THE ALBUM 'GAA'
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MEMBERS OF THE BAND:
Kinnie Lane lead vocals
Stéphane Sarrazin composer, lead vocals, guitar,
multi-instrumentist
Dji guitar
Didier Baude bass
Christian Templet drums
INVOLVED BUT NON PERFORMING:
Alex Vicq lyrics, writer
Nadj M'Rini Hendriks lead vocals on album 1
(GUEST)SINGERS ON ALBUM 2
C-Leen backing vocals
From Sellaband:
Lori Greco lead vocals on 'Garden In The Sky'
Gisel de Marco lead vocals on 'Haarpsychord'
Natalia Safran lead vocals on 'Cool Down'
SHORT INTRO:
The second cd of AIOIA is 'Gaa'. There will be 2 editions for sale, a regular one which is completely sung by AIOIA and a limited edition (5000 numbered copies) which will feature 3 guest singers from Sellaband.
ABOUT US
Mixing and mastering in the studios Interphase and Cargo, Montreuil, France.
A&R: Tirza Bos (Sellaband)
Art Producers: Stéphane Sarrazin & Alex Vicq.
Sound Engineer: Romain Frydman.
Assistant Sound Engineer: Antoine Demantke
Artwork: Preeg
Musicians: Stéphane Sarrazin (guitars, keyboards & other instruments), Dji (guitars), Didier Baude (bass), Andreï Karassenko (percussions), Christian Templet (drums).
Vocals: Kinnie Lane & Stéphane Sarrazin
Backing: C-Leen (Angel's Tears, Ur 9/11)
Guest singers: Natalia Safran (Cool Down), Lori Greco
(A Garden In The Sky), Gisel de Marco (Haarpsychord).
AIOIA ON SELLABAND
January 21st 2008: we entered Sellaband, a site where unsigned bands and artists can create a profile page on which they can submit their music and where music loving people (called believers) can help out these bands and artists by pre-purchasing a Limited Edition CD of which only 5000 copies are made.
August 15th 2008: 367 people on Sellaband made it possible to reach the goal of collecting 50k needed to record, publish and send our album 'Gaa' all over the world.
April 16th 2009: our album 'Gaa' was released.
We would like to invite you to visit our shop on aioiamusic or look us up on Sellaband
UMMO UXA
The first cd of AIOIA is Ummo Uxa. Lyrics where written in English and in Ummoian, a language spoken by so called exotic people from outer space, who where supposed to come from the Ummo planet. The message they are giving us is mainly an eco friendly and humanist message to help us preserve our planet that they call ‘GAA’ and to improve our civilisation.
‘Ummo Uxa’ - a ummit show, was recorded and mixed at the Stéphane Sarrazin Studio, then mastered at the Cargo Studio (Montreuil, France).
Frédéric Morin: co-writer on the songs 'The Whales from Atlantis', 'The Caves of Bayan Kara-Ula', 'Abydos Gates'
Noël Balen: co-writer on the song 'Inuxa u beach'.
AIOIA (translation: This is) is one of the most innovative bands to emerge from France in recent years. Mixing a vast variety of genres from rock and metal, to ambient and classical, the result is genre-defying. The lyrical themes take the shape and structure of an opera, and upon employing some of the most talented vocal talents in the country, assisted by experimental melodies, the AIOIA project has truly taken form as one of the most interesting and instantly recognisable bands on the music scene today.
What began as an alcohol-fuelled idea, formed by a group of songwriters, composers and scientists became a strong musical force, as members dedicated their time and talent to producing one of the most engaging debuts. The result, an 11-track CD titled Ummo Uxa began the journey of AIOIA, and inspired them to further their music, developing their sound and perfecting their composition skills before unleashing their latest production, the stunning follow up, Gaa.
With tours planned and a future looking bright, AIOIA are only opening the doors to what the future might hold. With some of the most captivating soundscapes this side of Faithless and Portishead, and the vocal talents to compliment is, the future is an unknown venture that is likely to see AIOIA become the most experimental, interesting export France has ever produced.
