LIFE IS NOISE is proud to announce the supports for Boris’ upcoming Live Noise Alive tour this May / June.
Kicking the tour off in Brisbane at Crowbar will be frenetic stylings of psych stalwarts DREAMTIME, who’ll be stealing away from their spiritual quest for a new sound for a fuzz-filled live freakout. Opening proceedings will be the industrial strength riffage of newcomers GRIEG, whose recently released debut LP, Retaliate First, ought to be your new favourite record.
At the first of two Sydney shows, your public introspection will be soundtracked by the droning and delicate melodies of DUMBSAINT, and your visions of the world’s end will be accompanied by the aural brutalism of HAWKMOTH.
Support at the second Sydney show comes from one of the nation’s most revered post-rock acts WE LOST THE SEA, who’ll be taking a break from the darkened rooms and mixing desks of their forthcoming third record for only their second live performance of the year. They’ll be joined by the ear-splitting, volcano-erupting, ocean-parting, earth-shaking and, quite frankly, fucking huge jams of NARROW LANDS.
In Melbourne, support comes from the dreamy, off-kilter reflections of venerable post-punk trio WHITE WALLS, whose upcoming double-LP Afterthoughts in Limbo is out in May. Kicking off the evening will be the ballsy, head-spinning sonic warfare of two-man powertrip HOTEL WRECKING CITY TRADERS.
At Boris’ only all ages/licensed show of the tour in Adelaide, support comes from the most energized stoner rock you’ll ever hear with the blistering jams of CRYPT. They’ll be joined by the otherworldly, doom-inflected post-rock of LAST DAYS OF KALI.
Closing out the tour in Perth, support will come from the dreamlike symphonies of one of the West’s best live bands in MT. MOUNTAIN. But for starters, get a taste of the proto-punk rock daze that is THE PISSEDCOLAS.
19 albums in 19 years. That’s the studio discography of one of the most significant and prolific bands to emerge from Japan’s noise scene. The number gets tricky once you start counting the trio’s punishing live documents or their myriad co-conspirators – the double-LP with drone lords Sunn O))), the numerous collaborations with master sound manipulator Merzbow or the one-offs with the likes of Ian Astbury, Torche and Doomriders – all of which have put Boris at the forefront of the conversation about noise and doom in the last two decades.
Boris are the very definition of a power trio: resourceful, ruthlessly efficient, chaotic yet measured and always astonishingly powerful. The group’s longevity is owed to a restless innovative spirit and a total disregard for convention and expectation that’s allowed the three to conjure a tremendous array of sounds across their vast back catalogue. From the Melvins-inspired sludge of their early releases to the droning meditations of their opusFlood to the riotous fury of the critically acclaimed Pink, Boris are a band with no intent on retreading the winding path they’ve left behind them.
That restlessness carries over to their off-stage practice too. Few bands work as hard both in the studio and on the road as Boris, and few bands can boast tenures with three of the most important metal labels since the turn of the century, but Boris can, with stints at Hydra Head, Southern Lord and now Sargent House to their name, alongside a list of peers that reads like a who’s who of experimental heavy music in the modern era.
Boris last visited our shores three years ago, playing Flood in full for the first time on Australian soil, but they’ve never been a band content to run a victory lap and coast on their reputation. Since 2012 they’ve released three records: the conclusion to their hypnotic Solomon series, 2013’s dense and sludgy Präparat and last year’sNoise, an ambitious release as diverse as it is loud, with flourishes of crust punk, stoner metal, droning ambience and uplifting melodies at every turn.
Boris live is a daunting prospect – a mesmerizing display of virtuosity, meditation and punishing volume best experienced in front of the stage. Bring your earplugs.
Boris “Live Noise Alive" Australian Tour 2015
Brisbane - Crowbar - Wed 27 May
Sydney - Newtown Social - Friday 29 May
Melbourne - Corner Hotel - Saturday 30 May
Adelaide - Fowler’s Live - Sunday 31 May (all ages and licensed)
Perth - Rosemount Hotel - Monday 1 June
Tickets $44+BF from lifeisnoise.com, oztix and the venues.
