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{{Short description|Japanese rock band}}
{{about|the Japanese band|other uses|Boredom (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox musical artist
| name            = Boredoms
| image           = Boredoms1.jpg
| caption         = Boredoms at the 2006 [[Intonation Music Festival]] in [[Chicago]]
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| alias           = V∞redoms, Vooredoms, V∞rdoms
| origin          = [[Osaka]], [[Japan]]
| genre           = {{flatlist|
*[[Experimental rock]]<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web| url=http://www.allmusic.com/artist/boredoms-mn0000770540/biography | title=Boredoms | work=[[AllMusic]] | access-date=10 July 2017|author=Huey, Steve}}</ref>
*[[noise rock]]<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/pb/express/wp/2008/04/03/any_other_persons_noise_the_boredoms/?outputType=accessibility&nid=menu_nav_accessibilityforscreenreader | title= Any Other Person's Noise: The Boredoms | newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] | date=2 April 2008 | access-date=10 July 2017|author=Deusner, Stephen M.}}</ref>
*[[psychedelic rock]]<ref>{{cite magazine| url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-boredoms-revel-in-rhythm-numerology-for-88-boadrums-20080811 | title= The Boredoms Revel in Rhythm, Numerology for 88 BoaDrums | magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] | date=11 August 2008 | access-date=10 July 2017|author=Moorman, Trent.}}</ref>
*[[space rock]]<ref name="allmusic" />
}}
| years_active    = 1986–present
| label           = [[List of Warner Music Group labels#International Labels|WEA Japan]], [[avex Group|Commmons]], [[Thrill Jockey]], [[Shimmy Disc]], [[Reprise Records|Reprise]]/[[Warner Records]], [[Birdman Records|Birdman]], [[Vice Media|Vice Records]], Very Friendly Records, Earthnoise, Selfish Records, Trans Records
| associated_acts = [[Hanatarash]], [[OOIOO]], Saicobab, AOA, Sun Kich, [[Destroy 2]], [[MC Hellshit & DJ Carhouse]], Noise Ramones, [[Yoshimi and Yuka]], Eastenburia, Psycho-Baba, [[Z-Rock Hawaii]], [[Free Kitten]], Karera Musication, [[Rovo]]
| website         = [http://www.boredoms.jp/ boredoms.jp]
| current_members = [[Yamantaka Eye]]<br />Yojiro Tatekawa<br />[[Yoshimi P-We]]<br />Shinji Masuko
| past_members    = Muneomi Senju<br />Ikuo Taketani<br />Tabata Mitsuru<br />Hosoi Hisato<br />Makki Sasarato<br />Yoshikawa Toyohito<br />Hiyashi Hira<br />[[Seiichi Yamamoto]]<br />Chew Hasegawa<br />Kazuya Nishimura<br />EDA<br />God Mama
}}
'''Boredoms''' ({{nihongo2|ボアダムス}}) (later known as '''V∞redoms''') is a [[Rock music|rock]] band from [[Osaka]], [[Japan]] formed in 1986. The band's sound is often referred to as [[noise rock]], or sometimes [[Japanoise]] (Japan’s [[noise music]] scene), though their more recent records have moved toward repetitive [[psychedelic rock]], [[ambient music|ambient]] soundscapes, and tribal [[drum]]ming.
The band has a vast [[Boredoms discography|discography]]. Many band members have rotated through the group over the years, often using a number of various [[stage name]]s. Singer [[Yamantaka Eye]] is the closest the band has to a frontman; his style includes a range of baffling screams, babbling, electronic effects, and very heavy post-production. Drummer/keyboard player/vocalist [[Yoshimi P-We]] is featured on most Boredoms recordings.
==History==
===Formation and early years===
Boredoms were formed in early 1986 by [[Yamantaka Eye]], who at the time acted as front man for the infamous and highly controversial [[noise music|noise]]/[[performance art]] act [[Hanatarash]],<ref name="vice">{{cite web|title=Boredoms biography |publisher=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice Records]] |url=http://www.vicerecords.com/boredoms.php |access-date=2007-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011160740/http://vicerecords.com/boredoms.php |archive-date=2007-10-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref> locally notorious for its extremely dangerous live shows consisting entirely of on-stage destruction and complete disregard for the audience's safety. The antics of Hanatarash would later be highly influential on the earliest incarnation of Boredoms, which was formed by the remaining members of a band Eye started with Hanatarash drummer Ikuo Taketani, as well as guitarist Tabata Mitsuru (known as Tabata Mara), bassist Hosoi Hisato, and vocalist Makki Sasarato, called "Acid Makki & Combi and Zombie".<ref name="exclaim">{{cite web | last = Hainey | first = Kevin | title = Boredoms: The Art of Noise | work = Timeline | publisher = [[Exclaim!]] | date = June 2005 | url = http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid2=9&fid1=3900&csid1=70 | access-date = 2008-03-16 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070512211952/http://www.exclaim.ca/articles/multiarticlesub.aspx?csid1=70&csid2=9&fid1=3900 | archive-date = 2007-05-12 }}</ref> The band's sound was characterized by violent, noisy [[punk rock]]/[[no wave]] thrashings. They recorded a single track, "U.S.A.", for a compilation tape.<ref name="exclaim"/> Shortly after the release of their first song, Taketani was replaced on drums by Yoshikawa Toyohito, a friend of Eye's.<ref name="vice"/> The band officially changed their name to Boredoms after Hira replaced Hosoi on bass, and Sasarato left the band due to creative differences. The band's name comes from the [[Buzzcocks]] song "Boredom".<ref name="exclaim"/>
With the band finally reaching a level of stability, Eye and Tabata recorded their first official EP, ''[[Anal by Anal]]'', in mid-1986. In early 1987, Tabata left the group to later join [[Zeni Geva]] and was replaced by [[Seiichi Yamamoto]] as guitar player. In March 1988, the band released its first full-length, ''[[Osorezan no Stooges Kyo]]''. Due to unhappiness over Yoshikawa's drumming, [[Yoshimi P-We]] from Eye's Hanatarash-related project UFO or Die was asked to serve as drummer, becoming the first female member of the band, with Yoshikawa switching to general percussion. Shortly after the change Yoshikawa left the group, to be replaced by Chew Hasegawa (now of Japanese [[funeral doom]] band [[Corrupted (band)|Corrupted]]) and then by Kazuya Nishimura, known by his stage name Atari. The band's sound from this period was marked by harsh, dissonant [[punk rock|punk]] edited extensively by Eye in the studio, citing [[Sonic Youth]] and [[Funkadelic]] as influences, among others.<ref>{{cite web | author=Burma, Mike | title=Boredoms | work=Browbeat Magazine | url=http://www.browbeat.com/browbeat01/boredoms.htm | access-date = 2008-03-16}}</ref> This style was seen by some as "pointlessly abrasive" without any underlying motive, making Boredoms nihilistic [[absolute music]], according to some critics; however, the strangeness of the record increased the band's popularity in the musical underground.<ref name="vice"/>
===Growing popularity===
In 1988 and 1989, Eye found himself making friends with [[Sonic Youth]] and also worked extensively with [[John Zorn]]'s [[polystylism|polystylistic]] [[Naked City (band)|Naked City]] project, serving as guest vocalist.<ref name="vice"/> After the release of Boredoms' album ''[[Soul Discharge]]'' in the United States, the band was able to parlay their growing popularity into long term record deals with [[Warner Bros. Records]] in Japan and its United States imprint [[Reprise Records]]. With the release of the band's critically acclaimed ''[[Pop Tatari]]'', generally seen as one of the strangest albums ever released by a major label,<ref name="amg-poptatari">{{cite web | last = Raggett | first = Ned | title = ''Pop Tatari'' | publisher = [[Allmusic]] | url = {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r190150|pure_url=yes}} | access-date = 2008-03-16}}</ref> Boredoms took to the road and toured with Sonic Youth in 1992, [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]] for eight consecutive shows in late October and early November 1993, and [[Brutal Truth]] in 1993.<ref name="theme">{{cite web | last = Parks | first = Andrew | title = Boredoms: Not Boring at All | publisher = Theme Magazine | year = 2007 | url = http://www.thememagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=117&limit=1&limitstart=0 | access-date = 2008-03-03 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090206205549/http://www.thememagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=49&Itemid=117&limit=1&limitstart=0 | archive-date = 2009-02-06 }}</ref> During this period, the band was asked by [[Steve Albini]] to record a track for a compilation he was recording. Shortly after Eye again collaborated with [[John Zorn]] on an EP under the name Mystic Fugu Orchestra, which was notably the first album released on Zorn's [[Tzadik Records]].
The following year, at the height of its popularity in the [[United States]], the band was asked to perform on the main stage of the 1994 [[Lollapalooza]] tour in support of the album ''[[Chocolate Synthesizer]]'', which had just been released in the United States. The album proved largely successful for such an experimental band and was later considered one of the best albums of the 1990s by [[Alternative Press magazine]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Brady |first=Greg |title=Alternative Press Magazine's "The 90 Greatest Albums of the 90s" |publisher=List of Bests |date=2006-04-21 |url=http://www.listsofbests.com/list/4377?page=2 |access-date=2007-06-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070926230228/http://www.listsofbests.com/list/4377?page=2 |archive-date=September 26, 2007 }}</ref> Yoshikawa had later joined the band in the early months of 1994 for a second time to play on ''Pop Tatari'', often sharing vocal duties with Eye, but left again in 1994 and was replaced on percussion by EDA, who had been introduced to the band by [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]] bassist [[Mark Ibold]]. The band was dropped from the [[Reprise Records|Reprise]] roster,<ref name="japanbeat">{{cite web | title = Outside the Box | work = Japan Beat | publisher = Metropolis Tokyo | url = http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/536/music_beat.asp | access-date = 2007-06-17|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070926215708/http://metropolis.co.jp/tokyo/536/music_beat.asp |archive-date = September 26, 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref> with [[Birdman Records]] distributing the band's ''Super Roots'' EPs during this period.
By the time of 1998's ''Super Go!!!!!'' EP and full-length ''[[Super æ]]'', the band started to break sharply from their earlier [[atonality|atonal]] [[noise rock]]/[[Japanoise]] sound by introducing many elements of sweeping [[electronica]] effects and thoroughly constructed [[psychedelic rock]] jams into their music. Perceived analogies with the music of [[Can (band)|Can]] became common during this period. Described as "tumultuous space-sludge",<ref>{{cite web | title = BOREDOMS – Super Æ | publisher = Boomkat.com | url = http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=31610 | access-date = 2008-03-16}}</ref> ''Super æ'' has most often been compared to the defining elements of 1970s [[krautrock]].<ref name="vice"/><ref>{{cite web | last = Dario | first = Ruben | title = BOREDOMS — Super æ | publisher = ProgArchives.com | date = 2007-05-14 | url = http://www.progarchives.com/album.asp?id=15283#reviews | access-date = 2008-03-16}}</ref> Soon after its initial release in [[Japan]], ''Super æ'' was met with a considerable amount of acclaim from the international music press, recognized as a modern-day [[experimental music|avant-garde]] artifact and progressive "masterpiece".<ref>{{cite web | last = Estefan | first = Kareem | title = Boredoms – Super Ae | work = On Second Thought | publisher = [[Stylus Magazine]] | date = 2003-09-01 | url = http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/boredoms-super-ae.htm | access-date = 2008-03-16 | archive-date = 2016-03-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174307/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/articles/on_second_thought/boredoms-super-ae.htm | url-status = dead }}</ref> Notably, ''Super æ'' was considered one of the best albums of the 1990s by [[Pitchfork Media]].<ref>{{cite web|last=DiCrescenzo |first=Brent |title=Top 100 Albums of the 1990s |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=2003-11-17 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/36737-staff-list-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/page_6 |access-date=2008-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307003738/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/feature/36737-staff-list-top-100-albums-of-the-1990s/page_6 |archive-date=2008-03-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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In 1999, the band released ''[[Vision Creation Newsun]]'' in [[Japan]]. This album saw an evolution in their sound, combining the evolving [[space rock]] themes explored in their ''Super Roots'' EPs and preceding album ''[[Super æ]]'' with "a much more earthly, primal, primitively worshipful inspiration".<ref name="brandonwu">{{cite web|last=Wu |first=Brandon |title=Boredoms: ''Vision Creation Newsun'' |publisher=Ground and Sky |date=2004-06-15 |url=http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=bore-vcn |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608065626/http://www.progreviews.com/reviews/display.php?rev=bore-vcn |archive-date=June 8, 2007 }}</ref> It features [[Psychedelic rock|psychedelic]] [[soundscape|soundscaping]] and "cosmic synths",<ref>{{cite web | last = Fitzgerald | first = Jeff | title = The Boredoms – "Vision Creation Newsun" | publisher = Aural Innovations |date=October 2002 | url = http://www.aural-innovations.com/issues/issue21/boredoms.html | access-date = 2008-03-16}}</ref> complex tribal drumming, "cathartic celebrations of noise",<ref name="brandonwu"/> and Eye's unique [[List of post-industrial music genres and related fusion genres#Power electronics|power electronic]] and [[turntablism|turntabalistic]] stylings. The album is often considered the band's greatest achievement thus far, and has been described by critics as blending the "manic, high-speed, cut-up form [[punk rock]]" of their earlier albums with a new sound that is "just as intense and exhilarating, but more beautiful and more expansive".<ref>{{cite web | last = Heaton | first = Dave | title = Boredoms: ''Vision Creation Newsun'' | publisher = [[PopMatters]] | url = http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/boredoms-vision.shtml | access-date=2008-03-16}}</ref>
After its release, Eye oversaw a series of [[remix album]]s of the Boredoms catalogue by guest [[Disc jockey|DJs]]. After the final remix album, Eye's own ''[[Rebore, vol. 0]]'', was released in 2000, Boredoms seemed to disappear for a few years with no releases or tour dates,<ref name="vice"/> while the members participated in various side projects and other bands.<ref name="exclaim"/>
[[Image:Yoshimi1.jpg|thumb|left|230px|[[Yoshimi P-We]] performing at the 2006 [[Intonation Music Festival]] in [[Chicago]]]]
===Later activities===
Rumors that the band had broken up began to circulate, but a smaller ensemble who called themselves V∞redoms resurfaced in 2003.<ref name="weekly wire">{{cite web | date = 2008-03-21 | title = Boredoms | url = http://www.seattleweekly.com/2008-03-19/calendar/boredoms.php | publisher = [[Seattle Weekly]] | last = Goldberg | first = Michael Alan | access-date = 2008-04-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20081211113733/http://www.seattleweekly.com/2008-03-19/calendar/boredoms.php | archive-date = 2008-12-11 | url-status = dead }}</ref> The group's line-up had changed considerably upon its return, stripping down to a much smaller ensemble with Yamantaka Eye on vocals, Izumi Kiyoshi (who had performed on ''Vision Creation Newsun'' and ''Super æ'') on synthesizer, and Yoshimi P-We, Nishimura, and EDA playing drums and percussion.<ref name="exclaim"/>
Despite the changes, the group's music still revolves around the tribal drumming patterns heard on ''Vision Creation Newsun''. The band was signed by [[Vice (magazine)|Vice Records]] for its releases in the United States since it had been dropped by Reprise. All ''Super Roots'' releases were then reissued on Vice in early 2007 (with the exclusion of ''[[Super Roots 2]]'').<ref name="vicesuperroots">{{cite web | title = Who says we can't put out 6 Boredoms records? | work = Vice Records blog | publisher = [[Vice (magazine)|Vice Records]] | date = 2006-12-19 | url = http://vice.typepad.com/vice_records/2006/12/who_says_we_can.html | access-date = 2008-03-02 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303191208/http://vice.typepad.com/vice_records/2006/12/who_says_we_can.html | archive-date = 2016-03-03 | url-status = dead }}</ref> In late 2004, Boredoms released its first album as a group in four years, ''[[Seadrum/House of Sun]]'', most of which had been previously recorded before the band's brief hiatus. This release also saw the band move from their label [[List of Warner Music Group labels#International Labels|WEA Japan]] to the smaller Japanese label Commmons.<ref name="exclaim"/> The album was not celebrated to the extent of their previous albums, yet it still garnered mostly positive reviews,  with a score of 73% on [[Metacritic]].<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/boredoms/seadrumhouseofsun?q=boredoms | title = ''Seadrum/House of Sun'' | publisher = [[Metacritic]] | access-date = 2007-06-14 | archive-date = 2009-02-10 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090210043653/http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/boredoms/seadrumhouseofsun?q=boredoms | url-status = dead }}</ref> Following its release, EDA left the band and went on to form audio-visual project Adrena Adrena<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adrenaadrena.com/|title=adrenaadrena|website=adrenaadrena|access-date=2017-07-30}}</ref> with visual artist Daisy Dickinson.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.daisydickinson.co.uk/|title=Daisy Dickinson Films|website=Daisy Dickinson Films|access-date=2017-07-30}}</ref> EDA was replaced in the Boredoms by Yojiro Tatekawa.
In early 2007, the group released ''[[Super Roots 9]]'', the first addition to the ''Super Roots'' series since 1999 and their first major release since ''Seadrum/House of Sun''. It was recorded during a [[Christmas Eve]] 2004 concert, making it only the band's third official live release since 1998's ''[[Super Seeeeee!!!!!!]]'' video (discounting disc two of the ''[[Vision Creation Newsun]]'' boxset, which included a 35-minute excerpt of a live concert). ''Super Roots 9'' also saw the band move from Warner International to the smaller Japanese label Commmons for domestic releases and American label [[Thrill Jockey]] for overseas.<ref name="tinymixtapes">{{Cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Boredoms-Sign-to-Thrill-Jockey |title=Boredoms Sign to Thrill Jockey; Thrill Jockey Is Fucking Awesome |access-date=2008-04-02 |publisher=[[Tiny Mix Tapes]] |last=Starr |first=Mango |date=2008-01-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080226124545/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Boredoms-Sign-to-Thrill-Jockey |archive-date=2008-02-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Later, in April, the group (as V∞redoms) played three dates with [[Sonic Youth]] in Japan.<ref>{{cite web|last=Maher |first=Dave |title=Sonic Youth Tour Japan with Vooredoms (Boredoms) |publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]] |date=2007-01-16 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/40477-sonic-youth-tour-japan-with-vooredoms-boredoms |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070424224350/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/40477-sonic-youth-tour-japan-with-vooredoms-boredoms |archive-date=April 24, 2007 }}</ref> The band also planned to attempt using newly developed contact microphones to record the sounds made by the human body while dancing.<ref name="japanbeat"/>
The band released a live DVD/CD combination called ''[[Live at Sunflancisco]]'' in December 2007 followed by the remix single ''[[Voaltz / Relerer]]'' in August 2008, while Eye and Yoshimi have come out with new records of their own this year.<ref name="commmons">{{cite web | title = artists/labels/projects – Boredoms | publisher = Commmons | year = 2008 | url = http://www.commmons.com/index.html#artists/boredoms | access-date = 2008-03-16}}</ref> During a 2008 United States tour with [[Iron & Wine]], Eye used a new seven-necked guitar called the "Sevener" or "Sevena".<ref name="weekly wire"/><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=10809 | publisher = [[Thrill Jockey]] | access-date = 2008-04-02 | title = Boredoms biography}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://boredoms.jp/information/index.html | title = Looking for a new drummer | publisher = Boredoms.jp | access-date = 2008-08-11}}</ref>
The band released another addition to the ''Super Roots'' EP series, titled ''[[Super Roots 10]]'', on January 28, 2009.
====Boadrum performances and concerts ====
On July 7, 2007, Boredoms performed a concert entitled [[77 Boadrum]] at the [[Brooklyn Bridge Park#Empire–Fulton Ferry|Empire–Fulton Ferry section]] of [[Brooklyn Bridge Park]] in [[Brooklyn]], [[New York City]] [[New York (state)|New York]] with drummer Muneomi Senju replacing Nishimura. The "77" denoted not only the date (7/7/2007) and the start time (7:07pm [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]]) but also the number of drummers in the ensemble. Eye has said that the number 77 became significant to him when he climbed the [[Sun Temple]] and counted 77 steps.<ref>{{cite web | title = Boredoms | publisher = BOMB Magazine | year = 2008 | url = http://bombsite.com/issues/104/articles/3147 | access-date = 2012-01-17 | archive-date = 2011-12-27 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20111227004319/http://bombsite.com/issues/104/articles/3147 | url-status = dead }}</ref>
The band continued the concept on August 8, 2008, with two concerts called [[88 Boadrum]] held in Los Angeles and Brooklyn.<ref>{{cite web|title=Nike Brings Boredoms' 88Boadrum to L.A., Brooklyn |publisher=Pitchfork Media |date=2008-07-16 |url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142255-nike-brings-boredoms-88boadrum-to-la-brooklyn |access-date=2008-07-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080717092210/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/news/142255-nike-brings-boredoms-88boadrum-to-la-brooklyn |archive-date=2008-07-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Boredoms headlined the Los Angeles show while [[Gang Gang Dance]] conducted the Brooklyn show. At 8:08pm [[Pacific Daylight Time|PDT]] on 8/8/08, 88 drummers played for 88 minutes at the [[La Brea Tar Pits]] in Los Angeles.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Moorman|first=Trent|date=2008-08-11|title=The Boredoms Revel in Rhythm, Numerology for 88 BoaDrums|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-boredoms-revel-in-rhythm-numerology-for-88-boadrums-250776/|access-date=2021-07-23|magazine=Rolling Stone|language=en-US}}</ref> A third concert, Boadrum 9, took place on September 9, 2009 at 9:09pm [[Eastern Daylight Time|EDT]] at [[Terminal 5 (venue)|Terminal 5]] in [[Manhattan]], New York City. It featured 9 drummers in total, two from Boredoms (Yoshimi and Yojiro) and seven others from prominent experimental music acts, namely Zach Hill ([[Hella (band)|Hella]]), Hisham Bharoocha ([[Soft Circle]], ex: [[Black Dice]], [[Lightning Bolt (band)|Lightning Bolt]]), Butchy Fuego ([[Pit er Pat]]), Kid Millions ([[Oneida (band)|Oneida]]), Jeremy Hyman ([[Ponytail (band)|Ponytail]]), Dave Nuss ([[No-Neck Blues Band]]) and Aaron Moore ([[Volcano The Bear]])
In 2010, Boredoms toured internationally including two Boadrum performances at [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] curated by [[Matt Groening]] at Butlins [[Minehead]], England, in addition to shows in London, Japan, Mexico and as part of the [[Melbourne International Arts Festival]] on October 10, 2010.
The last numbered Boadrum event was 111Boadrum, on November 11, 2011, at [[Byron Bay]] at 11:11am. Notable drummers included Zach Hill, Hisham Bharoocha, Jermey Hyman, Butchey Fuego, and Mat Watson. There were 11 drummers and 100 cymbal players for a total of 111 performers.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2011-11-08 |title=Boredoms Do 111 Boadrum on 11/11/11 |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/44520-boredoms-do-111-boadrum-on-111111/ |access-date=2023-12-18 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref>
In 2011, Boredoms premiered new material at the All Tomorrows Parties "I'll Be Your Mirror" festival in Tokyo. Six drummers were arranged in a circle around Eye, who used motion sensors to trigger ambient drone soundscapes created by Shinji Masuko that corresponded to each drummer. The music featured highly repetitive [[motorik]] rhythms that grew in complexity over the course of the hour long set. The band was chosen by [[Jeff Mangum]] of [[Neutral Milk Hotel]] to perform at the [[All Tomorrow's Parties (music festival)|All Tomorrow's Parties]] festival that he curated in March 2012 in Minehead, England. That gig (performed twice during the festival) featured 14 guitarists and 6 drummers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.atpfestival.com/events/jeffmangum|title=ATP curated by Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel)|website=All Tomorrow's Parties|access-date=15 July 2021}}</ref>
In June 2015, Boredoms performed another development of the Boardrum series at the [[Barbican Centre]] in London, UK as part of [[Doug Aitken]]'s ''Station to Station: A 30-Day Happening''.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://barbican.org.uk/stationtostation/home/|title = Station to Station: A 30 Day Happening. A project by Doug Aitken|access-date = 29 June 2015|publisher = barbican.org.uk|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150630052438/http://www.barbican.org.uk/stationtostation/home|archive-date = 30 June 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref> The performance featured Eye, Yoshimi, Tatekawa, Masuko, and an expanded lineup of drummers and guitarists surrounded by 88 percussionists all playing cymbals.<ref>{{Cite news|url = http://barbican.org.uk/news/artformnews/music/barbican-announces-a-range-of-ne|title = Barbican Newsroom – Artform Press Releases: Barbican announces a range of new music dates for 2015–16 incl. Boredoms, The Moog Concordance, JLCO|access-date = 29 June 2015|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20150906062443/http://www.barbican.org.uk/news/artformnews/music/barbican-announces-a-range-of-ne|archive-date = 6 September 2015|url-status = dead}}</ref>
==Discography==
{{main|Boredoms discography}}
* ''[[Osorezan no Stooges Kyo]]'' (1988)
* ''[[Soul Discharge]]'' (1989)
* ''[[Pop Tatari]]'' (1992)
* ''[[Chocolate Synthesizer]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Super æ]]'' (1998)
* ''[[Vision Creation Newsun]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Seadrum/House of Sun]]'' (2004)
==Members==
* [[Yamantaka Eye]] – [[singing|lead vocals]], [[noise in music|noise]], [[sampler (musical instrument)|sampler]], sevena, programming
* [[Yoshimi P-We]] – [[drum kit|drums]], [[percussion instrument|percussion]], vocals, [[djembe]], [[keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[trumpet]]
* Yojiro Tatekawa – drums, percussion
* Shinji Masuko – [[guitar]]s, noise, tape machine, turntables, programming
===Previous members===
* Muneomi Senju – drums, percussion
* Ikuo Taketani – drums
* Hosoi Hisato – [[bass guitar]]
* Tabata Mitsuru (Tabata Mara) – guitar
* Hiyashi Hira – bass guitar, vocals, percussion
* [[Seiichi Yamamoto]] – guitar, vocals, percussion
* Yoshikawa Toyohito – drums, vocals
* Chew Hasegawa – drums
* Kazuya Nishimura (Atari or ATR) – drums, synthesizer, vocals, sampler, djembe, programming
* EDA – drums, electronic drums, djembe
* Izumi Kiyoshi – synthesizer, sampler, programming
* God Mama – dancing
* [[Zach Hill]] - drums, percussion
==See also==
* [[Z-Rock Hawaii]]
* [[OOIOO]]
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.boredoms.jp/ Official website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/boredoms Myspace]
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* [http://bombsite.com/issues/104/articles/3147/ BOMB interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211040143/http://bombsite.com/issues/104/articles/3147 |date=2012-02-11 }}
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