Amplifier Worship Information
Track listing (Songs)
| title | rating | votes | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Huge | 9:16 | 55 | 1 | |
| 2. | Ganbou-Ki | 15:46 | 50 | 1 | |
| 3. | Hama | 7:32 | 55 | 1 | |
| 4. | Kuruimizu | 14:29 | 77.5 | 2 | |
| 5. | Vomitself | 16:57 | 45 | 1 |
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Amplifier Worship Reviews
(2)
Date : Jan 25, 2024
Boris, the beloved Drone Metallers from Japan. Or rather, by now they are more of a chameleon act, but it all started here.
Personally, I’ve got a bit of a beef with Boris. Not the band itself, obviously, but the concept. You see, I love Japanese Metal. It’s an indescribable scene with some of the most unique acts in the world, ranging through every genre under the sun. They tend to have a penchant for stick-in-your-head melodies as well as boundless experimentation. Unfortunately, many of these bands never get any recognition outside their home country. Even X Japan, revered as the country’s version of The Beatles in their home, is unknown outside of metal/music nerd circles. For some reason, getting notoriety for a Japanese (Metal) band seems much more difficult than for bands in the West.
And what band struck gold? What band tops charts across websites and is beloved by the music world? Boris. The band who makes a song by playing the same four notes dragged out over 9 minutes. Or not even playing notes at all, and letting the feedback speak for itself.
Don’t get me wrong, Boris are experimental, and unique. They experiment with how boring they can possibly make a song and still get it labeled a masterpiece anyway. They’re also very unique in that they’ll put a directionless Drone Metal song on the same record as a repetitive Stoner Metal song and a *checking RYM genre voting page* Post-Rock song? In all of which almost nothing happens and they are co ... See More
Personally, I’ve got a bit of a beef with Boris. Not the band itself, obviously, but the concept. You see, I love Japanese Metal. It’s an indescribable scene with some of the most unique acts in the world, ranging through every genre under the sun. They tend to have a penchant for stick-in-your-head melodies as well as boundless experimentation. Unfortunately, many of these bands never get any recognition outside their home country. Even X Japan, revered as the country’s version of The Beatles in their home, is unknown outside of metal/music nerd circles. For some reason, getting notoriety for a Japanese (Metal) band seems much more difficult than for bands in the West.
And what band struck gold? What band tops charts across websites and is beloved by the music world? Boris. The band who makes a song by playing the same four notes dragged out over 9 minutes. Or not even playing notes at all, and letting the feedback speak for itself.
Don’t get me wrong, Boris are experimental, and unique. They experiment with how boring they can possibly make a song and still get it labeled a masterpiece anyway. They’re also very unique in that they’ll put a directionless Drone Metal song on the same record as a repetitive Stoner Metal song and a *checking RYM genre voting page* Post-Rock song? In all of which almost nothing happens and they are co ... See More
Date : Dec 28, 2013
메탈은 ‘실험’위에 생명력을 유지하는 음악 장르다. 그 실험의 역사 속에 가장 기괴하고 이해하기 힘든 장르가 바로 드론메탈(Drone Metal)이다. 의도적 노이즈를 음악화한 본 장르는, 한 문장으로 설명하기 힘들 정도로 정신을 완전히 휘저어 놓는, 극단 중의 극단에 위치한 장르라고 할 수 있다. 기존의 음악 문법은 모조리 파괴해 버리며, 추상적이고 전위적이다. 메탈음악 장르중 가장 어둡고 마이너한 아방가르드라고 할 수 있다.
일단 음악의 근본은 싸이키델릭이나 앰비언트에 뿌리를 두고 있지만, 1960년대의 히피문화에서 파생된 명상적인 싸이키델릭이 아닌, 의도적으로 불쾌감을 주도록 형태가 뒤틀려 있으며, 극도로 지저분한 노이즈는 블랙메탈의 로우(raw)함과는 다르게 어떤 '사상'을 지니고 있지 않는, 그야말로 원초적인 음악 경험만을 위한 컨셉으로 존재한다.
지금 필자가 쓴 말이 이해하기 어렵듯이, 드론 메탈은 이성과는 아득히 동떨어진 비이성의 극치를 달리는 음악이다. 형태를 거의 갖추지 않는 완전히 개방된 전위성을 과연 음악으로 인정해야 할까? 음악을 배운 상태에서의 완전한 전위성과 음악을 배우지 못한 무지에서 나오는 전위성이 제3자 입장에서 구분이 가능할까?
쉽게 말해 드론메탈은 다른 예술 ... See More
일단 음악의 근본은 싸이키델릭이나 앰비언트에 뿌리를 두고 있지만, 1960년대의 히피문화에서 파생된 명상적인 싸이키델릭이 아닌, 의도적으로 불쾌감을 주도록 형태가 뒤틀려 있으며, 극도로 지저분한 노이즈는 블랙메탈의 로우(raw)함과는 다르게 어떤 '사상'을 지니고 있지 않는, 그야말로 원초적인 음악 경험만을 위한 컨셉으로 존재한다.
지금 필자가 쓴 말이 이해하기 어렵듯이, 드론 메탈은 이성과는 아득히 동떨어진 비이성의 극치를 달리는 음악이다. 형태를 거의 갖추지 않는 완전히 개방된 전위성을 과연 음악으로 인정해야 할까? 음악을 배운 상태에서의 완전한 전위성과 음악을 배우지 못한 무지에서 나오는 전위성이 제3자 입장에서 구분이 가능할까?
쉽게 말해 드론메탈은 다른 예술 ... See More
3 likesAmplifier Worship Comments
(2)Jul 12, 2024
I have to say it's not as good as their later drone metal work, but I'm still positive on this album all the way. The drone metal gave me some visceral moments, and the stoner and the rocky moments made a needed counterpoint.
1 like
Sep 20, 2015
I hereby worship the magnificent drone frog. He bestoweth us with a melting pot of Drone, Doom, and Dank Stoner Metal, and blesseth us with overdriven beauty.
Boris Discography
| Album | Type | Release date | Rating | Votes | Reviews |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolutego | Album | 1996 | 40 | 1 | 1 |
| Keiji Haino with Boris - Black: Implication Flooding | Live | 1998 | - | 0 | 0 |
| ▶ Amplifier Worship | Album | Nov 26, 1998 | 68.8 | 4 | 2 |
| Flood | Album | Dec 15, 2000 | 89.2 | 6 | 0 |
| 1970 | EP | 2002 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Rocks | Album | Apr 26, 2002 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| Megatone | Album | Apr 26, 2002 | - | 0 | 0 |
| あくまのうた (Akuma no Uta) | Album | Jun 6, 2003 | 85 | 3 | 0 |
| Boris at Last - Feedbacker | Album | Dec 25, 2003 | 97.5 | 4 | 0 |
| The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked | Album | Aug 2004 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Boris Live Volume I: Live 96-98 | Live | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Boris Live Volume II: drumless drone power ambient disc | Live | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Boris Live Volume III: live 2001 two long songs | Live | 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 04092001 | Live | Feb 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dronevil | Album | Feb 28, 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Sound Track from Film "Mabuta No Ura" | Album | Jun 29, 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Pink | Album | Nov 18, 2005 | 96.7 | 3 | 0 |
| Sun Baked Snow Cave | Album | Dec 5, 2005 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 2 | Album | Apr 9, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked 3 | Album | Apr 9, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Dronevil -Final- | Album | Aug 8, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Vein (Drone Version) | Album | Oct 3, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Vein (Hardcore Version) | Album | Oct 3, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Altar | Album | Oct 31, 2006 | 83.3 | 6 | 0 |
| Rainbow | Album | Dec 23, 2006 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Rock Dream | Live | Oct 26, 2007 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| Smile | Album | Mar 7, 2008 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
| Smile | Album | Apr 29, 2008 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Smile -Live at Wolf Creek- | Live | Nov 21, 2008 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Cloud Chamber | Album | Dec 23, 2008 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Scion A/V Remix: Buzz-In | EP | Sep 9, 2009 | - | 0 | 0 |
| BXI | EP | Sep 2010 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Klatter | Album | Feb 23, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| New Album | Album | Mar 16, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Attention Please | Album | Apr 26, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Rocks II | Album | Apr 26, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Black Original Remix | EP | Sep 26, 2011 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Präparat | Album | Mar 6, 2013 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Boris performing "flood" | Live | Apr 2013 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Noise | Album | Jun 17, 2014 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| Asia | Album | May 2, 2015 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| Urban Dance | Album | May 2, 2015 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Warpath | Album | May 2, 2015 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Eros | EP | May 2, 2015 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 2007.12.10, "Altar" Presentation with Boris, Kentish Town Forum, London, the United Kingdom | Live | Jun 11, 2015 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Mr. Shortkill | EP | Mar 16, 2016 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Gensho | Album | Mar 18, 2016 | 70 | 1 | 0 |
| Dear | Album | Jul 14, 2017 | 75 | 1 | 0 |
| Phenomenons Drive | EP | Aug 8, 2018 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 不透明度 | Live | Dec 29, 2018 | - | 0 | 0 |
| LφVE & EVφL | Album | Oct 4, 2019 | - | 0 | 0 |
| 1985 | Album | Dec 24, 2019 | - | 0 | 0 |
| No | Album | Jul 3, 2020 | 80 | 1 | 0 |
| 2R0I2P0 | Album | Dec 11, 2020 | 85 | 1 | 0 |
| W | Album | Jan 21, 2022 | - | 0 | 0 |
| Heavy Rocks | Album | Aug 12, 2022 | 90 | 1 | 0 |
| fade | Album | Dec 2, 2022 | 80 | 2 | 0 |
| Bright New Disease | Album | Jun 16, 2023 | 95 | 1 | 0 |
