Boris: Heavy Rocks (2002)

[KiwiCoromandel]

Tracking down every album released by Boris makes finding a needle in a haystack seem like a time (and cost) efficient endeavor. The Japanese trio has released countless recordings through labels on both sides of the Atlantic, from Drag City, Important, and Hydra Head in the U.S. to Japan’s Inoxia, Daymare, and Diwphalanx. Making matters more complex, each pressing differs in some way from the one that preceded it, with changes ranging from subtle (the color of the vinyl, the cover art) to the extreme (the actual track listing).

“In a lot of ways, some of this material is not meant to be readily available,” notes Southern Lord’s Greg Anderson. “Boris looks at music almost as art projects. They need to create and get things out of their system so they can move on to the next idea.”

Thankfully, Boris tours with an incredibly expansive and well-organized merchandise booth, occasionally even carrying albums from White Heaven and the Stars, along with solo efforts from You Ishihara and Michio Kurihara (all of which are worth every penny). As a general frame of reference, the band traditionally identifies itself either as “BORIS,” to signify more song-structured rock & roll albums or as “Boris” and “boris,” to denote more experimental recordings and collaborations. Here’s a guide to the more readily available imports you may come across on Saturday at the Mohawk.*

Heavy Rocks (2002) Morphing temporarily into a classic power trio, Heavy Rocks finds Boris’ Disraeli Gears firing on all cylinders, melding Blue Cheer with Kyuss’ desert Blues for the Red Sun, particularly during the raucous instrumental “Rattlesnake,” Stooges rave-up “1970,” and sludge-feast “Death Valley...

source:Off The Record

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[bmc]

pretty damn good live, i saw them when they opened for NIN. i wouldnt mind getting a few albums.

[KiwiCoromandel]

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