in Turkey, co-founded by Dexter himself.[7] oOoOO's second LP, Faminine Mystique, was released in 2018 in collaboration with Bosnian-German singer/producer Asia a/k/a Islamiq Grrrls. In 2020, Dexter and Islamiq Grrrls released their first LP under the name Drab City, Good Songs for Bad People.

Chris Dexter has listed Jana Hunter and Matteah Baim as influences.[8]

Discography

EPs

  • Untitled CD-R (CD-R, 2010, Disaro)
  • oOoOO (EP, 2010, Tri Angle)
  • Our Loving Is Hurting Us (EP, 2012, Tri Angle)[9]

LPs

  • Without Your Love (LP, 2013, Nihjgt Feelings)
  • Faminine Mystique (LP, 2018, Nihjgt Feelings) with Islamiq Grrrls

Singles

  • Roses / Seaww (Split 7" with White Ring, 2010, Emotion)
  • Working For The Men (with Drab City, 2020, Bella Union)
  • Gone Fishin’, 2022

References

  1. ^ Kelly, Zach (October 5, 2010). "oOoOO: oOoOO EP | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  2. ^ Paul Lester (September 29, 2010). "New band of the day – No 877: oOoOO". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  3. ^ Eavvon O'Neal (September 22, 2010). "The Salem 'Witch House' Trials". Village Voice. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
  4. ^ "oOoOO: Darkness Falls". Dazed. October 15, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  5. ^ [1] Archived November 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Jenn Pelly (January 31, 2012) "oOoOO Announces New EP". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 1, 2012
  7. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (April 8, 2013). "oOoOO: "Stay Here" [ft.M.L.]". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  8. ^ Caramanica, Jon (November 4, 2010). "DJ Screw's Legacy – Seeping Out of Houston, Slowly". The New York Times. Archived from the original on December 30, 2011. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  9. ^ Zach Kelly,"[2]". pitchfork.com, 9 April 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2021