The following is the
discography
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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
Diwphalanx Records)
*''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,
Southern Lord Records
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)
*"Message" 12-inch (2008,
Diwphalanx Records)
*"
Japanese Heavy Rock Hits v1-4" 7-inch (2009,
Southern Lord Records
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)
*"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
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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
Japanoise 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'' 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 (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
Diwphalanx Records/
Southern Lord Records
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)
*''
Klatter'' LP (2011 Daymare Records)
*''
Gensho'' CD/LP (2016
Relapse
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/Daymare)
*''
2R0I2P0'' CD/LP (2020 Relapse)
Other collaborations
*''Black: Implication Flooding'' (with
Keiji Haino) CD (1998
Inoxia Records)
*''
Altar
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'' (with
Sunn O)))
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) CD/2CD/3LP (2006
Southern Lord Records
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/
Inoxia Records/Daymare Records)
*''
Rainbow
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'' (with
Michio Kurihara) CD (2006/2007 Pedal Records/
Drag City)
*''Cloud Chamber'' (with
Michio Kurihara) CD (2008 Pedal Records)
*''
BXI EP'' (with
Ian Astbury
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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)
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*''Long Hair and Tights'' – (with Doomriders
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) 2LP (2007, Daymare Recordings)
*''Damaged split EP + DVD'' – (with Stupid Babies Go Mad) 10-inch (2007, Diwphalanx Records)
*''She's So Heavy'' – Wata/Ai Aso split 7-inch (2007, Diwphalanx Records)
*'' 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'' – Asobi Seksu
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/Boris split vinyl 7-inch (2012, Sargent House)
*''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
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History
The ...
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*''Twins Of Evil'' - Melvins & Boris split (2024, Amphetamine Reptile Records)
Video releases
*''Hama'' VHS Promo (1998 Foodunited)
*''Live at Shimokitazawa Shelter'' DVD (2003 Diwphalanx Records)
*''Bootleg -Feedbacker-'' DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
*''Heavy Metal Me'' DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
*''Live in Japan'' DVD (2011 Southern Lord
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)
Other releases
*''Wizard's Convention: Japanese Heavy Rock Showcase'' – DVD (2005 Diwphalanx Records)
*''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
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)
*"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'') (2015, Robotic Empire)
Samplers
These are tracks taken from other Boris albums.
*"Huge" on ''Let There Be Doom'' CD (2003 Southern Lord Records
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) Originally from '' Amplifier Worship''
*"A Bao A Qu" on ''Darkness Hath No Boundaries'' CD (2006 Southern Lord Records
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) Originally from '' Mabuta no Ura''
*"A Bao A Qu" and "Etna" on ''Darkness Knows No Boundaries'' CD (2006 Southern Lord Records
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) Originally from '' Mabuta no Ura'' and ''Altar
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'' (with Sunn O)))
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) 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)))
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)
*"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
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) Originally from ''Pink
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References
External links
Boris
discography at AllMusic
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