IQU

IQU (pronouned 'ee-koo', and originally named ICU) is a lo-fi music group from Olympia, Washington The band formed in Olympia, initially as ICU, and comprised Michiko Swiggs (keyboards), Aaron Hartman (bass), and K.O. (Kento Oiwa, guitar, theremin, turntables). Swiggs and Oiwa had met at a rave in Osaka, Japan. Their early recordings consisted of free-form improvisation, but became more song-based. They were by Calvin Johnson to his K Records label, releasing the album Chotto Matte A Moment! in 1998. The band's live shows included bills shared with Unwound, Sonic Youth, The Flaming Lips, Hovercraft, and Mouse on Mars, and the band toured extensively. In 1999 the band issued the Girls on Dates EP, a collaboration with performance artist,...