{"id":16800,"date":"2013-06-11T22:51:02","date_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/?p=16800"},"modified":"2013-06-11T22:51:02","modified_gmt":"2013-06-11T12:51:02","slug":"boris","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maytherockbewithyou.com\/mtrbwy\/2013\/06\/boris\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n<\/a>\u201cWell, new things are always waiting for us. Even though more than 20 years have passed, we haven’t changed much since we were onstage at small clubs in Tokyo. We still feel like rookies. Would you ask a rookie about career highlights?\u201d<\/p>\n

From Tour Release:\u00a0 Boris have earned a rabid cult following thanks to their uncanny ability to expertly blend a variety of genres into one cohesive and potent concoction of sounds. Be it psychedelic metal, colossal drone, blistering punk or distortion-ravaged shoegaze, a Boris song is an exploration of sound as a physical mass.<\/p>\n

We had Atsuo from Boris answer some questions for us, well they got translated and then answered and then translated back, thankfully there are no purple monkey dishwashers in here, but check out what Atsuo had to say ahead of their Australian tour starting next week.<\/p>\n

Thanks for taking the time to answer some questions for us today. Firstly, we\u2019re here because you\u2019re heading back to Australia for some shows, but more importantly to play the \u2018Flood\u2019 album in its entirety for us, what was the idea behind putting this show together?<\/strong>
\nIt started because we played Flood<\/em> last year in Japan at the Leave Them All Behind 2012 festival, which was really good. When we go on big tours, it\u2019s usually after we\u2019ve released a new album. So, we always have to focus our set list on songs from each new release. We\u2019ve been touring overseas many times since 2005, but we haven\u2019t played much from our albums released before that time. That’s why we thought we\u2019d like to a show that was focused on Flood<\/em>, and include material from our past and our future, including new songs.<\/p>\n

You were only here last year, what is it that keeps you coming back to Australia?<\/strong>
\nWe had such a great response last time, so we wanted to come back soon.<\/p>\n

For someone who has never seen one of your shows, can you explain a typical Boris show for us?<\/strong>
\nAs I mentioned before, on this tour, it will be a show in which you\u2019ll be able to feel Boris music from our past and through to our future all, on the same night.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve just finished up in the U.S. how did the shows go over there?<\/strong>
\nIt was the best tour ever. We’d like to tour Japan and Australia with the same kind of good atmosphere.<\/p>\n

Are there any countries that you\u2019d like to tour that you haven\u2019t had the opportunity to go to yet?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019re happy to play in any countries that we\u2019re asked to play in.<\/p>\n

Back to the music, in the two years since your last releases, has anything specifically inspired you to create new music?<\/strong>
\nWe’ve already released 2 new albums this year. They’re only on Japanese labels, though. When we were making three of our more recent albums, New Album, Attention<\/em> Please<\/em> and Heavy<\/em> Rocks<\/em>, we felt like we could see a wider world, that we could see our path up until that point, as well as the future. We still hear musical ideas in our minds, so we want to keep working on our ideas and put them into concrete form. Our works themselves influence us a lot. Because we\u2019ve been making a lot of music that can only be done in the studio while recording, we feel like it\u2019s time for us as a band to get back into doing things live.<\/p>\n

Can we expect to hear a new album anytime soon from Boris? If so, what can we expect on it?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ve already finished working on some split releases and compilations. They\u2019ll be released very soon.<\/p>\n

At now over twenty years as a band, has there been a career highlight over that time you can share with us?<\/strong>
\nWell, new things are always waiting for us. Even though more than 20 years have passed, we haven’t changed much since we were onstage at small clubs in Tokyo. We still feel like rookies. Would you ask a rookie about career highlights?<\/p>\n

Also, what do you think is the biggest thing you\u2019ve learned as being part of the band?<\/strong>
\nI guess each of us has our own roles. We do what we can do. That\u2019s why only I answer interviews.<\/p>\n

Musically, how do you feel you\u2019ve evolved over this time?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019re gradually losing our established preconceptions of music. Fundamentally, we\u2019ve been changing how we think about capturing sounds.<\/p>\n

What does the remainder of 2013 have in store for Boris?<\/strong>
\nWe\u2019ll be recording. We’d like to conclude what we\u2019ve been working on. We’re introducing new songs at our shows, so we’d like to make them into an album.<\/p>\n

Essential information<\/strong><\/h2>\n

From: <\/strong>Tokyo, Japan<\/p>\n

Check them out if you like: <\/strong>Experimental Rock<\/p>\n

Band members:<\/strong> Atsuo, Wata, Takeshi<\/p>\n

Catch the Boris on tour in Australia starting next week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wednesday June 19- Corner Hotel, Melbourne<\/strong>
\nFriday June 21- Manning Bar, Sydney<\/strong>
\nSaturday June 22- DARK MOFO, Hobart<\/strong>
\nMonday June 24- Rosemount Hotel, Perth\u00a0<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n

Tickets on sale now from\u00a0www.handsometours.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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