Boris
Japanese cult favorite sludge/doom rock trio Boris takes their name from a song on grunge godfathers the Melvins' Bullhead album. They also have a lot in common with the Melvins musically, including a fondness for heavily down-tuned guitar/bass tones and exceedingly slow tempos. But they also incorporate elements variously drawn from other sources, including psychedelic rock, punk, noise, minimalism, pure sludge-drone music a la Earth, and more. Also, despite the unpretentious psychedelic/stoner rock imagery that accompanies much of...[more]
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EXCLUSIVE: INSOUND ONLY: Orders will receive a bonus "Statement" 7". (While Supplies Last) The 7" is out of print elsewhere but has been repressed for Insound. Orange Vinyl with gold sleeves! Insound Staff Pick - 2008! The mighty Boris release their official follow-up to the much lauded Pink, defying fan's expectations and expanding their musical palette further [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Insound Staff Pick - 2008! The mighty Boris release their official follow-up to the much lauded Pink, defying fan's expectations and expanding their musical palette further than ever before. Their first non-collaborative release in two years, Smile is a natural progression of the work the band has done in partnership with bands such as Sunn o))) and guitarist Michio Kurihara. That's not to say that just because the release doesn't share ownership with another artist that t [ read more ]
2xLP $17.99
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VINYL FORMAT. Comes with a huge poster inside! A single, 43-minute composition/symphony from Japan's drone druids that goes from ethereal to crushingly heavy and hits everything between. Broken into five tracks of easier access, Feedbacker is stark in contrasts and attention to texture. "Boris is the only living band...who has mastered the art of out-Sabbathing Black Sabbath. Obviously, a ton of groups play in that crushing, occult style, and many do it quite competently, but only Boris have been abl [ read more ]
LP $21.99
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The Altar album is not a split album. Altar is a collaboration album between Sunn 0))) and Boris that is a result of both bands conceptualizing, writing and recording the album together as one entity. Both groups have stepped outside their previous sounds and created a wholly unique album that stands on its own unique ground. There are elements of each groups trademark sound within the album but true to each groups progressive and experimental aspects, Altar moves into a completely new [ read more ]
CD $13.99
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VINYL FORMAT. For over 15 years, Boris has lead the charge as Japan's most exciting experimental rock act. Considering their peers and countrymen, this is noeasy feat. Japanese Heavy Rock Hits is a series of 7"s showcasing their wide-reaching, genre-smashing sound. Volume One - "8" features two newly recorded tracks. On Side A, the title track "8" continues the spacey hard-rock sound established on their classic albums Pink and Smile, building from a mono, lo-fi wall of feedback [ read more ]
7" $5.99
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This is a black Boris shirt in a size SMALL featuring the band's name in orange writing.
Small Shirt $19.99
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This is a black Boris shirt in a size LARGE featuring the band's name in orange writing.
Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a black Boris shirt in a size EXTRA LARGE featuring the band's name in orange writing.
X-Large Shirt $19.99
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This is a black Boris shirt in a size MEDIUM featuring the band's name in orange writing.
Medium Shirt $19.99
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VINYL FORMAT. This EP is a result of a fifteen year old friendship between both bands and initiated by 9dw. "Stingray" is a cosmic disco tune laden with analog synthesizers. On "Spice", creamy synth bass and light drums combine to make a fresh fusion sound. Boris contributed two new songs for this release. "Tokyo Wonder Land" is an experimental tune which uses a cheap drum machine and filter bass, while "Akirame Flower" is a more typical Boris sounding track featuring their trademark wall of sound guitar no [ read more ]
12" $15.99
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With their second full-length album, Boris takes their sludgy, Melvins-influenced doom rock style and gives it a heavy psychedelic slant. The album is divided into five tracks, but like their other albums, Absolutego and Flood, it plays out like one extended piece and is meant to be listened to straight through in one sitting. It starts out with a slow, ugly doom riff that repeats for several minutes before heading into a stretched-out, psychedelic jam section on the lengthy second trac [ read more ]
CD $13.28
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Available for the first time outside their home of Japan, this 39-minute, six song album contains elements contained on all their previous efforts. Its all here: the heavy rumble, exquisite beauty, and sheer kick-out-the-jam-ness. Cover art cleverly spoofs Nike Drake's Bryter Layter. Packed in a digipak designed by SoMa.
CD $13.99
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