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sonidero wrote:

Taking a break from its last few years’ worth of work with guitar god Michio Kurihara, Boris has been touring the States with a two-pronged show that’s one part experimental drone, with an emphasis on its early LP Flood, and one part more overtly song-oriented material. Given the furious psych rawk hurricane the band usually dispenses, the overall mellow vibe to this set came as a welcome surprise.

Clean guitars and bassist/guitarist Takeshi’s earnest singing took center stage on “Cosmos,” while he handed the vocal mic to guitarist Wata for the dreampopping “Rainbow,” which included an industrial strength guitar solo. Songs eventually gave way to pure sound, however, as the trio closed its set with the epic “Flood.”

Hell unleashed from the outset, Wata and Takeshi got their power chords on and drummer Atsuo held a tape recorder up to his cymbal mic to add to the chaos. The instrumental moves onto a quieter floor in the midsection, putting a spotlight on some remarkably pretty melodies. But heavy doom is never out of sight with Boris, and the deep grunge, guitar fury, and gong-bashing of the first section came roaring back.

Once all sternums has been vibrated and bowels loosened, Boris slowed its whirlwind down to a crawl, leaving enough room between notes to drive a Jeep through and letting the audience down easy.

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magiclawnchair wrote:Pallbearer just fucking killed everyone. I wonder if Boris is still going to play...

jrmy wrote:

magiclawnchair wrote:Pallbearer just fucking killed everyone. I wonder if Boris is still going to play...

When I saw them last year, the bass player from Pallbearer wrestled the most unearthly bone shattering sounds from his rig. It was uh.maze.ing.

sonidero wrote:They just played Psych Fest in Austin last weekend...

sonidero wrote:

Taking a break from its last few years’ worth of work with guitar god Michio Kurihara, Boris has been touring the States with a two-pronged show that’s one part experimental drone, with an emphasis on its early LP Flood, and one part more overtly song-oriented material. Given the furious psych rawk hurricane the band usually dispenses, the overall mellow vibe to this set came as a welcome surprise.

Clean guitars and bassist/guitarist Takeshi’s earnest singing took center stage on “Cosmos,” while he handed the vocal mic to guitarist Wata for the dreampopping “Rainbow,” which included an industrial strength guitar solo. Songs eventually gave way to pure sound, however, as the trio closed its set with the epic “Flood.”

Hell unleashed from the outset, Wata and Takeshi got their power chords on and drummer Atsuo held a tape recorder up to his cymbal mic to add to the chaos. The instrumental moves onto a quieter floor in the midsection, putting a spotlight on some remarkably pretty melodies. But heavy doom is never out of sight with Boris, and the deep grunge, guitar fury, and gong-bashing of the first section came roaring back.

Once all sternums has been vibrated and bowels loosened, Boris slowed its whirlwind down to a crawl, leaving enough room between notes to drive a Jeep through and letting the audience down easy.

http://www.austinchronicle.com/blogs/mu ... lse-music/

Seizurema wrote:Saw them in NYC. Flood was supremely excellent. Wished they'd never stop.

Bought the live Flood they were selling and I was .... surprised? by the overt amounts of italian-progness and general loose 60s guitaring. Lacked the almost minimalist appeal of Flood Flood.