Just picked up the American version of Smile

"Ka Re Ha Te Ta Sa Ki--No One's Grieve" is spectacular. Unfortunately FYE sucks and doesn't have anything else Boris made.

one of my favourite Boris albums is Vein, released in two entirely different versions. One is a noisy-drone album, the other is a hardcore/crust album (I prefer the latter)

I hope I can see this band again, they were superb

Kid IRA1 posted:

bought the Japanese version of Smile. its infinitely better than the American version. The songs are just more thought out. I dont know why Boris released a relatively shoddy American version.

seriously? i disagree for the following reasons:
– mastering is much worse in terms of compression (i assume most won't care)
– the remix(original?) of Message/Statement is incredibly weird and seems to be fucked with just for the sake of fucking with it
– the mix of the untitled track is infinitely superior in terms of power and volume on the Southern Lord version
– i think the Southern Lord vinyl version beats any CD version.

however, don't confuse my nitpicking with the statement "the Diwphalanx version of Smile sucks," because i enjoy it quite a bit as well – just not as much as the Southern Lord vinyl.

edit:

jeremyrounkles posted:

Picked up Pink. It rocks. Combination of 'shoegaze', straight up ballz out hard rock, and a little doomy stuff mixed in. Most def a winner!

i consider the Pink vinyl (on Southern Lord) to be the true, unbeatably incredible gem in the Boris discography. the full versions of Pseudo-Bread, Farewell, and My Machine are just... unmatched. plus the mastering is off the cuff. get it if you can find it!



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seasonsinthesky posted:

Kid IRA1 posted:

bought the Japanese version of Smile. its infinitely better than the American version. The songs are just more thought out. I dont know why Boris released a relatively shoddy American version.

seriously? i disagree for the following reasons:
– mastering is much worse in terms of compression (i assume most won't care)
– the remix(original?) of Message/Statement is incredibly weird and seems to be fucked with just for the sake of fucking with it
– the mix of the untitled track is infinitely superior in terms of power and volume on the Southern Lord version
– i think the Southern Lord vinyl version beats any CD version.

however, don't confuse my nitpicking with the statement "the Diwphalanx version of Smile sucks," because i enjoy it quite a bit as well – just not as much as the Southern Lord vinyl.

Ah, well, I suppose its a matter of preference. I come from the Feedbacker, Absolutego side of Boris, so I prefer the version of Smile that sounds like its been fucked with. I dont know, that extra layer of fuzz just seems to add more power to everything, when its as well sculpted as Boris does. The American Message/Statement seems so, well, plain. But yeah, I agree with you on the compression; I dont know why that is.

Super BUMP because the version of Feedbacker on Rock Dream is stunningly beautiful.

Boris's new singles are out on 19 August 2009. One is a split single with Torche, the other is a split with 9dw. If you read Japanese read this.


Chapter Ahead Being Fake - Torche/Boris
1. King Beef?TORCHE?
2. Luna?Boris?
Daymare Recordings [DYMC-098]

*Torche is an American heavy-rock/sludge band.


Golden Dance Classics - 9dw/Boris
1. STINGRAY (9dw)
2. SPICE (9dw)
3. Tokyo Wonder Land (Boris)
4. Akirame Flower (Boris)
CATUNE [DDCT-3025]

*9dw is a Japanese electro act who were originally called Nine Days Wonder.

Both records can be mail-ordered (in English) at Inoxia Records.

I saw them live a year and a half ago. Good show, though I missed half of it due to being late. They had a ton of CDs I've been wanting to get by them for ages (in particular, Dronevil), but couldn't afford them. Was a really unlucky night. I love how Wata always has the same expression on her face in every picture, video, or performance I've ever seen by them. :p

I own a lot of their albums but I feel none of them ever truly stuck with me, other than Altar with sunn o))). My favorite record of theirs though is probably Soundtrack from Film "Mabuta no Ura". It's packaging and everything is really fuckin' cool. It's a soundtrack to a film they made up that doesn't actually exist. The packaging comes with a ton of cards and pictures from this supposed film along with small excerpts from the story. The music itself is very ambient and drone, but not in a dark way like a lot of their drone stuff is. It brings to mind abandoned cities in the daytime - the artwork which mainly consists of photos of Wata in empty places looking lonely, seems to back this up. Really cool.

"A Bao A Qu" is a good song to download from them - it's off that album. Seems like one of the most single-worthy songs I've heard from them that isn't from Pink or Smile.

a while ago, i read that my favorite group of japanese crust punk droners, boris, was touring with nin. did anyone have the opportunity to see boris live? if so, what did you think of them?

if you don't know who boris is, check out these songs:

statement
1970
laser beam
a bao a qu
my neighbor satan
korosu

Boris are now on tour in the US and Canada. They are one of the bands that must be seen (and heard) live.

[pitchfork.com]
07-30 Baton Rouge, LA - Spanish Moon *
07-31 Tallahassee, FL - The Engine Room *
08-01 Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade *
08-02 Carrboro, NC - Cat's Cradle *
08-03 Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
08-04 Philadelphia, PA - Starlight Ballroom *
08-07 Cambridge, MA - The Middle East *^
08-08 Montreal, Quebec - Le Tulipe Cabaret Mile End * (venue change announced)
08-09 Toronto, Ontario - Lee's Place *
08-10 Detroit, MI - Magic Stick *
08-11 Newport, KY - Southgate House *
08-13 Chicago, IL - Metro *
08-14 St. Louis, MO - Firebird *
08-15 Lawrence, KS - Granada Theatre *
08-16 Denver, CO - Marquis Theater #
08-17 Salt Lake City, UT - Urban Lounge #
08-19 Calgary, Alberta - Republik #
08-20 Edmonton, Alberta - The Starlight #
08-22 Vancouver, British Columbia - Rickshaw Theater #
08-23 Seattle, WA - Neumo's #
08-24 Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre #
08-26 San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall #
08-27 Los Angeles, CA - El Rey #
08-28 Pomona, CA - The Glass House #
09-05 Monticello, NY - ATP Festival #

* Russian Circles
^ with Cave In
# with Red Sparowes

And also...
09-07 SUNN O))) & BORIS Present ALTAR @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple
This is a must see. Boris will play not only with Sunn O))) but also as BXI (joined by Ian Astbury of the Cult).

They have just played one show in their home town (Tokyo) this year, and look at this schedule. I'm jealous. Very jealous.



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Boris are an awesome band.

I wanted to see them when they were playing a show here earlier this week but I was broke.

Montreal show venue change:
[twitter.com]

Daymare Recs on twitter posted:

Boris and RUSSIAN CIRCLES Montreal show venue is now moving to Cabaret Mile End on the same day (8/8), not at La Tulipe.

Enjoy your show, idle.

bloodflower85, as Acharis says, "do ANYTHING you have to in order to acquire tickets to see this band." Indeed you North Americans are lucky. We in Tokyo have not had a decent chance to see them live this year - the only one occasion was an all-nighter club event (with the legendary Cluster from Germany).

@idle
Check out Setlist.fm:
[www.setlist.fm]

Probably this set (for July 24) is the most basic one for this tour.

I know I'm repeating myself but I'm envious. Enjoy the show.

New Boris North American tour dates for the fall


[www.metalunderground.com]

Can't wait to see these guys live again