Wata of Boris
Originally uploaded by nofrills.
Picture taken on 9 July 2005 (very late into the night, so exactly 10 July), at the Loft, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. (Too much smoke!!!!!)
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My friend Wata, guitarist of a Tokyo band called "Boris" (website | last.fm). Do not expect a stereotyped "girl on guitar". She's a feedbacker. How they sound ... imagine Pink Floyd meet Black Sabbath in the 21st century in a desert.
They are touring in the US very soon (in October 2005). Check Caroline Records' website for dates. (Click on the name "BORIS".)
Earlier this year, they toured the UK, Ireland and Europe with SUN O))) and Thrones (Joe Preston).
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Here are some video clips of the band (RealPlayer needed), three songs during these five years. They've been around for more than 10 years and they keep changing, and these three clips are just a part of what they've been doing.
I've found some of their gig posters. This one was for their first UK tour, and this one is for the forth-coming US tour. This and this are for their tour in Europe (spring 2005).
They are soon releasing a new full album, and a collaboration with Merzbow is on sale, too. (CMJ has a sample audio file, or try wfmu radio's archive.
Actually I'm translating for them. One of my first works is "Black: Implication Flooding" by Keiji Haino and Boris, which was recorded live in Tokyo at the end of January 1998 and released in the summer of that year. The original phrases for this album in Japanese have never been made public, I think. There was a lot of discussions between the musicians and me, about word selection etc. One of the things that Mr Haino thought most important was to erase subject as much as possible. In a way, "Question The Language Itself" was what they asked me. It was tough, indeed, but it taught me a lot.
