"Knife Play" debut CD by XIU XIU
released february 19, 2002

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xiu xiu (pronounced shoe shoe or show show but never zoo zoo), swiped from the title of the most depressing movie ever, xiu xiu the sent down girl, emerged from the gape of dissonant, love supremely beautiful , musique serious modern sad sad sad pop played by people who have obsessed over...

-simple house beats or no beats at all.
-modern classical
-pop

prior to "knife play" xiu xiu has released songs on a number of COMPS COMPS COMPS including cool beans, fresh cow pie and springman

personnel:
lauren andrews (bells, synth, piano) is working on a video collection of songs from "knife play".
yvonne chen (synth, gongs, harmonium) has, for the last decade run the label and zine, zum media internationale.
cory mcculloch (bass, mandolin, synth) threw up in the bands ibopa and ten in the swear jar.
jamie stewart (vox, programming, guitar) has recorded with members of devo, the screamers and robert fripp. for 10 bizarre minutes he played bass on stage with g.g. allin in los angeles.

hallowed "knife play" guests:
greg saunier (deerhoof), jason albertini (duster) and ches smith (mr. bungle) and many more geniuses from across jupiter and mars.

so...

Listen to an mp3 from Knife Play now! - "I Broke Up"

experience live on the west coast January-March 2002

and view xiuxiu.org for more information