Boredoms

Boredoms (ボアダムス) (or, more recently, V∞redoms) is a noise rock band from Osaka, Japan. The band was officially formed in 1986, although some date the band to bedroom tape experiments from 1982.[1][2] The band's output is usually referred to as noise rock or sometimes Japanoise, though their more recent records have been largely based around repetitive minimalism, ambient music, and tribal drumming.

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Spiritualized are performing Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space in May at Butlins, as part of the Matt Groening curated ATP weekend.  It’s a reprise of the production that saw them sell out 4 nights at the Barbican. Also featured in the new line up announcement are The Fresh and Onlys and Cold Cave. Full press release after the break. Spiritualized...
The Super Roots series of EPs, spanning 15 years of Boredoms’ history, is usually accepted as being the best introduction to the various guises the band have taken. From the skronky exhibitionism of their early work, through their mid-period acid rock, to the lush soundscapes they currently inhabit, Super Roots marks out the various territories Boredoms have traversed. This eighth release...
Nisennenmondai and I are in a Turkish restaurant in London, and we are trying to speak to each other in English. Katoman, their tour manager, translates some questions into Japanese, answers others on the band’s behalf. Sayaka Himeno (drums, driving force) concentrates on my words as if lipreading. Masako Takada (motorik riffs; quartzy loops) and Yuri Zaikawa (one-note bass thwacks) smile...
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