The following is the
discography of the
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese experimental band
Boris.
Studio albums
Live albums
*''
Boris Archive'' 3CD (2005 aRCHIVE)
*''
Smile -Live at Wolf Creek-'' 2CD (2008
Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Artist list
*Antiseen
* Balzac
*Banana Shakes
*Bitter Sweet Generation
*Blue Beat Players
* Boris
*Church of Misery
*Central
*Cool Wise Men
*Dead ...
)
*''Smile -Live in Prague'' 2LP (2009 Conspiracy Records†)
*''
Boris / Variations + Live in Japan
''Boris Variations'' is a compilation of previously recorded and re-recorded audio music, as well as live video music by Japanese band, Boris. The CD comprises selections from six Boris full-length releases that generally keep to their 'heavy ...
'' CD + DVD (2010 Daymare Recordings / DIWPHALANX)
*''
Archive II'' (2014 Daymare)
*''Crossing Waltz'' (2016 FangsAnalSatan)
*''eternity'' (2018 FangsAnalSatan)
EPs, singles and demos
*"Demo Vol. 1" 2x Cassette (1993, FangsAnalSatan)
*"Demo Vol. 3" Cassette (1994, FangsAnalSatan)
*"
1970
Events
January
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* January 5 – The 7.1 Tonghai earthquake shakes Tonghai County, Yunnan province, China, with a maximum Mercalli intensity scale, Mercalli intensity of X (''Extrem ...
" 7-inch (2002,
Inoxia Records)
*"
A Bao A Qu
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" 7-inch picture disc (2005, SuperFi Records)
*"
Statement" 7-inch (2008,
Southern Lord Records)
*"Message" 12-inch (2008,
Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Artist list
*Antiseen
* Balzac
*Banana Shakes
*Bitter Sweet Generation
*Blue Beat Players
* Boris
*Church of Misery
*Central
*Cool Wise Men
*Dead ...
)
*"
Japanese Heavy Rock Hits
''Japanese Heavy Rock Hits'' is a collection of singles by the Japanese experimental band Boris. Volume 1 was released on September 14, 2009 through the label Southern Lord Records; the successive volumes followed one per month afterward. Artwo ...
v1-4" 7-inch (2009,
Southern Lord Records)
*"Black Original Remix" 12-inch (2011, Catune)
*"Looprider Remix" 12-inch (2012, Catune)
*"Cosmos" 3x file (2012, Invada)
*''Mr. Shortkill'' 12-inch (2016, Daymare Recordings)
*"Phenomenons Drive" 12-inch (2018, Hello From The Gutter)
*''Tears E.P.'' CD (2019, Trash-Up!! Records)
*"
Boris" 12-inch (2020, Fangs Anal Satan)
*"Heavy Rocks" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
*"Pink" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
*"Smile" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
*"New Album" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
*"Kuruimizu" 7-inch flexi (2022, Fangs Anal Satan / Wake Brewing)
*"Noise" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
*"Dear" 7-inch (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
*"Christmas" 7-inch + box (2022, KiliKiliVilla)
Concert films/Music videos
Music videos have been produced for several of Boris' songs, usually by the
Japan
Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...
ese production company Foodunited.
*"Hama"
*"Kuruimizu"
*"Ibitsu"
*"Furi"
*"Korosu"
*"1970"
*"A Bao A Qu"
*"The Evil One Which Sobs (Remix)"
*"Pink"
*"Rainbow"
*"Statement"
*"My Neighbour Satan"
*"Hope/Riot Sugar"
*"The Power"
*"Absolutego"
*"Dōshitemo Anata o Yurusenai"
*"Love"
*"Shadow of Skull"
*"Anti-Gone"
*"鏡 -Zerkalo-"
*"Reincarnation Rose"
*"Drowning By Numbers"
*"Beyond Good & Evil"
*"She Is Burning"
*"My Name Is Blank"
*"prologue sansaro"
*"Nosferatou"
Collaborations
Merzbow collaborations
Boris have a well-established history of collaboration with
Japanoise
, a portmanteau of "Japanese" and "noise", is the noise music scene of Japan.
Nick Cain of ''The Wire'' identifies the "primacy of Japanese Noise artists like Merzbow, Hijokaidan and Incapacitants as one of the major developments in noise music s ...
artist
Merzbow. Thus far, three of the collaborations with Merzbow have been full-length albums, one of them is a 12-inch EP, and the last two are live albums.
*''
Megatone'' CD (2002
Inoxia Records)
*''
04092001'' LP (2004
Inoxia Records)
*''
Sun Baked Snow Cave
''Sun Baked Snow Cave'' is a collaborative album between Japanese experimental doom band Boris and Japanese noise musician Merzbow
is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by , best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Sin ...
'' CD (2005
Hydra Head Records)
*''
Walrus/Groon'' 12-inch EP (2007
Hydra Head Records)
*''
Rock Dream
''Rock Dream'' is a collaborative live album between Japanese band Boris and Japan noise musician Merzbow.
Production
''Rock Dream'' was recorded live in November 2006 at Tokyo's Earthdom festival.
Style
Thom Jurek of AllMusic noted that the alb ...
'' 2CD/3LP (2007
Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Artist list
*Antiseen
* Balzac
*Banana Shakes
*Bitter Sweet Generation
*Blue Beat Players
* Boris
*Church of Misery
*Central
*Cool Wise Men
*Dead ...
/
Southern Lord Records)
*''
Klatter
''Klatter'' is the third collaborative studio album and sixth release by the Japanese experimental rock band Boris and Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album features re-recorded versions of "Akuma no Uta" and "Naki Kyoku" from ''Akuma no Ut ...
'' LP (2011 Daymare Records)
*''
Gensho'' CD/LP (2016
Relapse/Daymare)
*''
2R0I2P0
''2R0I2P0'' is the eighth collaborative release by the Japanese experimental band Boris and noise musician Merzbow. It features several rerecorded tracks that first appeared on Boris' album '' Love & Evol'', and a cover of the Melvins song " Bo ...
'' CD/LP (2020 Relapse)
Other collaborations
*''
Black: Implication Flooding'' (with
Keiji Haino) CD (1998
Inoxia Records)
*''
Altar
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'' (with
Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American experimental metal band formed in 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The band is known for their distinctive visual style and slow, heavy sound, which blends diverse genres including doom metal, drone, bla ...
) CD/2CD/3LP (2006
Southern Lord Records/
Inoxia Records/Daymare Records)
*''
Rainbow'' (with
Michio Kurihara) CD (2006/2007 Pedal Records/
Drag City)
*''Cloud Chamber'' (with
Michio Kurihara) CD (2008 Pedal Records)
*''
BXI EP'' (with
Ian Astbury) CD/LP (2010 Southern Lord Records)
*''EROS'' (with Endon) Cassette (2015 fangsanalsatan/New Noise Literacy)/LP (2016 Daymare Recordings)
*''Low End Meeting'' (with GOTH-TRAD) CD/12" (2015 fangsanalsatan)
*''Refrain'' (with Z.O.A) CD/LP (2020 Fangs Anal Satan)
Split recordings
*Boris/Barebones Split EP – 10-inch/CD (1996, Piranha Records/Fangsanalsatan)
*''Boris/Tomsk 7 Split EP'' – 7-inch (1997, Bovine Records)
*''
More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape'' – (with Choukoku no Niwa) CD (1999,
Inoxia Records)
*''Boris/The Dudley Corporation Split EP'' – 7-inch (2003, Scientific Labs)
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*''Long Hair and Tights
''Long Hair and Tights'' is a split live album by Japanese band Boris and U.S. band Doomriders. It was released in 2007 by Daymare Recordings. It was released as a double LP and limited to 1000 copies (500 red vinyl, 500 yellow vinyl). The cover ...
'' – (with Doomriders
Doomriders is an American stoner/ sludge metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. The band has released three albums on Deathwish, Inc. The band's vocalist/guitarist Nate Newton also plays bass in Converge and guitar in Old Man Gloom. Jebb Riley ...
) 2LP (2007, Daymare Recordings)
*'' Damaged split EP + DVD'' – (with Stupid Babies Go Mad) 10-inch (2007, Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Artist list
*Antiseen
* Balzac
*Banana Shakes
*Bitter Sweet Generation
*Blue Beat Players
* Boris
*Church of Misery
*Central
*Cool Wise Men
*Dead ...
)
*'' She's So Heavy'' – Wata/Ai Aso split 7-inch (2007, Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Artist list
*Antiseen
* Balzac
*Banana Shakes
*Bitter Sweet Generation
*Blue Beat Players
* Boris
*Church of Misery
*Central
*Cool Wise Men
*Dead ...
)
*''Chapter Ahead Being Fake
''Chapter Ahead Being Fake'' is a split album featuring songs from Japanese band Boris and American band Torche. The album was released on August 19, 2009 in Japan through Daymare Records on CD, the same day Boris's split album with 9dw, '' Gold ...
'' – Torche/Boris split 10-inch/CD (2010/2009, Hydra Head/Daymare Recording)
*'' Golden Dance Classics'' – 9dw/Boris split vinyl and CD (2009, Catune)
*''Boris/Saade'' – Boris/Saade split vinyl 12-inch (2011, KYEO)
*''Asobi Seksu x Boris'' – Asobi Seksu/Boris split vinyl 7-inch (2012, Sargent House
Sargent House is an American management company and record label based in Los Angeles. It was founded in June 2006 by Cathy Pellow, who is a music video commissioner for Atlantic Records and also owns a music video production company called Ref ...
)
*''Boris/Joe Volk'' – Boris/Joe Volk split vinyl 12-inch (2012, Invada)
*''Boris/Heap Split Single'' – 7-inch (2014, Baked Goods)
*''Rocky & The Sweden/Boris'' - split EP (2022, Relapse Records
Relapse Records is an American independent record label based in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. It was founded by Matthew F. Jacobson in 1990. The label features many grindcore, death metal, metalcore and sludge metal artists.
History
The label was ...
)
Video releases
*''Hama'' VHS Promo (1998 Foodunited)
*'' Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter'' DVD (2003 Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Artist list
*Antiseen
* Balzac
*Banana Shakes
*Bitter Sweet Generation
*Blue Beat Players
* Boris
*Church of Misery
*Central
*Cool Wise Men
*Dead ...
)
*''Bootleg -Feedbacker-'' DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
*''Heavy Metal Me'' DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
*''Live in Japan'' DVD (2011 Southern Lord
Southern Lord is an American heavy metal record label that was founded in 1998 by Greg Anderson. It specialized in experimental metal: particularly doom metal, stoner rock, and drone metal. The label later expanded its line-up to include arti ...
)
Other releases
*'' Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase'' – DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records
Diwphalanx Records is a Japanese rock music record label, which primarily releases Japanese bands.
Artist list
*Antiseen
* Balzac
*Banana Shakes
*Bitter Sweet Generation
*Blue Beat Players
* Boris
*Church of Misery
*Central
*Cool Wise Men
*Dead ...
)
*''Buzz In A.V/Scion Remix'' – (promo with Todd Edward, Mixhell, Optimo, NosaijThing; 2009 A.V/Scion)
*''Statement Promo CD'' – promo (2008 Inoxia Records)
*''1985'' – compilation of studio outtakes from 2011 (2019 Fangs Anal Satan)
Compilation appearances
Exclusive songs
These songs are available only on the compilations.
*"Water Porch" on ''Take Care of Scabbard Fish'' CD (1994 Scabbard Fish)
*:The above song was actually Boris' recorded debut.
*"Mosquito" (studio version) on ''Eat the Chaos'' CD (1995 Thank You Record Co.)
*"Vacuuum" on ''From Koenji to Eternity'' CD (1996 Inoxia)
*"Me and the Devil Blues" on ''Up Jumped the Devil: Tribute to Robert Johnson'' CD (2000 P-Vine)
*"Dronevil" on ''Mangrove2002'' CD (2002 Mangrove)
*"Froggie Bee Baa" on ''Merzbow: Frog Remixed & Revisited'' 2CD (2003 Misanthropic Agenda)
*"You Were Holding An Umbrella" (live 10/16/07 at Echoplex, LA) on ''Invocation of Sacred Resonance I'' (2008 Southern Lord Records)
*"Slither" on '' Doggy Style: The Dogs Tribute'' 2xCD (2008 Future Now)
*"Slither (Alternative Version)" on '' Doggy Style: The Dogs Tribute'' 2xCD (2008 Future Now)
*"Blood Swamp (Tloc Edit)" on '' Limits of Control OUNDTRACK'' CD (2009 Lakeshore Records)
*"(Tloc Edit)" on '' Limits of Control OUNDTRACK'' CD (2009 Lakeshore Records)
*"Sometimes" on '' Yellow Loveless'' ribute to My Bloody ValentineCD (2013 High Fader Records)
*"Lithium
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" (originally by Nirvana
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; tribute album ''Whatever Nevermind
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'') (2015, Robotic Empire)
Samplers
These are tracks taken from other Boris albums.
*"Huge" on ''Let There Be Doom'' CD (2003 Southern Lord Records) Originally from ''Amplifier Worship
''Amplifier Worship'' is the second album by Japanese band Boris.
Excluding the "one-long-song" albums, this is one of only two Boris full-lengths to have vocals on every song (the other being 2008's ''Smile''), and the first time that Takesh ...
''
*"A Bao A Qu" on ''Darkness Hath No Boundaries'' CD (2006 Southern Lord Records) Originally from '' Mabuta no Ura''
*"A Bao A Qu" and "Etna" on ''Darkness Knows No Boundaries'' CD (2006 Southern Lord Records) Originally from '' Mabuta no Ura'' and ''Altar
An altar is a table or platform for the presentation of religious offerings, for sacrifices, or for other ritualistic purposes. Altars are found at shrines, temples, churches, and other places of worship. They are used particularly in paga ...
'' (with Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American experimental metal band formed in 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The band is known for their distinctive visual style and slow, heavy sound, which blends diverse genres including doom metal, drone, bla ...
) respectively
*"The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)" on ''Mind The Gap Vol. 65'' CD (2006 Gonzo Circus) Originally from ''Altar
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'' (with Sunn O)))
Sunn O))) (pronounced "sun") is an American experimental metal band formed in 1998 in Seattle, Washington. The band is known for their distinctive visual style and slow, heavy sound, which blends diverse genres including doom metal, drone, bla ...
)
*"My Machine" on ''Walkabout'' CD (2007 Endless Flight) Originally from ''Pink
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''
*"Farewell" on ''Within the Church of Thee Overlords'' CD (2007 Southern Lord Records) Originally from ''Pink
Pink is the color of a namesake flower that is a pale tint of red. It was first used as a color name in the late 17th century. According to surveys in Europe and the United States, pink is the color most often associated with charm, politeness, ...
''
References
External links
Boris
discography at AllMusic
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