The following is the

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of the Japanese experimental band Boris.

Studio albums

Live albums

*'' Boris Archive'' 3CD (2005 aRCHIVE) *''Smile: Live at Wolf Creek'' 2CD (2008

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) *''Smile: Live in Prague'' 2LP (2009 Conspiracy Records†) *''Boris / Variations + Live in Japan'' 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" 7-inch (2002, Inoxia Records) *"A Bao A Qu" 7-inch picture disc (2005, SuperFi Records) *"Statement" 7-inch (2008,

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) *"Message" 12-inch (2008,

) *" Japanese Heavy Rock Hits v1-4" 7-inch (2009,

) *"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

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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

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artist

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. 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) *''

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'' 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. 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

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) *'' Walrus/Groon'' 12-inch EP (2007

) *''

Rock Dream ''Rock Dream'' is a collaborative live album between Japanese band Boris (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 ...

'' 2CD/3LP (2007

) *''

Klatter ''Klatter'' is the third collaborative studio album and sixth release by the Japanese experimental music, experimental Rock music, rock band Boris (band), Boris and Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album features re-recorded versions of "Akum ...

'' LP (2011 Daymare Records) *'' Gensho'' CD/LP (2016

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/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 " Boris ...

'' CD/LP (2020 Relapse)

Other collaborations

*''Black: Implication Flooding'' (with

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) CD (1998 Inoxia Records) *''

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'' (with

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) CD/2CD/3LP (2006

/ Inoxia Records/Daymare Records) *''

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'' (with

Michio Kurihara (born 23 November 1961) is a Japanese guitarist who has played with Ai Aso, Cosmic Invention, Hazama, Ensemble Pearl, Overhang Party, Onna, Ghost, Damon & Naomi, Boris, Yura Yura Teikoku, YBO2, and The Stars (formerly known as White Heaven), ...

) CD (2006/2007 Pedal Records/ Drag City) *''Cloud Chamber'' (with

) CD (2008 Pedal Records) *'' BXI EP'' (with

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) 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)Scientific Laboratories
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) 2LP (2007, Daymare Recordings) *''Damaged split EP + DVD'' – (with Stupid Babies Go Mad) 10-inch (2007,

) *''She's So Heavy'' – Wata/Ai Aso split 7-inch (2007,

) *'' Chapter Ahead Being Fake'' – 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'' –

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/Boris split vinyl 7-inch (2012,

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) *''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,

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) *''Twins Of Evil'' - Melvins & Boris split (2024,

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Video releases

*''Hama'' VHS Promo (1998 Foodunited) *''Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter'' DVD (2003

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

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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

) *"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 ''

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'' ribute to My Bloody ValentineCD (2013 High Fader Records) *"

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; tribute album ''

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'') (2015, Robotic Empire)

Samplers

These are tracks taken from other Boris albums. *"Huge" on ''Let There Be Doom'' CD (2003

) Originally from ''

Amplifier Worship ''Amplifier Worship'' is the second studio 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 ...

'' *"A Bao A Qu" on ''Darkness Hath No Boundaries'' CD (2006

) Originally from '' Mabuta no Ura'' *"A Bao A Qu" and "Etna" on ''Darkness Knows No Boundaries'' CD (2006

) Originally from '' Mabuta no Ura'' and ''

'' (with

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

'' (with

) *"My Machine" on ''Walkabout'' CD (2007 Endless Flight) Originally from ''

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'' *"Farewell" on ''Within the Church of Thee Overlords'' CD (2007

) Originally from ''

References

External links

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