Ui (band) explained

Ui
Landscape:	yes
Background:	group_or_band
Genre:	Post-rock, funk
Years Active:	1990 to 2003
Label:	Southern Records
Associated Acts:	Uilab (with Stereolab)
Current Members:	Sasha Frere-Jones, Erik Sanko, 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

• Sidelong (Southern, March 1996)
• Lifelike (Southern, April 1998)
• Answers (Southern, June 2003)

EPs and remixes

• The 2-Sided EP (Hemiola, December 1993)
• Unlike: Remixes Volume 1 (Lunamoth, November 1995), remixes of material from The 2-Sided EP and Sidelong
• The Sharpie (Soul Static Sound, February 1996)
• Match My Foot 7" (Soul Static Sound, February 1996)
• Dropplike (Southern, August 1996), 3 remixes of songs from Sidelong
• 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
• The Iron Apple (Southern, November 1999)

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

References

1. Web site: Ui biography . Southern Records (on Internet Archive) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081006111003/http://www.southern.com/southern/band/UI000/biog.html . October 6, 2008 .
2. News: Ui—Answers . David . Christensen . July 11, 2003 . fakejazz.com.

External links

• Official webpage (on Internet Archive)
• UI at Discogs