Once a cult name in the doom scene, now becoming a household name… Japan’s BORIS just keep expanding their horizons and cementing their name into music on all levels. The outfit will once again traverse the Pacific to grace North America with their parameter-free rock experimentation, this time alongside NINE INCH NAILS. The tour will [...]
Japanese sound-shapers BORIS have been twisting evil waveforms since the early nineties. Each body of work yields an unpredictable yet always artful musical outing. Smile, the band’s latest offers a range of sounds from their high-voltage, psychedelic rock ‘n roll to their spaced-out, ambient, drone rock. The album has been released in two versions differing [...]
The previously announced BORIS North American tour beginning in June has been updated. The full routing is below. TORCHE will be supporting BORIS on dates, but WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM have since dropped from the tour. Just added this week, NACHTMYSTIUM will join the tour from July 12th through 20th, and LAIR OF THE [...]
Japan’s BORIS, who’s new album Smile came out in the U.S. today, will be embarking on a North American tour with TORCHE and WOLVES IN THE THRONE ROOM. Tour dates are as follows:
Jun 20 2008 DUDEFEST 2008 Indianapolis, Indiana
Jun 22 2008 Amoeba Music Berkeley, California (BORIS only–see below)
Jun 24 2008 Casbah San Diego, California
Jun [...]
Japanese noise-makers and drone-architects, BORIS, are set to release a new full-length album, Smile, on April 29th through Southern Lord Records. The trio will also be flying to New York City for a one-off show on March 4th at the Knitting Factory. A full U.S. tour is set to take place after the [...]
