The_AIU Band

The_AIU is a “mysterious multinational rock band” that formed in October 2010 in Tokyo. Leading The_AIU is Indonesian pop singer Ayu Ratna, who released a covers EP in Japan last year. Rounding out the band is Sohichi (The JETZEJOHNSON) on guitar and Jessie (Noise & Treatment) on electronics. 

A distinguishing characteristic of their music is the lack of a drummer, although it appears they have a support drummer live. Their debut mini-album Minority was released on September 21th 2011. They also did a remix for Genki Rockets’ second album released earlier September.

The four tracks on The_AIU’s myspace are labeled “Ver.0.” These demo tracks are a bit raw on the instrumentation side but there’s a lot of promise here. Aiu Ratna does sound a little diva-like on “Gothictro” and “Loser” hopefully she doesn’t sing this high on all their songs. All four tracks and “CPU,” which kicks a lot of ass, are available on Minority.

Minority is available at Amazon (MP3) and CD Japan.

Tracks at Amazon Mp3
Misery
Loser
Musnah
Gothictro
Cpu
Pain
Imagination


http://www.myspace.com/theaiu
http://www.theaiuband.com/