Boredoms discography
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This is a discography of Boredoms, a Japan
ese experimental
noise rock
band. To date, Boredoms have released seven full-length studio album
s, eleven EPs
(nine of which comprise their Super Roots series), three singles, one live album
, three videos, a cassette
series, and five remix album
s, in addition to their members' various side projects.
Although the band's work can be documented back to 1982 with the Early Boredoms compilation released with Soul Discharge
, the earlier records by the band under the name Boredoms, Anal by Anal
and Soul Discharge
, were put out on the small independent Japanese labels while American label Shimmy Disc
and English label Earthnoise distributed records overseas. Their success garnered attention from the Warner Music Group as its Japanese and American sublabels, WEA Japan and Reprise
, released Pop Tatari
in 1992 and 1993. Reprise dropped the band after the 1996 release of Super Roots 6
, and the band's United States releases were picked back up by Birdman
. The band went on hiatus for a few years around 2001 when the Rebore series was finished; they were consequently dropped by Birdman.
When the band reconvened in 2004 as V∞redoms for the release of Seadrum/House of Sun
, they were signed on to Vice
, who also reissued the band's catalogue of Super Roots EPs up through 8 (minus Super Roots 2). Although WEA Japan still released Seadrum/House of Sun in Japan, the band left the label to sign to two smaller labels—Commmons for Japan and Thrill Jockey
for the United States—through which the band released Super Roots 9
and their second DVD set Live at Sunflancisco
.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese experimental
Experimental rock
Experimental rock or avant-garde rock is a type of music based on rock which experiments with the basic elements of the genre, or which pushes the boundaries of common composition and performance technique....
noise rock
Noise rock
Noise rock describes a style of post-punk rock music that became prominent in the 1980s. Noise rock makes use of the traditional instrumentation and iconography of rock, but incorporates atonality and especially dissonance, and also frequently discards usual songwriting conventions.-Style:Noise...
band. To date, Boredoms have released seven full-length studio album
Studio album
A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...
s, eleven EPs
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
(nine of which comprise their Super Roots series), three singles, one live album
Live album
A live album is a recording consisting of material recorded during stage performances using remote recording techniques, commonly contrasted with a studio album...
, three videos, a cassette
Compact Cassette
The Compact Cassette, often referred to as audio cassette, cassette tape, cassette, or simply tape, is a magnetic tape sound recording format. It was designed originally for dictation, but improvements in fidelity led the Compact Cassette to supplant the Stereo 8-track cartridge and reel-to-reel...
series, and five remix album
Remix album
A remix album is an album consisting mostly of remixes or re-recorded versions of a music artists' earlier released material.One of the earliest remix albums was 1971's Aerial Pandemonium Ballet by Harry Nilsson, which was released by Nilsson after the successes of Everybody's Talkin and The Point!...
s, in addition to their members' various side projects.
Although the band's work can be documented back to 1982 with the Early Boredoms compilation released with Soul Discharge
Soul Discharge
Soul Discharge is a 1989 album by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It was named the 89th greatest album of the 1980s by Pitchfork Media.-Soul Discharge:Original Selfish Records LP release -Soul Discharge '99:...
, the earlier records by the band under the name Boredoms, Anal by Anal
Anal by Anal
Anal by Anal is the first release by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1986 by Japanese label Trans Records and again in 1993 by SSE Communications....
and Soul Discharge
Soul Discharge
Soul Discharge is a 1989 album by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It was named the 89th greatest album of the 1980s by Pitchfork Media.-Soul Discharge:Original Selfish Records LP release -Soul Discharge '99:...
, were put out on the small independent Japanese labels while American label Shimmy Disc
Shimmy Disc
Shimmy Disc was an influential New York City based record label founded in 1987 by Mark Kramer. Before it was sold to the Knitting Factory, it was responsible for providing a mass audience for acts including Bongwater, Daniel Johnston, Fly Ashtray, Galaxie 500, King Missile, Boredoms, Ruins, Ween,...
and English label Earthnoise distributed records overseas. Their success garnered attention from the Warner Music Group as its Japanese and American sublabels, WEA Japan and Reprise
Reprise Records
Reprise Records is an American record label, founded in 1960 by Frank Sinatra. It is owned by Warner Music Group, and operated through Warner Bros. Records.-Beginnings:...
, released Pop Tatari
Pop Tatari
Pop Tatari is the third full-length album by Boredoms, released in 1992 by Warner Music Japan, in 1993 by Reprise Records, and in the United Kingdom in 2004 by Very Friendly Records....
in 1992 and 1993. Reprise dropped the band after the 1996 release of Super Roots 6
Super Roots 6
Super Roots 6 is the fifth installment in the Super Roots EP series by noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1996 by WEA Japan. In the USA, it was numbered and priced as a standard album.-Track listing:#"01" – 1:42#"0 " – 0:57#"6" – 6:08...
, and the band's United States releases were picked back up by Birdman
Birdman Records
Birdman Records is an independent record label based in South San Francisco, founded by former Warner Bros. Records A&R vice-president David Katznelson.-History:...
. The band went on hiatus for a few years around 2001 when the Rebore series was finished; they were consequently dropped by Birdman.
When the band reconvened in 2004 as V∞redoms for the release of Seadrum/House of Sun
Seadrum/House of Sun
Seadrum/House of Sun is an album by Boredoms, released in 2004 by Warner Music Japan and in 2005 on Vice Records in the United States. It consisted of just two extended 20 minute tracks, with the tribal drumming now generally equated with modern-day Boredoms and elements of drone music, trance...
, they were signed on to Vice
Vice (magazine)
VICE is a free magazine and media conglomerate founded in Montreal, Quebec and currently based in New York City.Vice is available in 27 countries...
, who also reissued the band's catalogue of Super Roots EPs up through 8 (minus Super Roots 2). Although WEA Japan still released Seadrum/House of Sun in Japan, the band left the label to sign to two smaller labels—Commmons for Japan and Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...
for the United States—through which the band released Super Roots 9
Super Roots 9
Super Roots 9 is the eighth installment of Super Roots EPs by Japanese experimental band Boredoms . This album continues with the previous trends of Boredoms' drum-oriented tribal drone music. It documents a Christmas 2004 show with a 24-member choral ensemble....
and their second DVD set Live at Sunflancisco
Live at Sunflancisco
Live at Sunflancisco is a live video by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, released in 2007 by Commmons in a DVD+CD set. The live footage was shot in San Francisco, California during the band's 2005 tour of the United States while the CD contains two brief studio tracks.-Track listing:DVD#Boredoms...
.
Studio albums
| Year | Title |
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| 1988 | Osorezan no Stooges Kyo Osorezan no Stooges Kyo Osorezan no Stooges Kyo is an album by Boredoms, released in 1988 on Selfish Records. The title translates to "The Stooges' Craze in Osorezan".-Track listing:#"Wipe Out Shock Shoppers" – 0:21#"Boredom, Vs, Sdi" – 3:23#"We Never Sleep" – 2:10...
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| 1989 | Soul Discharge Soul Discharge Soul Discharge is a 1989 album by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It was named the 89th greatest album of the 1980s by Pitchfork Media.-Soul Discharge:Original Selfish Records LP release -Soul Discharge '99:... |
| 1992 | Pop Tatari Pop Tatari Pop Tatari is the third full-length album by Boredoms, released in 1992 by Warner Music Japan, in 1993 by Reprise Records, and in the United Kingdom in 2004 by Very Friendly Records.... |
| 1994 | Chocolate Synthesizer Chocolate Synthesizer Chocolate Synthesizer is the fourth full-length album by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1994 by WEA Japan and Reprise Records and in 2004 on Very Friendly Records.... |
| 1998 | Super æ
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| 1999 | Vision Creation Newsun Vision Creation Newsun -Limited edition:The album was originally released with alternative artwork, a second disc, a T-shirt, a sticker, and an electronic device that played sampled frog noises when the box was opened. The second disc contains a 30+ minute live track consisting of an unreleased song and the opening track... |
| 2004 | Seadrum/House of Sun Seadrum/House of Sun Seadrum/House of Sun is an album by Boredoms, released in 2004 by Warner Music Japan and in 2005 on Vice Records in the United States. It consisted of just two extended 20 minute tracks, with the tribal drumming now generally equated with modern-day Boredoms and elements of drone music, trance... |
Live albums
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1993 | Wow 2 Wow 2 Wow 2 is a live album by Japanese experimental band Boredoms. It was also the band's only live release until Super Roots 9—despite the title, no Wow 1 was ever made. It was recorded live in studio by John Zorn and Martin Bisi.-Track listing:...
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| 2008 | 77 Boadrum 77 Boadrum (album) 77 Boa Drum is a live album by Japanese experimental music group Boredoms, recorded on July 7, 2007, at Empire-Fulton Ferry State Park 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... |
EPs
| Year | Title |
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| 1986 | Anal by Anal Anal by Anal Anal by Anal is the first release by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1986 by Japanese label Trans Records and again in 1993 by SSE Communications....
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| 1993 | Super Roots Super Roots Super Roots is the first installment of the Super Roots EP series by Japanese experimental band Boredoms, released in 1993 by WEA Japan, in 1994 by Reprise/Warner Bros. Records in the United States, and rereleased in 2007 by Very Friendly Records in the United Kingdom and Vice/Atlantic Records in... |
| 1994 | Super Roots 2 Super Roots 2 Super Roots 2 is the second installment of the Super Roots EP series by Japanese experimental band Boredoms. It was mailed out to people in Japan who completed and mailed in a survey card enclosed with the Japanese release of Chocolate Synthesizer or packaged with copies of the album exported... |
| Super Roots 3 Super Roots 3 Super Roots 3 is the third installment of the Super Roots EP series by Japanese experimental band Boredoms. It consists only of one song, half an hour in length, which has a repetitive rhythm almost throughout.-Track listing:... |
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| 1995 | Super Roots 5 Super Roots 5 Super Roots 5 is the fourth installment in the Super Roots EP series by noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1995 by Warner Music Japan.... |
| 1996 | Super Roots 6 Super Roots 6 Super Roots 6 is the fifth installment in the Super Roots EP series by noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1996 by WEA Japan. In the USA, it was numbered and priced as a standard album.-Track listing:#"01" – 1:42#"0 " – 0:57#"6" – 6:08... |
| 1998 | Super Roots 7 Super Roots 7 Super Roots 7 is the sixth installment in the Super Roots EP series by noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1998 by Warner Music Japan. The band included a credit for "Super thanks to the Mekons," whose song "Where Were You?" influenced this release.... |
| 1999 | Super Roots 8 Super Roots 8 Super Roots 8 is the 7th installment in the Super Roots EP series by noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1999 by Warner Music Japan. The three tracks are all variations on... |
| Vision Creation Newsun Vision Creation Newsun (EP) The Vision Creation Newsun EP is the short version of the album of the same name, released before the box set.-Track listing:... |
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| 2007 | Super Roots 9 Super Roots 9 Super Roots 9 is the eighth installment of Super Roots EPs by Japanese experimental band Boredoms . This album continues with the previous trends of Boredoms' drum-oriented tribal drone music. It documents a Christmas 2004 show with a 24-member choral ensemble.... |
| 2009 | Super Roots 10 Super Roots 10 Super Roots 10 is the ninth installment of Super Roots EPs by Japanese experimental band Boredoms.-Track listing:# "Super Rooy" – 0:38# "Ant 10" – 9:28# "Ant 10/Estereo 10 " – 9:34# "Ant 10 " – 5:24... |
Singles
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1990 | Michidai / Fuanteidai
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| 1998 | Super Go!!!!! Super Go!!!!! Super Go!!!!! is a maxi single by the Japanese experimental noise rock band Boredoms. All the songs are remixes of "Super Going" from the band's next album, Super æ.... |
| Super 77 / Super Sky
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Remix albums
| Year | Title |
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| 2000 | Rebore, vol. 1 Rebore, vol. 1 Rebore, vol. 1 is a 2000 album by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It is the first of three in the Rebore series, and is a DJ remix by Unkle that contains samples from Boredoms' entire discography to that point.-Personnel:...
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| Rebore, vol. 2 Rebore, vol. 2 Rebore, vol. 2 is the second remix album of material by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It is the second of four in the Rebore series, and is a DJ remix by Ken Ishii that contains samples from Boredoms' entire discography to that point.... |
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| 2001 | Rebore, vol. 3 Rebore, vol. 3 Rebore, vol. 3 is the third remix album of material by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It is the third of four in the Rebore series, and is a DJ remix by DJ Krush that contains samples from Boredoms' entire discography to that point.-Personnel:... |
| Rebore, vol. 0 Rebore, vol. 0 Rebore, vol. 0: Vision Recreation by Eye is a 2001 album by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It is the final in the series of four remix albums of Boredoms material and was compiled and mixed entirely by Eye.-Track listing:#"7" – 8:40#"77" – 6:31... |
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| 2008 | Voaltz / Rereler Voaltz / Rereler Voaltz / Rereler is a limited-edition remix single by Boredoms, released on August 30, 2008 on 12″ vinyl. The single contains remixes of both songs from the bonus CD that came with the Live at Sunflancisco DVD.... |
Videos
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1998 | Super Seeeeee!!!!!! Super Seeeeee!!!!!! Super Seeeeee!!!!!! is a live video released by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, and is their first official video. It was released in 1998 by Warner Music Japan on VHS, and reissued later in 2004 and 2006 on DVD.-Track listing:...
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| 2007 | Live at Sunflancisco Live at Sunflancisco Live at Sunflancisco is a live video by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, released in 2007 by Commmons in a DVD+CD set. The live footage was shot in San Francisco, California during the band's 2005 tour of the United States while the CD contains two brief studio tracks.-Track listing:DVD#Boredoms... |
Cassettes
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1988 | Boretronix 1 Boretronix Boretronix is the name of a series of obscure self-released cassette-only releases by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, consisting of heavily-edited recordings of rehearsals and live shows. Although four releases are documented, six are reported to exist, and only the first three are proven to...
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| 1989 | Boretronix 2 Boretronix Boretronix is the name of a series of obscure self-released cassette-only releases by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, consisting of heavily-edited recordings of rehearsals and live shows. Although four releases are documented, six are reported to exist, and only the first three are proven to... |
| 1990 | Boretronix 3 Boretronix Boretronix is the name of a series of obscure self-released cassette-only releases by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, consisting of heavily-edited recordings of rehearsals and live shows. Although four releases are documented, six are reported to exist, and only the first three are proven to... |
| Boretronix 4 Boretronix Boretronix is the name of a series of obscure self-released cassette-only releases by Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, consisting of heavily-edited recordings of rehearsals and live shows. Although four releases are documented, six are reported to exist, and only the first three are proven to... |
Compilations
| Year | Title |
|---|---|
| 1989 | Soul Discharge/Early Boredoms Soul Discharge Soul Discharge is a 1989 album by experimental noise rock band Boredoms. It was named the 89th greatest album of the 1980s by Pitchfork Media.-Soul Discharge:Original Selfish Records LP release -Soul Discharge '99:...
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| 1994 | Onanie Bomb Meets the Sex Pistols Onanie Bomb Meets the Sex Pistols Onanie Bomb Meets the Sex Pistols is a compilation record by the Japanese noise rock band Boredoms, released in 1994 in both Japan and the United States. It combines the band's first album, Osorezan no Stooges Kyo, with its first EP, Anal by Anal... |
Other appearances
| Year | Title | Label | Track(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Kill SPK | Beast 666 Tapes | "U.S.A." |
| 1986 | Dead Tech | Dossier | "Special Punk King" (same as "U.S.A.") |
| 1987 | Journey into Pain | Beast 666 Tapes | "We Are the Law!!" |
| 1988 | NG | Trans | "Ground Burn Out" |
| Rockin'dex '88 | Victor | "Dog or Die" | |
| Selfish Video | Selfish | ||
| 1990 | Japan Bashing volume 1 | Public Bath | "Discow Moscow" |
| I'm Stupid | Beast 666 Tapes | "M 75" | |
| 1991 | Yellow Power Scum | Beast 666 Tapes | "Nice B-O-R-E Guy & Boyoyo Touch", "Banned in O.S." |
| 1992 | Garbage Sandwich | Beast 666 Tapes | "Body Check #7", "The 69 69 Box", "Bore Bore '90", "Chainsaw Clinik" |
| 1993 | Trademark Of Quality 1993 | Reprise | "My Mum Is Car" |
| 1994 | Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars Kill is a compilation of various artists released by Kill Rock Stars on August 1, 1994. The compilation was released simultaneously as a vinyl LP with accompanying 7″ single, and as a CD.-LP:Side one#Tourettes – "Horse Girl"... |
Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars Kill Rock Stars is an independent record label founded in 1991 by Slim Moon and based in both Olympia, Washington and Portland, Oregon. The label has released a variety of work in different genres, making it difficult to pigeonhole as having any one artistic mission... |
"Pukulee & Rikulee" |
| Dope Guns 'n Fucking in the Streets vol. 9 | Amphetamine Reptile | "Pukuri" | |
| Live vol 1 | KXLU KXLU KXLU is an FM radio station broadcasting out of Loyola Marymount University in southwest Los Angeles, California. It was first on the air in 1957, and recently celebrated its 50th anniversary. It is a non-commercial college radio station that plays many styles of music broadly classified under... 88.9 FM |
jam of "Super Are You" | |
| 1995 | The Geisha Girls Show | Gut / Forlife | "Nagomi" |
| Bad Sun Rising II | Nippon Guitar | "Mangun" | |
| 2001 | Sharin' in the Groove Sharin' in the Groove Sharin' in the Groove: Celebrating the Music of Phish is an all-star charity Phish tribute album featuring 23 acts covering 20 Phish songs, all on a volunteer basis, to fund , under the auspices of the Mockingbird Foundation... |
Mockingbird Foundation Mockingbird Foundation The Mockingbird Foundation is a charitable organization founded by fans of the jam band Phish in 1996 to support music education for children. Unconventional in structure, it exists almost entirely online, allowing a higher percentage of income to be distributed directly to deserving organizations... |
"Free (End of Session version)" |
| 2002 | Anima Mundi | WEA Japan | "Free (End of Session version)" |