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Heavy Rocks (2011 album)

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Artist
  
Boris

Producer
  
Boris

Genres
  
Stoner rock, Hard rock

Release date
  
24 May 2011

Label
  
Sargent House

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Released
  
May 24, 2011 (2011-05-24)

Recorded
  
2009 - 2011 at Sound Square

Heavy Rocks (2011)
  
Attention Please (2011)

Similar
  
Boris albums, Stoner rock albums

Boris heavy rocks 2011 full album


Heavy Rocks, also known as Heavy Rocks 2 or Heavy Rocks 2011, is the sixteenth studio album by the Japanese experimental band Boris. The album was released on May 24, 2011, through the label Sargent House. Its original release date was April 26, but this was pushed back. This album has the same name and cover style as their album released in 2002 called Heavy Rocks, although the cover is purple instead of orange. The band brought back these elements because they "seek to redefine 'heavy' music in a culmination of the band's tireless efforts over the past two decades".

Contents

The album was released on the same day as Attention Please, with which it shares the track "Aileron." It also shares different mixes of the songs "Jackson Head" and "Tu, La La" with New Album.

Boris heavy rocks 2002 full album


Background

Initial track list information had the song "8" (previously available on Japanese Heavy Rock Hits) listed as the second track, but the final release replaced it with "Leak -Truth, yesnoyesnoyes."

On March 29, 2011, Pitchfork Media released the song "Riot Sugar" in promotion for the album.

The vinyl edition features extended versions of "Missing Pieces" and "Czechoslovakia." An additional full length mix of "Czechoslovakia" with vocals by Tomáš Zakopal was released on a split 7" with his band, Saade.

On May 16, Heavy Rocks in its entirety was made available in full for streaming on NPR Music.

Track listing

All songs and words by Boris with the exception of Track 2 by Boris and Keisuke Suzuki.

Credits

  • Takeshi – vocals, bass, and guitar
  • Wata – guitar, echo, and keyboard
  • Atsuo – vocals, drums, and percussion
  • Michio Kurihara – guitar on tracks 2, 5, and 7
  • Ian Astbury – vocals on track 1
  • Kensuke Saito – analog synth on track 3
  • Yoshiko Kawakita – vocals on track 7
  • Faith Coloccia – piano on track 9
  • Aaron Turner – voices, guitars, and loops on track 9
  • Design by Fangsanalsatan and SOMA
  • Recording by fangsanalsatan at Sound Square 2009–2011
  • Mix and Mastering by Soichiro Nakamura at Peace Music 2011
  • Translation by Yoshiko Ikeda
  • Production by Boris
  • Photos by Miki Matsushima
  • Logotype by Futuyong
  • Songs

    1Riot Sugar3:55
    2Leak -Truth - yesnoyesnoyes-4:09
    3GALAXIANS4:09

    References

    Heavy Rocks (2011 album) Wikipedia