The display of creativity dexterity over Boris’ 25 year career is inspiring and practically unrivaled. Not just in the realm of “heavy music” in which they are often situated, but the wider world of musical sound. Lying somewhere in the ambiguous area between art project and rock band, they have tried they able hands at many things and succeeded almost unfailingly. In the rare instances when their experiments haven’t resulted in communicating something utterly essential, they have served at the very least to light the way for yet further reaches into the musical unknown. From monolithic and monochromatic downtuned destruction, to fragile ambient delicacy, to full blown J-pop, Boris have proved themselves fearless, limitless and essential. As is obvious from their fanbase, the appeal of their music is global, yet they also embody musical principles which bely their geographic origin. This is music that could have come from no place and from no other hands. Though it’s clear there is much yet Boris still has to say, their place in the annals of out music is already firmly cemented in the minds of anyone familiar with any/all of Boris’ aural iterations. Here’s to many more decades of Boris…..