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The Boredoms | Seadrum/House Of Sun Album Stream

the Boredoms Back in March, we heard that the Boredoms signed with VICE Records

“Defying the age-old tradition which says that freaky people who mellow over time have to put on suits and go to work for The Man, Japan’s Boredoms have followed their own path, from anally-obsessed noise monsters to tribal-drumming hippies.”

And they’re playing some shows…

“Live Boredoms shows these days carry on the rhythmic vibe with three drummers (Yoshimi, ATR, and Yojiro) backing up eternal frontman Eye Yamataka.”

05-17 Los Angeles, CA – Knitting Factory
05-19 San Francisco, CA – The Independent
05-21 Chicago, IL – Logan Square Auditorium
05-23 Victoriaville, Quebec – Festival Actuelle
05-25 New York City, NY – Bowery Ballroom

Jim Rourke (who’s also playing at the Kitchen while he’s here) opens the sold out Bowery show in NYC this Wednesday. According to someone seeking a ticket to the show via a duel Craigslist ad and blog post (with MP3s)

“Prior to the Boredom’s show there will be a concrete poetry reading and pedal effects jam session at Thurston Moore’s loft. I can bring one, and only ONE of you proles with me (in exchange for two tickets of course). Several luminaries will be in attendance, Lou Reed and Arto Lindsay (so sick of seeing those two), LaMonte Young’s older, wiser, brother Phineas, semiotician Gilberto Egreyes, and that one creepy experimental filmmaker who always stares at his fingernail beds.” 🙂

Insound says that “Of all the artists in Japan’s thriving noise-music community, the Boredoms undoubtedly had the most fun.” And Insound is where you can get a copy of Seadrum/House Of Sun (the new album on VICE).

VICE is where you can LISTEN TO THE 2 TRACK ALBUM (“On this record, two lengthy tracks manage a paradoxical blending of peaceful waves of sound with intense, churning rhythmic moments.”)

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