BORIS - SMILE (CD)

Boris Smile On CD

Smile is the fourteenth full-length album by Japanese experimental doom band Boris. On Smile the group plays deeply intense blistering psychedelia with mammoth hooks and truly innovative song-writing. Features collaborations with special guests: Stephen O' Malley (sunn0))), KTL), and Michio Kurihara (Ghost, White Heaven, The Stars). The Southern Lord version is drastically different than the version of Smile released by Daymare records in Japan. The main difference between the Southern Lord version and the Daymare version is the mix of the actual songs themselves. Where the songs on the Japanese version have a more electronic or noisy-psychedelic vibe, the North American/European version here features a heavier more straight-forward rock aesthetic. Its truly remarkable how the band consciously set out (and achieved) to make two completely different sounding versions of the same album. It is a testament to their continual, endless well-spring of creativity! The Southern Lord version also features a track that has never been heard by anyone, "You Were Holding an Umbrella."

Boris Smile Track Listing
 
1. Flower, Sun, Rain
2. Buzz-In
3. Laser Beam
4. Statement
5. My Neighbor Satan
6. Ka Re Ha Te Ta Sa Ki – No Ones Grieve
7. You Were Holding an Umbrella
8. Untitled