life is noise, by arrangement with Artist Voice, is pleased to announce the return of legendary Japanese noisemakers Boris to our shores for the “Live Noise Alive” Australian tour.
19 albums in 19 years. That’s the studio discography of one of the most significant and prolific bands to emerge from Japan’s noise scene. The number gets tricky once you start counting the trio’s punishing live documents or their myriad co-conspirators – the double-LP with drone lords Sunn O))), the numerous collaborations with master sound manipulator Merzbow or the one-offs with the likes of Ian Astbury, Torche and Doomriders – all of which have put Boris at the forefront of the conversation about noise and doom in the last two decades.
Boris are in the unexpected position of building a lasting legacy beyond that of almost any other band currently in their field. – The Quietus
Boris are the very definition of a power trio: resourceful, ruthlessly efficient, chaotic yet measured and always astonishingly powerful. The group’s longevity is owed to a restless innovative spirit and a total disregard for convention and expectation that’s allowed the three to conjure a tremendous array of sounds across their vast back catalogue. From the Melvins-inspired sludge of their early releases to the droning meditations of their opus Flood to the riotous fury of the critically acclaimed Pink, Boris are a band with no intent on retreading the winding path they’ve left behind them.
Boris never met a subgenre they couldn’t blow out. – Spin
That restlessness carries over to their off-stage practice too. Few bands work as hard both in the studio and on the road as Boris, and few bands can boast tenures with three of the most important metal labels since the turn of the century, but Boris can, with stints at Hydra Head, Southern Lord and now Sargent House to their name, alongside a list of peers that reads like a who’s who of experimental heavy music in the modern era.
There’s a very thin line between repetition and hypnotism. Boris walks that line. – Sputnik Music
Boris last visited our shores three years ago, playing Flood in full for the first time on Australian soil, but they’ve never been a band content to run a victory lap and coast on their reputation. Since 2012 they’ve released three records: the conclusion to their hypnotic Solomon series, 2013’s dense and sludgy Präparat and last year’s Noise, an ambitious release as diverse as it is loud, with flourishes of crust punk, stoner metal, droning ambience and uplifting melodies at every turn.
The drone was endless, blurring the line between what is music and what is noise, only temporarily providing a definitive answer when sludge riffs would bubble to the surface. – Cvlt Nation
Boris live is a daunting prospect – a mesmerizing display of virtuosity, meditation and punishing volume best experienced in front of the stage. Bring your earplugs.
Boris “Live Noise Alive” Australian Tour 2015
May 27 - Brisbane @ Crowbar
May 29 - Sydney @ Newtown Social Club
May 30 - Melbourne @ Corner Hotel
May 31 - Adelaide @ Fowler’s Live
Jun 1 - Perth @ Rosemount Hotel
Tickets and more info available HERE.