Boredoms | |
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 Boredoms at the 2006 Intonation Music Festival in Chicago | |
| Background information | |
| Also known as | V∞redoms, Vooredoms, V∞rdoms |
| Origin | Osaka, Japan |
| Genres | |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Labels | WEA Japan, Commmons, Thrill Jockey, Shimmy Disc, Reprise/Warner Records, Birdman, Vice Records, Very Friendly Records, Earthnoise, Selfish Records, Trans Records |
| Members | Yamantaka Eye Yojiro Tatekawa Yoshimi P-We Shinji Masuko |
| Past members | Muneomi Senju Ikuo Taketani Tabata Mitsuru Hosoi Hisato Makki Sasarato Yoshikawa Toyohito Hiyashi Hira Seiichi Yamamoto Chew Hasegawa Kazuya Nishimura EDA God Mama |
| Website | boredoms.jp |
Boredoms (ボアダムス (Boadamusu)) (later known as V∞redoms) is a 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 soundscapes, and tribal drumming.
The band has a vast and sometimes confusing discography. Many band members have rotated through the group over the years, often using a number of various stage names. 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.
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