Boris & Corrupted Classic or Dud?

Whats the best Merzbow album ? I only have '1930' and 'Tauromachine'

I say search Fushitsusha, Keiji Haino, Acid Mothers Temple, Melt Banana, Boredoms,Mainliner ,Zeni Geva , Flower Travellin' band ,Les Rallizes Denudes, Taj Mahal Travellers.

Im sure there are others that I haven't remembered that are just as worthy.

But if you're asking for Merzbow recommendations as well ...
Cloud Cock 00 Grand and Mortegage/Batztoutai Extra are two relatively early ones that are sort of musique concrete tape-splicers; you can hear the source material in there. Really nice.
Door Open at 8am and Tamago are both great modern, digital records. Door Open is supposedly a free-jazz homage, which I really don't hear in there but it allows for cool titles like "Tony Williams Deathspace".
1930 is a good record for people to start with Merzbow as it's a. good and b. easily available, or at least easier than Cloud Cock which is part of the Merzbox.

corrupted are great. paso inferior and se hace are my favorites these days.

recommend if you dig corrupted: monarch (from france), coffins (from japan and more exoterically metal than any of the above). and one day that gallhammer album's gonna come out and kick some sack.

merzbow's best cd is rainbow electronics.

Speaking of quality control, I'd say destroy AMT as well. Much of what I've heard by them has a tossed-off feel, and outside of a song or two, I didn't even like them live (which is supposedly where they shine). The Makoto Kawabata/Richard Youngs collab is great tho, so maybe I'm not looking in the right places. But it just doestn't seem worth it to slog through album after album.

pdf: The new Corrupted is really worth setting aside some time for. Couldn't believe how polished it sounded on first listen, but they pull it off quite well. And 'Se Hace...' is a whopping 3 (!) songs and only a bit over 30mins (also, it's fantastic). But the new one is really something else.

BORIS!

HE'S OUR MAN!

IF HE CAN'T DRONE IT

NO ONE CAN!

is where its at.

good stuff right there.

It's funny that there even is something you could call 'hipster metal' these days, though I think I'll start using 'Intelligent Heavy Metal' (IHM). It's gonna catch on, just wait.

Alan, This os what The Wire calls it
'Subterranean Metal' primer in the Wire

http://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/16736

I found other stuff on slsk just now. Could be a different band or could be self released cdrs I suppose.
I'll d/l and see.

And Melt-Banana = Grindcore + pop = grindpop?

Wooha!

x-post.

I paid $33 from Arhchived for my set.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4788652597&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT

Anyways, I'm actually listening to Sun Baked Snow Cave right now. I love it. I'm about half an hour in on this listen (I've already spun it at least 10 times in the few days since I got it) and it's real nice. Right now Merz has a pretty thick layer of static noise that sounds like cicadas, and Boris is doing real creepy Khanate-like guitar screeching. The effect is awesome. The album just feels alive and immersive. It's easy to sink yourself into and be swallowed by the noise.

To whoever mentioned Monarch, right on. I sent away for that 2xCD and loved it and am happy to see people giving it some recognition. Plus, this girl is cute. Needs to be on wax though, har har har!

Corrupted is of course awesome, but I am pissed the new one is not going to come out on vinyl. I broke my "fuck CDs" rule and bought a copy and I love the music, but am kind of pissed about having to spend so much money ($25) for a shitty disposable medium with ridiculous tiny artwork I normally refuse to pay more than $10 for (and even then I am selective). Then again, the music is really good.

My fav Merz discs (and tapes) out of the ~100 I have heard is Vibractance, Rainbow Electronics, Space Metalizer and some tape whose name I can't remember packaged in tissue paper that sounds like noisy Krautrock or something, one of his really early ones. I can't check it right now, as it is in a box 10,000 miles away.

Sorry about my anti-CD rant. They just piss me off a lot these days.

Anyone else loving Hyatari's "The Light Carriers" as much as me? Maybe I should post that to the drone/doom thread instead.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/boris-live-archive-3xcd-sunn-earth-isis-pelican_W0QQitemZ4792664412QQcategoryZ307QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Sunn/Boris !!!!!!

http://forums.southernlord.com/viewtopic.php?t=10306
the full schedule is about halfway down the page.

INOXIA News 008 Boris new releases

Hello everyone.
We are back from the U.S. tour!!

Contents of this newsletter:
1. New release! BORIS "PINK" CD and "Heavy Metal Me" DVD
2. "boris with merzbow / Sun Baked Snow Cave" in stock now
3. BORIS "PINK" LP out next month.
4. Boris tour 3-CD set "Archives" arriving next month?
5. Thank you U.S.A. and Canada.

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1. New release! BORIS "PINK" CD and "Heavy Metal Me" DVD
Start accepting orders now.
Please look at "mail order list English" - "other labels"
Shipped after the release date, Nov.18th.
(The CD may delay because the label is not shipping enough quantity at the
18th.)

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2. "boris with merzbow / Sun Baked Snow Cave" in stock now
Now ready to ship.
Please look at "mail order list English" - "other labels"

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3. BORIS "PINK" LP out next month.
Will start accepting orders next month. Please wait!!

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4. Boris tour 3-CD set "Archives" arriving next month?
The CDs are on the way to Japan. Please wait.

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5. Thank you U.S.A. and Canada.
We really enjoyed touring the U.S. and Vancouver. Thank you very much!
Most shirts were sold out early… we are sorry.
Did you like that color? Do you want more?

not together, you understand. although...

yeah, ditto. i was pretty much sick of boris' whole shtick, but picking up pink for a couple of bucks at tower sort of turned me around. and rainbow is real, real good, kurihara burns up the fuzz. and the chick sings. it's cool.

European Tour Dates

17-06-07 Cvetlicarna Mediapark Ljubljana (Slo) + Isis + Oxbow Presents : Love's Holiday
18-06-07 Szene Vienna (Aus)
19-06-07 Firlej Wroclaw (Pol) + Isis + Oxbow Presents : Love's Holiday
20-06-07 Progresja Warsaw (Pol) + Isis + Oxbow Presents : Love's Holiday
22-06-07 Palace Akropolis Prague (Cze) + Isis + Oxbow Presents : Love's Holiday
23-06-07 Fzw Dortmund (Ger)
24-06-07 013 Popcentrum Tilburg (Net)
25-06-07 Engine Rooms Brighton (Uk)
26-06-07 Sacred Trinity Church Manchester (Uk)
27-06-07 Nice N Sleazy Glasgow (Sco)
28-06-07 The Cluny Newcastle (Uk)
29-06-07 Corporation Sheffield (Uk)
30-06-07 Tbc Nottingham (Uk)
01-07-07 The Cooler Bristol (Uk)
02-07-07 Koko London (Uk) + Isis + Oxbow
03-07-07 De Kreun Kortrijk (Bel)
04-07-07 Club Schocken Stuttgart (Ger) + Pelican
05-07-07 Molotow Club Hamburg (Ger)
06-07-07 Roskilde Festival Roskilde (Den)

I'm off to see Boris now in Glasgow. Apparently they have been playing Flood I can't wait to hear that!

here's some pics I saw on the Southern Lord forum

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That was great. An hour and 25 mins, 40 of which were Flood was worth it for that alone.

yup. those 40 minutes were amongst the best i've had all year. a bit of a shame about the poor vivibility though.

Yeah I couldn't see a damn thing for a lot of it. Managed to get to about 6 rows from the front for Flood though.

viSibility

Now if only Corrupted would tour!

amazing photos. what do you shoot with?

just saw that they were from the SL forum. oops.

Yeah, sorry. I couldn't get any photos with my mobile last night because I couldn't get near the damn front. Was packed.

I wonder if anyone paid £115 for the Rainbow box set.

One of Corrupted's old eps is to get the vinyl treatment soon. Can't wait for that. Wish someone would do a comp of all their singles and a damn cd version re-release of Paso Inferior!!

ROFFL'EZ @ vahid's aquarius hate upthread.

:-D

And since Monarch seems to be talked about on this thread I recommend the newish 2xcd which combined 2 vinyl releases.
And Corrupted fans MUST check out Whitehorse. There's a good comp out on 20 Buck Spin just now which combined their Conspiracy records 12", 1 of their (3) live cdrs and a brand new track. Track down the other 2 live cdrs if you can.

Also for fans of Corrupted has to be Bongripper. Especially their 1st cd Great Barrier Reefer it's a 79 min track in the vein of Corrupted. New cd Hippie Killer is 10 tracks of doom/sludge.

cool. so which ep is getting re-released?

The wait is bound to be over for the highly anticipated CORRUPTED "nadie" 12" first vinyl pressing ever!!! After some years (yes, years) in the making, the band has finally provided the final artwork for this debut masterpiece of the japanese Sludge originators. Sound has been re-mastered and artwork is completely brand new, to be portrayed in a gatefold sleeve

sweet! one of my faves. have a link with any other info?

It was from an email. I'll fwd it on to you.

And Corrupted fans MUST check out Whitehorse. There's a good comp out on 20 Buck Spin just now which combined their Conspiracy records 12", 1 of their (3) live cdrs and a brand new track. Track down the other 2 live cdrs if you can.

Agreed, awesome doom stuff. They're touring out of Australia at the moment:

Whitehorse

They just toured the US. Wish they would come to Scotland.

I saw them in Bristol a couple of weeks ago. They wailed. Here are their pedals.

http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/7594/image000pu6.jpg

http://www.terrorizer.com/images/issues/bigt169.jpg

Nice cover, that one

The poster is of the cover pic

This is my kind of thread.

There's a lot more I want to say. But I can't. Yet.

um, okay, i take back anything negative i met have said about boris in the past. picked up the super-fancy 3LP boris/merzbow package today and the first side alone is so seriously beautiful and ass-kicking. really dig it. PLUS, my pal mike was playing the new album in the record store today and it sounded GREAT. like, really fun and the guitars on it ruled. if i see that vinyl i will definitely pick it up. i think i was just underwhelmed by pink (and everyone else seemed to really like it) and seriously underwhelmed by the sunno/boris thing.

between the boris/merzbow thing and the new TOTALLY overwhelming and strong and waaaaaaay over-the-top Acid Mothers Temple, my faith in Japacid rock has been restored in a big way.

"feedbacker" is the track that takes up side one & most of side 2 of the vinyl live set, and it's just exemplary psych. the way it should be done! at least tonight, anyway.

Now that you mention Feedbacker I may have to pick this up. Or at least d/l it

i love merzbow in his role as dik mik too. or del dettmar.

scott OTM, the live record Rock Dream is incredible, limited to 5000 i think so pick it up before it's gone!

yeah, and the vinyl is limited to 1000, so get that even quicker. it's an amazing package. if you are into that sort of thing.

Not sure about the vinyl production for Rock Dream. I think it's limited to 1,000 copies per color pressed, with who knows how many colors planned. I'm pretty sure that black and red are each limited to 1,000.

oh okay. i can't keep up with this stuff. thank god i've only got the collector gene and not the completist/fetishist gene.

I havent bought the vinyl of rock dream and Sl are shafting europe on shipping so fuck them. They are charging us like $20 more for the 3xlp AND the full shipping on top, so the old "its part of the shipping" thing is bollox.

southern lord should have a u.k. branch. they probably sell half their crap to the u.k.

thank god i've only got the collector gene and not the completist/fetishist gene.

Anyway, Zach Baron's Pitchfork review of Smile, posted today, is weird. Dismissive, contemptuous, sometimes almost angry-sounding. Reads like a 2.1 or something, but the actual rating is 6.4 for Southern Lord's U.S. version, 6.8 for the original Japanese. Makes me curious to hear the U.S. version, 'cuz I absolutely LOVE You Ishihara's "scooped out" production on the original. Been listening to it for a couple months now, and while my initial enthusiasm has waned a bit, I still think it's one of Boris' best records.

it sounded great in the record store. those insane leads coming out of nowhere definitely had my ears perked up.

All of us on the (ex) SL board moan about the shipping but it does no good. Greg dont give a fuck. That's why he ended the message board causing us to move.

insane leads coming out of nowhere definitely had my ears perked up.

That's something I like about it that I was trying to describe before, but I think you just did it better.

Corrupted - Paso Inferior vinyl has been reissued. 1000 on black vinyl.
Also heard Nadie is getting another repress on vinyl and possibly some other earlier stuff too at some point.

I prefer the japanese version of the new Boris. But I cant get the vinyl of it anywhere apart from ebay. Anyone got a spare copy?

That's great news about Paso Inferior. I will look out for that.

I'm booking their west coast tour in November. Come visit!

Im on the west coast! (of Scotland)

So the Southern Lord catalogue just appeared on eMusic, and I nabbed a few items asap. I was about to get Boris' Pink, and then I listened to the samples, and then I hesitated. It obviously isn't fair to evaluate the band based on :30 snippets of their songs, but I'd heard that Pink was Boris' accessible, hooky/poppy-ish album, and the samples were anything but that. Do you consider Pink accessible, or at least the most accessible disc by Boris? Is it worth downloading? It's METASCORE is 80. What is its ILXSCORE?

Okay, my post was totally inco-damn-herent. Apologies. Overtired. Still want opinions on Pink and/or Boris.

Pink is definitely their most accessible, IMO. Heavy Rocks and Akuma No Uta have some stuff in a similar vein, but Pink has the best hooks out of the three. It IS noisy, but also very hooky.

Amplifier Worship = Their best "sludge" album

Flood = Their best long-form "experimental" album

Bear in mind this is all totally subjective and there is really not much of a consensus (that I've noticed) among fans as to what their best record is.

Oh yeah! Rainbow, their collaboration with Michio Kurihara is also a good choice if you're looking for more "accessible" (using the term loosely) Boris.

Is that on Southern Lord?

it was on drag city maybe

*reissued*

It's on Drag City.

Drag City ain't in the cards for me at the moment. I'm going to try and find a few of the songs from Pink that TR! recommended. LET'S SEE HOW ACCESSIBLE THEY ARE.

Oh! He recommended albums. Well, I can still sift thru some Pink songs.

the first track off Pink is v accessssibl

It's basically a shoegaze track. In the best way.

Yeah, this Farewell song is trippy. I like how you can hear and feel the aggressive, menacing guitars, but it's like they're being played in an adjacent, nearly-soundproof room. The song is almost delicate sounding, in an odd way (up to at least the 4:30 mark).

Okay, I'm sort of intrigued. Will investigate further. More "poppy/accessible" song recommendations are encouraged.

If you haven't checked out "Statement," the single from Smile, you'd probably dig it.

I'm kinda shocked that I like Afterburner so far. With that name, I assumed it was a distortion-cloud of shredding, but it's kind of mellow.

I don't know. Those guitar squalls on Statement are off-putting for me (and I like heavy guitars as much as the next 40-year old). See, I've read that this is their most "accessible" song, and that just doesn't match my impression of it at all (the actual verse/chorus are sort of accessible/melodic-ish, but they're like breaks in the storm).

daniel, check out the kurihara collab but judging by what it sounds like you're looking for in boris, i really don't think you're going to like them much

Daniel, you ought to check out the live show. that's how i got into em, much more so than the records. they fucking destroyed Austin last summer, going again tomorrow night, can't wait.

anyone else wanna back me up on the live show?

... did i mention i'm going to see BORIS, TOMORROW NIGHT?!!?! yessssssss

They won't play Miami anytime soon, I'll bet (South Florida isn't much of a rock venue).

Just got tickets to the Webster Hall show!!!
I love Torche too!

07/02/2008 Common Grounds - Gainesville, FL
07/03/2008 The Social - Orlando, FL

is as close as they're getting, Daniel.

:-/

Heavy Rocks and Akuma No Uta have some stuff in a similar vein, but Pink has the best hooks out of the three.

rubbish, I like pink but Heavy Rocks and Akuma No Uta piss allover Pink.

Gainesville/Orlando is as close as most rock bands get, as Miami (a) isn't a ''rock town'' and (b) is too remote for most bands (they can't quickly pivot from here to another town that supports rock acts).

rubbish, I like pink but Heavy Rocks and Akuma No Uta piss allover Pink.

i actually think the thrashy tracks on Smile piss all over Pink, too...

show last night was GREAT by the way & i spent wayy too much at the Boris merch stand. didn't realize how loud it was til i took a bathroom break, then came back & WOW it was loud. Boris played all tracks from Smile except the untitled last one. encore of "Rainbow" and "Farewell" had to be cancelled, would have broken curfew. Torche was alright too.

missed out on Boris in Denton on Friday, was not in driving condition by the time I remembered the show was that night. :(

Southern Lord has the US version of Smile on 180g Orange vinyl up for sale now.

Stephen, did you get the japanese vinyl of Smile? They do have that with them but apparently only selling 1 or 2 at each gig. Im desperate to get one. I think theyre like $50 at the shows.

yeah they were $50, i saw em last night at the merch booth but i passed. $50 indeed. they were gone within an hour, however many they sold. i spent a fair amount though on merch, i picked up a lot of the Japan only CDs (Flood, Heavy Rocks, Black: Implication Flooding, Megatone, Dronevil -Final-) since I already have the American stuff.

Herman, if you're really *that* desperate...

BORIS - Smile 2LP JAPAN PRESS SUNN MELVINS EARTH ISIS

Last one went for $190 shipped :/

fuckin boris guys.

Cant afford those prices. Anyone I asked to pick me one up for $50 and pay shipping were sadly getting them for themselves and its 1 per person etc.

Did anyone get the Corrupted reissued vinyl btw?

Just me then

which Corrupted reissue is this?

There was 2. Nadie got reissued as a 12". and Paso Inferior vinyl got a repress too.

Nadie is getting another repress on colour vinyl.

BORIS @ The Mohawk 6/28/08 - Flower Sun Rain

Boris - Live at Mohawk Austin, TX June 28, 2008 - BUZZ-IN

thanks!

Watched a bootleg dvd of Corrupted tonight. I'd love to see them. I wish they would come over here.

Herman, there's a great video of Boris doing "Pink" from Oct 2007, same venue in Austin, on the web page for the Mohawk, the venue's web site. Click the video box in the upper right hand corner. Enjoy!

It's a shame you guys didn't get Boris doing a 40 min of Flood like we got in Glasgow last year. That was mindblowing.

Anyone want to buy reissued Corrupted- Paso Inferior Cd for 2000 yen? ($20/£10)?
Then go here http://nostalgiablackrain.seesaa.net/
Just paid for mine. Email chew at the email given and he will get back to you. It's paypal only. (im assuming its a limited run so hurry)

Never ever thought this would get reissued as the band hate the recording(which is why they re-recorded it for the vinyl version). No need to drop $100 on ebay for it now :)

Now if I could only get the Diwphalanx version of Boris - Smile and I'd be happy.

Wonder if the OG cd's will flood ebay now.

The re-recorded Paso is weird. Cool, but weird. Nice to have the original back in print.

It is, so cheap too.

$20?

Thanks for the heads up. I emailed last night and am waiting to hear back with the OK for my paypal payment. I'd say that £10 postpaid from Japan is pretty reasonable.

I just got my email and sent the money. I'm very excited to hear this. Never having downloaded it, for some reason, it will be completely new to me. Hurrah!

It's a lot better than the vinyl version (which was rerecorded)

Arrived today!

Mine kind of arrived yesterday too, except I was out, so I have to wait till Monday to collect it. Oh, the anticipation!

Got to love the post from Japan, btw.

Damn right. Wish Royal mail was as good. I'm amazed the royal mail delivered it so prompt actually haha

Hope you Corrupted fans can make it to the west coast this November...

As for Boris -- I guess I need to hear Smile so I can actually process the show I saw the other night. Those pop tunes are weird... but I'd like to give them a chance.

I realized that I hate it when they try to be Mudhoney, and I love it when they are slow and psychedelic and Wata is tearing off those soulful leads.

Which means I love about 1/4 of the show and the rest left me kind of cold/puzzled.

They were really on/excellent the whole time. I just only loved parts of it.

If you'd asked me back in '99 if Boris could be this popular in the US, I'd never have believed you.

I just saw on my calender that it's apparently a holiday in Scotland today, so I'm betting that the collection depot will be closed. Frustrated!

If you'd asked me back in '99 if Boris could be this popular in the US, I'd never have believed you.

uh, yeah. much of their fandom seem to be pokemon types though.

http://www.profoundlorerecords.com/index.php?option=com_ezcatalog&task=detail&id=377&Itemid=99999999

My only complaint is that on a few tunes Kurihara sounds post-added, as if he wasn't in the studio when Boris did their tracks.

I actually like this effect, on this particular CD. It's the kind of complaint I might make in other cases, but here I think it works. But I think of this as fairly studio-based music anyway. It doesn't bother me that something sounds cut in after the fact, since I'm not expecting it to sound like the documentation of a performance.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=310087847876

Blimey

boris fans so stupid

only if someone pays that (they wont)

btw i own that boris box too

2. Finally Coming Back!!

"Boris / Heavy Rocks"
CD: UKQT-005
Thank you for waiting!! It's coming back in stock on Nov.1st!!
Please understand the price change. The exchange rate had been changed
after the initial press.

Http://inoxia-rec.com/shopnew.htm

Orders placed by the 28th 23:59 (Japanese time), shipped on Nov.1st.
After that, shipped after Nov.4th.

Also if you're in the UK, Southern have both of the recent Boris 7"s

I've been listening to Heavy Rocks, which I only heard for the first time lately. Some of it is just too unmitigated heaviness and hard rock for me, but it's still growing on me. I love what "Bell Tower of a Sign" does not quite halfway through. "Heavy Friends" is very good, but I'd already heard that on youtube, and there is some particularly psychedelic guitar passage I like in another song but I haven't paid enough attention to pin down that title yet. I think I still probably am going to end up liking their later, less heavy more psychedelic, stuff more. (Feedbacker is great, but not something I'm going to play too often.)

FLOOD

What is Flood? How come there's always some other Boris album that's out-of-print-now that's their best?

just get PINK and RAINBOW bro, their sellout albums are their best.

I need Flood because I can only listen to Feedbacker on repeat so many times.

man feedbacker live this year was SOOOOOOOOOOOOO good.

I've seen them perform it a few times. Always a great treat!

just get PINK and RAINBOW bro, their sellout albums are their best.

not sure if the "bro" means sarcasm here but I cosign w/this opinion anyway - like Boris best when they're kinda sludge-pop

feedbacker is my current favourite, but if you're looking for less heavy then definitely do not neglect to pour every ounce of your soul into rainbow. it's a collab with michio kurihara of ghost, mostly dreamy psych jams and blindingly great guitar work. it`s entirely unlike anything else they`ve ever released and in some ways their most accessible.

but buy the drag city version, the japanese box was $250. fuck that

not sure if the "bro" means sarcasm here but I cosign w/this opinion anyway - like Boris best when they're kinda sludge-pop

not sarcastic, those are absolutely my favorite boris albums. i have some of the heavier rock ones and drone ones but yeah, love the sludge-pop-psych sounds.

isn't about time someone reissued the boris/keiji haino thing? or do they need to do four different mixes of smile for indonesia, australia, brazil and fucking mars first?

Smile - Live in Lithuania (Canadian Version)

glancing at their discogs listing and it seems like 2006 was where I stopped caring. we have:

* that deadly boring sunn O))) collabo (really hate this one. one of the dullest things either band has released imo, which is really saying something!)
* gouging collector scum by releasing two overpriced versions of vein. both of them were pretty lousy too.
* $250 version of rainbow
* a car accident I got into while listening to amplifier worship (maybe not boris' fault.)

The world needs new Corrupted material. Wish there was a new album.

are they the japanese band that sings in spanish or whatever?

yes

never listened to them. maybe i should.

I recommend it

Corrupted spoilt by the throat singing stuff :|

Corrupted live is such a great experience. Although my mate from Southern calls them the By Bathing Ape of doom and I kind of get what he means.

Aye, awesome live band.

Personally, I'm OK with both of these bands. Forces of nature, good for clearling the cobwebs.

i wish there was more Boris that sounds like the first track off Pink

Anybody heard Variations yet?

Well I am. It appears to be remakes of a bunch of their own songs, with Michio Kurihara sitting in. This could be pretty great.

I think people who like Heavy Rocks a lot will probably like this (so far). Was hoping for more psychedelic Smile/Rainbow-style remakes but so far this is pretty hard rocking along Heavy Rocks and Pink lines (though I've managed to never hear all of Pink).

This is not what I should be listening to before retiring for the evening.

This "Rainbow" is fantastic. The vocals are somehow very improved on this. This track may be the first thing to make me think "I wish I still smoked pot" in years. "Yesterday Morning" is good too (don't know that one I don't think) and is a break from the heaviness of the first few cuts. Any chance this will be released in the U.S.?

I have to change this user name, it's really annoying me.

Maybe some of these aren't new remakes? If this was the U.S. version of "My Neighbor Satan" I think I like it as much as the Japanese version.

This is really quite good. Going to bed shortly.

according to discogs only 5 of the tracks are new/reworked versions, the rest are just taken from their respective studio releases. not that i'm about to complain to see "floor shaker" on this.

Ah, okay. Am I not even recognizing some tracks from Heavy Rocks? Possibly. The Smile versions here must be the U.S. versions. I've never heard that Smile all the way through.

I had never heard (or heard of) "Floor Shaker" before and I am happy it's here too.

Roadburn turned me on to Church of Misery in a BIG way. I didn't realize how much they are a rock & roll band.

More importantly has anyone heard the stuff they've recorded with Ian Astbury yet? Gonna be fun. I hope.

When that slinky percussion sound comes in on this alternate version of "Rainbow," it's so funny. I think one reason I like Boris so much is that they secretly have a really good sense of rhythm.

Air drumming to "My Neighbor Satan" is hard work.

For the first time ever the first two Boris albums ("Absolutego & "Amplifier Worship") are being issued via Southern Lord on 180 gram double vinyl, deluxe gatefold packages!

Due to the enormous length of the songs as well as the originally crafted flow of the albums they were previously only available on compact disc. After much deliberation and clever editing the albums massive content was made ready for vinyl!

The albums artwork has also been given a tasteful overhaul by Southern Lord graphic wizard Stephen O'Malley.

We are beyond excitement to be able to offer the ultimate listening and visual experience of these essential Boris back catalog albums!

Boris - "Absolutego" 2xLP

The debut full length album from Boris. Heavier than time. Mailorder customers will receive the red vinyl version (limited to 1,000 pressed) $20 each

Boris - "Amplifier Worship" 2xLP

The second album from Japans' most eclectic and heavy band ever! They took the bludgeon of the first album and crafted it into song structures creating a often imitated blue print for band to follow in the future! Essential! Mailorder customers will receive the green vinyl version (limited to 1,000 pressed) $20 each

Both Boris lps can be purchased together for a discounted price of $36!

The "Amplifier Worship" 2xLP along with the Boris-Amp Worship shirt can be purchased for a discounted price of $32!

Finally looking at discogs to see what it says, which is that the following tracks on Variations are new recordings:

Korosu
Rainbow
A Bao A Qu
Naki Kyoku
1970

Plus "Farewell" is on CD for the first time (at least at full length?). Plus "Floor Shaker" is a little bit rare (and was new to me anyway, but I don't know Boris in depth)? These new versions are all worth hearing, but "Rainbow" and "Naki Kyoku" are standouts for the moment. I need to compare this 1970 to the other one, because I do seem to be enjoying it more in this version, as well.

A U.S. release would be nice.

I'm surprised I still haven't really looked into Corrupted. Japanese band singing in Spanish? But I suspect they will be too truly metal for me.

Amazing band

haven't really been keeping up with boris anymore so I hadn't heard about variations. have to admit the kurihara presence has me interested.

and I love the albums, but the absolutego/amp worship seem fairly pointless. wouldn't flipping sides four times kill the flow for both? (esp. absolutego)

corrupted are pretty amazing, yeah.

that should read "...the absolutego/amp worship vinyl reissues seem fairly pointless." urg.

Seriously, Corrupted are incredible but "truly metal" might get in the way.

I need to compare this 1970 to the other one, because I do seem to be enjoying it more in this version, as well.

WELL i need to hear this. 1970 is the best thing by boris i have heard, and one of the most rocking songs i have heard. the rest of that album absolutely pales in comparison to this track.

listened, if you think this new, funky version of 1970 is an improvement on the old, mega-rockin one, well then i don't trust your opinion.

I'm usually not into mega-rockin things so you probably shouldn't trust my opinion.

I'm listening to something on youtube, and:

TheJactador
2 months ago
no cantan en español soy de uruguay y no se entiende una cagada
TheJactador 2 months ago
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Rodav92Metal616
2 months ago
@crassisdead I'm chilean, spanish is my mother tongue. This band DON'T sing in spanish... I don't fuckin' understand any word they say. Even, the title of their albums are writen in a so bad spanish. By the way, I love death doom metal.
Rodav92Metal616 2 months ago
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Goma2
2 months ago
Im spanish and I cant understand a fucking single word. Badass band anyway

Anyone know what's at the Boris merch stand these days? Seeing them tonight...

I have most everything released thru 2008 or so. May pick up the Variations CD/DVD, Torche/Boris split CD, or anything else new-ish that's for sale.

More importantly has anyone heard the stuff they've recorded with Ian Astbury yet? Gonna be fun. I hope.

Oh yes definitely. Picked this up at the show tonight (which was AWESOME btw, as usual) and played it on the way home and it's a blast. Not really a big Cult fan myself but I like this collaboration, it's an obvious stylistic match once you hear it.

Also picked up the Variations CD, which I'll play soon. Didn't have deep enough pockets for the Golden Dance Classics split (with, uh, 9DW?), the Torche/Boris split, the Japanese version of Smile... the list goes on.

Are the Japanese versions of Pink, Rainbow, etc. different in any way from the US releases (similar to the Smile fiasco)?

yes, different mixes (and better)

i still need the japanese vinyl of Smile.

I had a dream I was in a coffee shop, or something like that, and I had my own (fairly large) boom-box with me and I was blasting Boris. Nobody seemed to mind. I remember the bass standing out in particular. I remember feeling slightly self-conscious about my age.

This version of "Rainbow" on Variations is great. You are missing out if you miss it.

good news from the inoxia records email list :o

Coming On Mar.16th!!!!!

Boris / New Album
Full album after 3 years!
More info in next newsletter.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58GNGRHlOEE

cover art reminds me of vespertine

o_O at the house/techno opening, little shoegazy though, kinda reminds me of seefeel? not my fav boris... sounds a bit blonde redhead or something. which is fine, but not the reason i listen to boris, you know? not really an ounce of metal/doom/drone in this whole track

people who thought Smile was a falling-off from Amp Worship, Akuma, Pink etc. are gonna shit bricks when they hear this

i miss heavy sludgey Boris

HOLY SHIT

http://pitchfork.com/news/41593-boris-to-release-two-albums-on-the-same-day

I'm not into "Partyboy" (though I don't mind it), but I'm still excited about these two new albums. Also, love the discographic confusion.

leee will love this

Official BORIS Statement From Southern Lord

Contrary to previous reports, Southern Lord Recordings will not be releasing a new album by BORIS entitled Heavy Rocks. Southern Lord released BORIS' Heavy Rock Hits, Volumes 1-3 as a 7" vinyl series/and digital download in 2009, which can be ordered here.

Stay current with all things BORIS-related at the band's official website: http://www.inoxia-rec.com/boris

Stay tuned for more Southern Lord Recordings updates.

well heavy rocks isnt supposed to be on SL so there may still be an album of that name. You can trust Boris to piss their fans around though. Remember the Vein debacle?

where the heck is the thread for the new corrupted album. that shit is out of this world mang! Boris can suck a dick (not really, but this new corrupted is way better than annything Boris have done since 05). I've been listening to the new album all day and I just do not know how I am going to go back Tod regular music.

Smile is hilarious at times. There are points where they are totally puncturing the pretensions of rock. They are completely full of shit with the psychedelic mumbling and stuff, and I think it's on purpose. It still ends up in sublime, unironic territory as it goes on.

I guess I'm just not sure people appreciate how funny parts of this album are, especially the first few tracks maybe.

And I'm very picky about funny music. I don't particularly value humor in music, but here I like it.

Wake up man, and put a few sentences together at the same time.

http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/555213_528840910482558_855161152_n.jpg

I haven't heard this yet, but for the benefit of those not sitting at a library's reference desk:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ydPNDv46ehA

Ah thank you, I unduly ignored this the other day.

That is stunning.

That it is. It's not a big change from the original per se but it's a hell of an extension of it. My burblings on same.

Not sure I want to hear the Shonen Knife cover of "When You Sleep" though.

When I finally listened to that MBV cover, I was not into it, but then I've never been an MBV fan. Glad to see a quintessential fan like Ned enjoying the Boris version though. That black and white cover I posted is from a Boris album that I think just came out, or is very close to being released.

Koruimizu is great.