The following is the discography of the Japanese experimental band Boris.
Boris discography | |
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Studio albums | 29 |
Live albums | 7 |
EPs | 14 |
Studio albums
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |||
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US Hard Rock [1] | US Heat. [2] | US Ind. [3] | US Taste. [4] | ||
Absolutego | — | — | — | — | |
Amplifier Worship |
| — | — | — | — |
Flood |
| — | — | — | — |
Heavy Rocks |
| — | — | — | — |
Akuma no Uta |
| — | — | — | — |
Boris at Last -Feedbacker- |
| — | — | — | — |
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked |
| — | — | — | — |
Dronevil |
| — | — | — | — |
Soundtrack from the Film Mabuta no Ura |
| — | — | — | — |
Pink |
| — | — | — | 25 |
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2 |
| — | — | — | — |
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 |
| — | — | — | — |
Vein |
| — | — | — | — |
Smile |
| — | 20 | — | — |
New Album |
| — | — | — | — |
Heavy Rocks |
| 25 | 11 | — | 18 |
Attention Please |
| — | 12 | — | 19 |
Präparat |
| — | — | — | — |
Noise |
| 16 | 8 | 35 | 20 |
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked Extra |
| — | — | — | — |
Urban Dance |
| — | — | — | — |
Warpath |
| — | — | — | — |
Asia |
| — | — | — | — |
Dear |
| — | 14 | 25 | 22 |
LφVE & EVφL |
| — | 23 | — | — |
NO |
| — | — | — | — |
W |
| — | — | — | — |
Heavy Rocks |
| — | — | — | — |
Fade |
| — | — | — | — |
"—" denotes items which did not chart. |
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)
- "Message" 12-inch (2008, Diwphalanx Records)
- "Japanese Heavy Rock Hits v1-4" 7-inch (2009, Southern Lord Records)
- "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 Japanese 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 2CD/3LP (2007 Diwphalanx Records/Southern Lord Records)
- Klatter LP (2011 Daymare Records)
- Gensho CD/LP (2016 Relapse/Daymare)
- 2R0I2P0 CD/LP (2020 Relapse)
Other collaborations
- Black: Implication Flooding (with Keiji Haino) CD (1998 Inoxia Records)
- Altar (with Sunn O)))) CD/2CD/3LP (2006 Southern Lord Records/Inoxia Records/Daymare Records)
- Rainbow (with Michio Kurihara) CD (2006/2007 Pedal Records/Drag City)
- Cloud Chamber (with Michio Kurihara) CD (2008 Pedal Records)
- BXI EP (with Ian Astbury) 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)[5]
- Long Hair and Tights – (with Doomriders) 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/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)
- 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)
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)
- "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 [SOUNDTRACK] CD (2009 Lakeshore Records)
- "(Tloc Edit)" on Limits of Control [SOUNDTRACK] CD (2009 Lakeshore Records)
- "Sometimes" on Yellow Loveless [Tribute to My Bloody Valentine] CD (2013 High Fader Records)
- "Lithium" (originally by Nirvana; 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) Originally from Amplifier Worship
- "A Bao A Qu" on Darkness Hath No Boundaries CD (2006 Southern Lord Records) Originally from Mabuta no Ura
- "A Bao A Qu" and "Etna" on Darkness Knows No Boundaries CD (2006 Southern Lord Records) Originally from Mabuta no Ura and Altar (with Sunn O)))) respectively
- "The Sinking Belle (Blue Sheep)" on Mind The Gap Vol. 65 CD (2006 Gonzo Circus) Originally from Altar (with Sunn O))))
- "My Machine" on Walkabout CD (2007 Endless Flight) Originally from Pink
- "Farewell" on Within the Church of Thee Overlords CD (2007 Southern Lord Records) Originally from Pink
References
External links
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