Do not be mislead by the album title “Noise”. Anyone who is
expecting another “Heavy Rocks” will have to think again. Boris
have said they wanted this album to sum up everything they have done
in the past.
expecting another “Heavy Rocks” will have to think again. Boris
have said they wanted this album to sum up everything they have done
in the past.
So naturally, this is a fucking masterpiece. Throughout the album’s 8
song, 58 minute duration, the band masterfully intermingles sludge-rock,
blistering crust punk, shimmering shoegaze, epic thunderous doom,
psychedelic melodies and just about everything else they’ve ever done.
Returning to their classic trio lineup, guitarist/vocalist Wata has upped
her game of sonic exploration and produced some stunning work that
redefines the term ‘epic’. Some of the fastest songs they have tackled
are sprayed over this album, driven by frenzied psychedelic riffing.
Elsewhere colossal doom rubs shoulders with shoegaze atmospherics
which lead into delicate tracks of shimmering vocals and contemplation.
“Angel” is the album’s nearly 19-minute epic centerpiece that builds from
entrancing chiming guitar notes and softly pulsing toms, ultimately
breaking into a massive wall of drop-tuned sludge and a howling
guitar lead reminiscent of Boris tracks “Feedbacker” and “Flood.”
The song continues to shift gears several times as it builds in tension
and emotion toward a very satisfying resolution, taking the entire track
full circle to where it began.
This is the good stuff.
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