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

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Boris Archive ''Boris Archive'' is a three-disc collection of live material by Japanese band Boris. The first disc comprises various live renditions of older songs and material from ''Amplifier Worship'' and the ''Boris/Barebones'' split EP. The second disc ...

'' 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 ''Archive II'' is a three disc compilation of live and demo material by Japanese band, Boris. Volume 4 was recorded on 2003/5/15 in Tokyo and only contains songs from '' Heavy Rocks'' and '' Akuma no Uta'', while volume 5 was recorded on 2006/5 ...

'' (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) *"

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" 7-inch (2002,

Inoxia Records Inoxia Records is a Japanese record label that is closely related to the experimental music band Boris. In addition to releasing, Inoxia also distributes other Japanese labels such as Daymare Recordings, Pedal Records, and Diwphalanx Records. ...

) *" A Bao A Qu" 7-inch picture disc (2005, SuperFi Records) *" Statement" 7-inch (2008, Southern Lord Records) *"Message" 12-inch (2008,

) *"

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

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

) *''

04092001 ''04092001'' is a collaborative live album between Japanese experimental metal band Boris and noise musician Merzbow is a Japanese noise project started in 1979 by , best known for a style of harsh, confrontational noise. Since 1980, Akita h ...

'' LP (2004

) *''

Sun Baked Snow Cave ''Sun Baked Snow Cave'' is a collaborative album between Japanese experimental doom band Boris and Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album consists of a single track that clocks in at over an hour in length. The album artwork was done by Sunn ...

'' CD (2005 Hydra Head Records) *''

Walrus/Groon ''Walrus/Groon'' is a collaborative 12" EP between the Japanese experimental doom band Boris and Japanese noise musician Merzbow. It was first sold at the 2007 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas. "Walrus" is a cover of " I Am the W ...

'' 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

/ 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

) *'' Altar'' (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/

/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 is a Japanese band formed in 1992 in Tokyo and composed of drummer Atsuo, guitarist/bassist Takeshi, and guitarist/keyboardist Wata. All three members contribute vocals. Their work has drawn variously on styles such as sludge metal, drone, nois ...

'' – (with Choukoku no Niwa) CD (1999,

) *''Boris/The Dudley Corporation Split EP'' – 7-inch (2003, Scientific Labs)Scientific Laboratories
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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,

) *''

She's So Heavy ''She's So Heavy'' is a split EP by Japanese artists Wata ( Boris) and Ai Aso. It was released in 2007 by Diwphalanx Records on 7-inch and limited to 1500 copies. The 7-inch comes with a 60-page full color photo book. Ai Aso's song is a King C ...

'' – Wata/Ai Aso split 7-inch (2007,

) *''

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 The following is the discography of the Japanese experimental band Boris. Studio albums Live albums *'' Boris Archive'' 3CD (2005 aRCHIVE) *'' Smile -Live at Wolf Creek-'' 2CD (2008 Diwphalanx Records) *''Smile -Live in Prague'' 2LP (2009 Con ...

'' – 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 ''見殺し塔からずっと: Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter'' is the first DVD release by Japanese band Boris. It was captured on their Black Summer tour on July 12, 2003. The first ten tracks are songs from the show, which are mostly from the ' ...

'' DVD (2003

) *''Bootleg -Feedbacker-'' DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records) *''Heavy Metal Me'' DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records) *''Live in Japan'' DVD (2011 Southern Lord)

Other releases

*'' Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase'' – DVD (2005

) *''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 ''Yellow Loveless'' is a tribute album featuring cover versions of the 11 songs from My Bloody Valentine's 1991 record ''Loveless''. The album was released on January 23, 2013, by High Fader Records, coincidentally just after the announcement of ...

'' ribute to My Bloody ValentineCD (2013 High Fader Records) *" Lithium" (originally by Nirvana; tribute album ''

Whatever Nevermind ''Whatever Nevermind'' is a tribute album to Nirvana's 1991 second studio album, ''Nevermind'', by various artists. The album was released by Robotic Empire for Record Store Day on April 18, 2015 in vinyl and digital formats. Robotic Empire previo ...

'') (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'' (with

) respectively *"The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)" on ''Mind The Gap Vol. 65'' CD (2006 Gonzo Circus) Originally from '' Altar'' (with

) *"My Machine" on ''Walkabout'' CD (2007 Endless Flight) Originally from '' Pink'' *"Farewell" on ''Within the Church of Thee Overlords'' CD (2007 Southern Lord Records) Originally from '' Pink''

References

External links

Boris
discography at AllMusic * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Boris Discography Heavy metal group discographies Discographies of Japanese artists