Bleep

High-concept, heavyweight wares befitting these two juggernauts of contemporary Japanese music. Alternative rock trio Boris and Noise music icon Merzbow have been working together collaboratively for well over a decade - in the studio, on record, on stage. This new 2016 release sees the quartet deliver a glorious, skull-rattling opus that contains one disc featuring Boris and another with only Merzbow making for over two-and-a-half hours of music. These pieces across the two discs are intended to be played simultaneously; and a majestic wall of sound will follow. Whichever format of choice you choose to sample, it’s likely the results will be pretty special. Gensho is a unique release featuring over 150 minutes of new music spread across two CDs and four LPs, available as two separate double LP sets or a deluxe 4xLP edition. A track here is called ‘Heavy Rain’ – which just about sums Gensho up…