Boredoms


Formed: 
1986, Osaka, Japan
Years Active: 
1986 - Present

Boredoms (sometimes known as V∞redoms) are a psychedelic/ noise rock group from Osaka, Japan. The band was officially formed in 1986, although some date the band to bedroom tape experiments from 1982.

In a career spanning around 30 years the group has undergone multiple changes in line-up, sound and philosophy. Beginning as a dada ‘no-core’ noise-punk outfit, transmuting into psychedelic krautrockers, their more recent records have been largely based around repetitive minimalism, ambient music, and tribal drumming, most recently appearing in a radically stripped down set-up featuring three drummers with singer Eye making interesting noises over the top.



Group Members:
Current Members:
Yamatsuka Eye (vocals, electronics)
Yoshimi Yokota [aka Yoshimi P-We] (drums, percussion, keyboards, vocals, trumpet, 1988-present)
楯川陽二郎 [Yojiro Tatekawa] (drums, percussion, 2005-present)
Shinji Masuko (guitar, noise, 2011-present)

Former Members
Tabata (guitar, 1986-87)
Hosoi Hisato (bass, 1986)
Makki Sasarato (vocals, 1986)
竹谷郁夫 [Ikuo Taketani] (drums, 1986)
吉川豊人 [Yoshikawa Toyohito] (drums, percussion, vocals, 1986-89, 1991-94)
Hira (bass, vocals, percussion, 1986-2000)
山本精一 [Seiichi Yamamoto] [aka Yama-Motor] (guitar, vocals, percussion, 1987-2000)
長谷川忠 [Chu Hasegawa] (drums, percussion, 1989-90)
Kazuya Nishimura [aka ATR] (drums, percussion, electronics, vocals, 1990-2007)
E-Da (drums, percussion, 1994-2005)
Izumi Kiyoshi (synthesizer, sampler, 1998-?)
千住宗臣 [Muneomi Senju] (drums, percussion, 2007-?)
ALBUMS

1998
EXCELLENT