Boredoms

Of all the artists in Japan's thriving noise-music community, the Boredoms undoubtedly had the most fun. A typical Boredoms track might feature massively distorted guitars, squealing synths, any number of odd found-object noisemakers, or studio-manipulation effects; conventional song structures are thrown out the window in favor of abrupt, whiplash-inducing changes of direction. With Sonic Youth and Nirvana counting themselves among the Boredoms' fans, the group actually signed major-label deals during the early '90s, both in Japan and the U.S., and played the Lollapalooza main stage. Their most critically acclaimed album in 1998 Super Aea was met with a huge amount of acclaim from the international music press, recognized as a modern day avant garde artifact and progressive "masterpiece", some critics even identifying the album as affirmation that Boredoms are "the most out-there band in the world". Notably, Super Are was considered one of the best albums of the '90s by Pitchfork Media. Their next album Vision Creation Newsun was released in 1999 the album's 13 minute opening track was later covered by Fischerspooner for their album Odyssey. Boredoms busied themselves with numerous side projects in the 00's and issued a series of EPs, dubbed Super Roots, that often appeared only in Japan and were all issued on the supercool label Vice in the US. They have also collaborated and toured with Sonic Youth, Nirvana, UNKLE, John Zorn and Ken Ishi. On 7 July 2007, Boredoms performed a concert titled 77 Boadrum in Brooklyn Bridge Park, New York City. The "77" denotes not only the date (7/7/2007) but also the number of drummers in the ensemble. The Boredoms can only be counted as something of a totally independent, and unique act. They constantly push the boundaries of music and art together, we are proud to be working with such a creative force!

Links
http://www.myspace.com/boredoms