''77 Boa Drum'' is a live album by Japanese experimental music group
Boredoms
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, recorded on July 7, 2007, at the
Empire–Fulton Ferry section of
Brooklyn Bridge Park
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in Brooklyn, New York. It was released on two CDs, plus a 20-minute all-region NTSC DVD documenting the performance, mounted in a large hardcover book with photos and full credits. In Japan the package sells for 7,777 yen (including sales tax), about US$70.
The concert featured the core Boredoms lineup of
Yamataka Eye on electronics, vocals and Sevena (a custom-made instrument that, at the performance, was a vertically mounted array of seven electric
lap steel guitar
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s played with sticks);
Yoshimi P-We
Yoshimi (born on February 18, 1968) is a Japanese musician best known for her role as the longest consistent drummer in the Japanese rock band Boredoms.
Alongside her drum playing skills with Boredoms, she performs the vocals for the all female ...
; Yojiro Tatekawa; and Muneomi Senju. The band was joined by 74 other drummers (for a total of 77, plus Eye as member 0). Notable participating drummers included
Hisham Bharoocha
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,
Andrew W.K.,
Robin Easton,
Aaron Moore,
Christopher Powell,
David Nuss,
Kid Millions
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,
Ryan Sawyer,
Tim DeWitt, and
Brian Chippendale
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Brian ...
.
The band organized a series of two sequel concerts, 88 Boadrum, on August 8, 2008. Both featured 88 drummers. One, in LA, was led by the Boredoms. The other, in NY, was led by the band Gang Gang Dance
Track listing
The album consists of two CDs, each containing only one track.
#"77 BOA DRUM PART.1 / SEVEN" – 53:32
#"77 BOA DRUM PART.2 / SUN LOARD (sic)" – 46:39
References
Boredoms albums
2008 live albums
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