Boris - Boris At Last / Feedbacker LP

Belgium's one and only almighty Conspiracy Records are now taking pre-orders for the re-issue of the amazing "Boris At Last - Feedbacker" LP by, well, Boris ofcourse. This re-issue comes on 200 copies on limited red vinyl, the rest will all be pressed on black vinyl.

By far my favourite Boris record, I'm lucky enough to own a copy of the original pressing, but that won't stop me ordering this again. Be fast and pre-order directly from Conspiracy Records

Boris - Japanese Heavy Rocks Vol. 1 7"

Volume 1 in the Boris "Japanese Heavy Rocks" series is now available from Southern Lord

The package containing all 7"s in this series is already sold out, so don't sit on this.

Boris - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits 7"series update

As reported yesterday, Boris are gearing up to release a new 7", apparently not called "8", but "Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 1" which turns out to be only the first installment in a series of 7" releases. Here's what the Lord has to say:

"For over 15 years Boris has lead the charge as Japan’s most exciting experimental rock act. This fall marks yet another first for the band as they release Japanese Heavy Rock Hits, a series of 7″s showcasing their wide-reaching, genre-smashing sound. The band has been locked in the studio over last few months and in association with Southern Lord they are ready to bring to you their latest offerings. Over the course of the next 3 months 3 brand new exclusive vinyl 7″s will be released.

September - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 1
Side A: “8″

Side B :” Hey Everyone/ねえエヴリワン”

October - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 2
Side A: “H.M.A. - Heavy Metal Addict”

Side B: “Black Original/黒い点滅”

November - Japanese Heavy Rock Hits Vol. 3
Side A: “16:47:52… / 16時47分52..”

Side B:” ..and Hear Nothing/きこえない”

The 7″s will be available individually or you can pre-order the series as a set and receive a exclusive bonus 7″ (only available if you buy the set) and exclusive Boris t-shirt. Full details and ordering info will be up on the Southern Lord site very shortly."

Boris - 8 7"

I heard some rumours about a new upcoming 7" by Boris on Southern Lord, but no official information has been released yet, let alone a preview of the artwork. However, Norman Records have the details, and already have the "8" 7" up for pre-order. Here's the info:

"For over 15 years Boris has lead the charge as Japan's most exciting experimental rock act. Considering their peers and countrymen this is no easy feat. Even stacked up against a lot of their Southern Lord brethren (a roster including some of the hardest-working, forward-thinking artists in music) Boris always stands out as some of the biggest risk-takers, with a voluminous catalogue to back up that reputation.

This fall marks yet another first for the band as they release Japanese Heavy Rock Hits, a series of 7 inches showcasing their wide-reaching, genre-smashing sound.Volume One titled 8, features two newly recorded EXCLUSIVE tracks.

On Side A, the title track "8" continues the spacey hard-rock sound established on their classic albums Pink and Smile, building from a mono, lo-fi wall of feedback into a ripping, slab of lush vocals, crunchy guitar and thunderous drums.Things get switched up on Side B with "Hey Everyone", a chewy bit of power-pop bubblegum that sees the band mining a much lighter source for their s$most daring thing this band can do is record something so straight-forwardit could easily be misconstrued as "alt-pop".

This all-new 7 inch, along with the rest of the Japanese Heavy Rock Hits series are gonna be must-have's for all fans of Boris, Southern Lord and all things heavy."

Pre-order it from Norman Records

Boris / Torch - Chapter Ahead Being Fake LP

It's pretty much impossible to keep track of all vinyl releases by Japan's ultimate kult band Boris - I've tried and failed miserably at it. However, keeping track of Torche is fortunately not so difficult. The CD version will be out on August 19 via Daymare, Hydrahead will take care of the 12" edition in the "not so distant future". Considering the fact that this is a split with Boris, expect these to go faaaaast, so consider this as a fair warning to all. Visit http://www.hydrahead.com/ daily.