''Super Roots 2'' is the second installment of the ''Super Roots'' EP series by

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Boredoms Boredoms () (later known as V∞redoms) is a rock band from Osaka, Japan formed in 1986. The band's sound is often referred to as noise rock, or sometimes Japanoise (Japan's noise music scene), though their more recent records have moved towar ...

. Released as a 3" CD, it was mailed to people in Japan who completed and sent a survey card enclosed with the Japanese release of '' Chocolate Synthesizer''. Because of its short duration, it was the only ''Super Roots'' not to be rereleased by

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in 2007.

Reception

Deborah Sprague of ''

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'' stated that the album "will keep you on the edge of your seat, if only for the numerous long silences that cleave songs like 'Magic Milk' and 'White Plastic See-Through Finger'."

Track listing

#"Sexy Boredoms" – 0:55 #"Go Come Uparks" – 1:18 #"Magic Milk" – 1:43 #"White Plastic See-Thru Finger" – 2:02 #"Boxodous (Noise Ramones Mix)" – 0:32

References

Boredoms EPs 1994 EPs {{1990s-rock-album-stub