Absolutego

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Absolutego
Absolutego.gif
Studio album by
Boris
Released1996 (original)
2001 (reissue)
Recorded1995 (original)
1997 (reissue)
GenreDrone metal
Length60:15 (original)
73:24 (Reissue)
LabelFangs Anal Satan
Southern Lord (SUNN10)
ProducerBoris
Boris chronology
Boris/Barebones
(1996) 		Absolutego
(1996) 		Amplifier Worship
(1998)
Alternative cover
2001 re-release
2001 re-release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic4.5/5 stars[1]

Absolutego is the debut studio album by Japanese experimental band Boris. It was released in 1996 by Fangs Anal Satan. This album shows inspiration from the Melvins and, most prominently, Earth. Excluding the Merzbow collaboration Sun Baked Snow Cave, it is the only "one-long-song" Boris album that is not broken down into multiple parts. A song with the same title also appears in the album Dear.

In 2001 Southern Lord Records re-released this album remastered and slowed down, with an alternative cover, and relabeled as Absolutego+ (Special Low Frequency Version) in homage to Earth 2. This reissue included a bonus drone track recorded in 1997; its title would be reused 4 years later for an album also called Dronevil (a trend which continued with two albums titled Heavy Rocks, one in 2002 and another in 2011) as well as for the original "Dronevil" song, a Heavy Rocks (2002) outtake released on the Mangrove 2002 compilation. Southern Lord also released the 2001 remaster on vinyl in 2011 with new artwork, splitting the title track arbitrarily with cutoffs to fill the first three sides; the fourth side contains the final 9:35 and bonus track "Dronevil 2."

Track listing[]

Absolutego
No.TitleLength
1."Absolutego"60:15
Total length:60:15
Absolutego+
No.TitleLength
1."Absolutego"65:34
2."Dronevil 2"7:50
Total length:73:24

Personnel[]

On all releases until Amplifier Worship, Takeshi had been referred to as "Ohtani", and was credited as such on Absolutego's original release. This was corrected for the reissue of the album.

  • Atsuo – vocals, drums (on Dronevil 2)
  • Takeshi – bass
  • Wata – guitars
  • Nagata – drums
  • Kakinuma – engineer
  • Boris – production
  • Just Play Design Uechi – artwork and typography

Pressing History[]

Year Label Format Country Out of Print? Notes
1996 Fangs Anal Satan CD Japan Yes Cover depicts a girl holding a large snake; sound quality is tinny and more trebly than future releases
2001 Southern Lord CD-R U.S. Yes Orange jewel box; new cover depicting Wata and guitar; U.S. bonus track
2001 Southern Lord CD U.S. Yes Same cover as limited U.S. pressing, includes bonus track
2010 Southern Lord Vinyl U.S. Yes 2000 Black vinyl, 1000 red vinyl; New cover; Includes bonus track
2020 Third Man Vinyl U.S. No Original 1996 cover; reissued by Third Man Records; limited edition blood vinyl and standard edition black; includes bonus track

References[]

  1. ^ York, William. Absolutego review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-06-24.

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