Boris discography

Summary

The following is the discography of the Japanese experimental band Boris.

Boris discography
Studio albums29
Live albums7
EPs14

Studio albums edit

List of studio albums, with selected chart positions
Title Album details Peak chart positions
US
Hard
Rock

[1]
US
Heat.

[2]
US
Ind.

[3]
US
Taste.

[4]
Absolutego
  • Released: 1996
  • Label: Fangs Anal Satan
  • Formats: CD, LP
Amplifier Worship
  • Released: 26 November 1998
  • Label: Mangrove
  • Formats: CD, LP
Flood
  • Released: 15 December 2000
  • Label: MIDI Creative
  • Format: CD, LP
Heavy Rocks
  • Released: 26 April 2002
  • Label: Quattro / UK Discs
  • Format: CD, LP
Akuma no Uta
Boris at Last -Feedbacker-
  • Released: 25 December 2003
  • Label: Diwphalanx, Conspiracy Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked
  • Released: August 2004
  • Label: Kult of Nihilow
  • Format: LP
Dronevil
  • Released: 28 February 2005
  • Label: Misanthropic Agenda
  • Formats: CD, LP
Soundtrack from the Film Mabuta no Ura
  • Released: 29 June 2005
  • Label: Inoxia Records, Catune Records, Essence Records
  • Formats: CD, LP
Pink
  • Released: 18 November 2005
  • Label: Diwphalanx Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
25
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2
  • Released: 9 April 2006
  • Label: Conspiracy Records
  • Format: LP
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3
  • Released: 9 April 2006
  • Label: Conspiracy Records
  • Format: LP
Vein
  • Released: 3 October 2006
  • Label: Important Records
  • Format: LP
Smile
  • Released: 7 March 2008
  • Label: Diwphalanx Records
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
20
New Album
  • Released: 16 March 2011
  • Label: Tearbridge, Daymare Records, Sargent House
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Heavy Rocks
  • Released: 24 May 2011
  • Label: Sargent House
  • Formats: CD, LP
25 11 18
Attention Please
  • Released: 24 May 2011
  • Label: Sargent House
  • Formats: CD, LP
12 19
Präparat
  • Released: 6 March 2013
  • Label: Daymare Recordings
  • Format: LP
Noise
  • Released: 17 June 2014
  • Label: Sargent House, Daymare Recordings
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
16 8 35 20
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked Extra
  • Released: 15 September 2014
  • Label: Taiga Records
  • Format: LP
Urban Dance
  • Released: 2 May 2015
  • Label: Fangs Anal Satan, New Noise Literacy
  • Format: CD
Warpath
  • Released: 2 May 2015
  • Label: Fangs Anal Satan, New Noise Literacy
  • Format: CD
Asia
  • Released: 2 May 2015
  • Label: Fangs Anal Satan, New Noise Literacy
  • Format: CD
Dear
  • Released: 14 July 2017
  • Label: Sargent House, Daymare Recordings
  • Formats: CD, LP, digital download
14 25 22
LφVE & EVφL 23
NO
  • Released: 3 July 2020
  • Label: Fangs Anal Satan
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
W
  • Released: 21 January 2022
  • Label: Sacred Bones Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Heavy Rocks
  • Released: 12 August 2022
  • Label: Relapse Records
  • Format: CD, LP, digital download
Fade
  • Released: 2 December 2022
  • Label: Fangs Anal Satan
  • Format: 2xLP, digital download
"—" denotes items which did not chart.

Live albums edit

EPs, singles and demos edit

  • "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 edit

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 edit

Merzbow collaborations edit

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.

Other collaborations edit

Split recordings edit

Video releases edit

Other releases edit

Compilation appearances edit

Exclusive songs edit

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 edit

These are tracks taken from other Boris albums.

References edit

  1. ^ "Boris | Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Boris | Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Boris | Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Boris | Tastemakers". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  5. ^ Scientific Laboratories

External links edit