{"product_id":"once-formosa","title":"\"Once\" \/ \"Formosa\" [GRU001\/IPU152] 7\" 45rpm phonograph record","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTHISIS A PRE-ORDER FOR THE DEBUT 45rpm 7\" single by IROIRO, \"Once\" \/ \"Formosa\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOUT SEPTEMBER 11, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALL PRE-ORDERS SHIP BY AUGUST 11, 2026\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/krecs.com\/collections\/iroiro\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIROIRO\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e's debut single gives you the feeling that anything's possible. The loping, chiming rock of “Once” morphs into an elegantly distorted whorl. “Formosa” boasts arena-rock swagger tempered by artfully noisy, psychedelic sensibilities and a wistful tunefulness. \u003cstrong\u003eIROIRO\u003c\/strong\u003e understand that beauty paradoxically intensifies when chaos enters the frame.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt only took a few gigs for \u003cstrong\u003eIROIRO\u003c\/strong\u003e to establish themselves as Seattle's most exciting rock group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003eA message from \u003cstrong\u003eIROIRO\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003e\"So many friends helped us\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003emanifest our music into this physical form. \u003c\/span\u003eThis 7\" is a co-release by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGYox98GeqTWmR88LJ\/hxEvZ5nMSwsp\" type=\"absoluteLink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ad006f; text-decoration: underline;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGYox98GeqTWmR88LJ\/hxEvZ5nMSwsp\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1784216356797000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1x6UQ6OOmc0yrLkmtMQhPC\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGrand Ultra\u003c\/a\u003e and\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGZDuLnTc0zO2oAXRR\/1Tt6FY89m_wG\" type=\"absoluteLink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: rgb(173,0,111); text-decoration: underline; font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGZDuLnTc0zO2oAXRR\/1Tt6FY89m_wG\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1784216356797000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0YRk3jIfpkVghglalOm8vo\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eK\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003ee are so grateful for their collective resources and knowledge to get this vinyl created. Grand Ultra is a brand new creative co-op that curates creative tools and products out of their storefront in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. It was started by our dear friend Maceo, who wanted to help us put some music out into the world. Since none of us knew anything about vinyl production or running a music label, we asked Calvin from K (who helped Kento and me release recordings as \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGZcrYSgZBVFJBCwXZ\/M3DSrDB5KkCa\" type=\"absoluteLink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ad006f; text-decoration: underline;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGZcrYSgZBVFJBCwXZ\/M3DSrDB5KkCa\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1784216356797000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw0uhV9cgKDcUh2MiGuS5JdT\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eIQU\u003c\/a\u003e) if he could\/would want to help. He said, \"Yeah!\" So here we are, with our first vinyl release under the Grand Ultra + K partnership.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\"Calvin had extra 7\" jackets that we could print on and suggested that we silk screen the covers. It turns out that our old friend Chris, who operates \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGa1ol7tWM16ZYFLdh\/5-7gpNLwL4qB\" type=\"absoluteLink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ad006f; text-decoration: underline;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGa1ol7tWM16ZYFLdh\/5-7gpNLwL4qB\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1784216356797000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw1UNvKrgOxIoKC7j9dCVahQ\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eNeu Haus Press\u003c\/a\u003e in Portland, prints record jackets on his vintage letterpress and has simpatico design sensibilities. Kento and I met Chris while touring with the Flaming Lips on the Music Against Brain Degeneration tour in 1999. He was the sound person\/driver\/roadie who had to load gear, drive the U-Haul, and do sound for 5 bands every single night of the tour. In fact, Chris is an amazing artist, and his hand-printed jackets are individual works of art. A\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003et the end of August, w\u003c\/span\u003ee will have an EP release show at \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGaQlxn6TWWxpvHkjp\/9peNflLCp3MX\" type=\"absoluteLink\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" style=\"color: #ad006f; text-decoration: underline;\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/gx4cv.r.ag.d.sendibm3.com\/mk\/cl\/f\/sh\/1f8JIKXwHGaQlxn6TWWxpvHkjp\/9peNflLCp3MX\u0026amp;source=gmail\u0026amp;ust=1784216356797000\u0026amp;usg=AOvVaw2WqV2ld3u96hDML6bgZGc6\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHometeam Gallery\u003c\/a\u003e where we will play music alongside Chris's artwork. More info about this to come soon.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\"The A-side single, \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Arial; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; word-spacing: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255,255,255); text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; float: none; display: inline;\"\u003e\"Once,\" \u003c\/span\u003ewas recorded and mixed by Stuart Hallerman at Avast in Greenwood. IQU had plans to record with Stuart in the early 2000s, which never materialized. Twenty five years later, we asked if he still wanted to record something, and he graciously came out of semi-retirement and we were able to record and mix a full album with him. Recording with Stuart at Avast was such an amazing experience, and I am so happy I got to experience that. The rest of the recordings will be out in October.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\"The B-side single, \"Formosa,\" was recorded and mixed by our old friend David Farrell at Arrival Seattle. David was an electro musician who had an impeccably curated and microscopic record store on Olive Way called Tone. He had moved back from NYC during the pandemic, and I ran into him at the Stereolab show. I invited him to come see us at the Clock-out last fall. After the show, he asked if we wanted to come in to his workplace during the Christmas break and hang out and record a couple of songs. Formosa is one of those songs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\"The vinyl was mastered and the lacquer was cut by Adam Gonsalves at Telegraph Mastering in Portland Oregon. It sounds sweet!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\"We are personally gluing every jacket, so every copy of the 7\" has passed through our hands.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin: 0;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIROIRO\u003c\/strong\u003e on \u003cem\u003eNoise Complaint\u003c\/em\u003e, July, 2026:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ciframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/lTUZbRr6-K8?si=iRS1Lmy04S91Sq_D\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"IROIRO","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43007115395166,"sku":"IPU152","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0097\/0772\/files\/IPU152-IROIRO-Once-7inchforWeblog.jpg?v=1784135327","url":"https:\/\/krecs.com\/products\/once-formosa","provider":"The K Mail Order Department","version":"1.0","type":"link"}