{"id":6072,"date":"2025-10-20T14:58:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:58:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/boris-pink-still-simmers-and-boils-20-years-later\/"},"modified":"2025-10-20T14:58:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T14:58:23","slug":"boris-pink-still-simmers-and-boils-20-years-later","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musictechohio.online\/site\/boris-pink-still-simmers-and-boils-20-years-later\/","title":{"rendered":"Boris\u2019 \u2018Pink\u2019 Still Simmers and Boils 20 Years Later"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/GettyImages-1676141715.jpg\" width=\"\" height=\"\" alt=\"Atsuo of Boris. (Credit: Paul Natkin\/Getty Images)\"><\/figure>\n<p>Though Boris has been steadily releasing albums since 1996, there will always be a before and after <em>Pink<\/em> for the band. Formed in Tokyo in 1992, Boris has released 29 studio albums, 14 EPs, and seven live albums since its inception. However, <em>Pink <\/em>remains their zenith, a sprawling 47-minute masterwork that marries sludge metal with aspects of both shoegaze and ambient.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Released by Relapse Records on October 17 for its 20th anniversary, along with a deluxe edition of 1995 record <em>dronevil<\/em>, this reissue of <em>Pink <\/em>not only allows fans to procure a vinyl copy at an affordable price, but also presents the original CD track order for the first time on LP.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>More from Spin:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/besphrenz-only-need-each-other\/\">Besphrenz Only Need Each Other<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/of-monsters-and-men-share-their-essential-things-to-do-the-next-time-youre-in-reykjavik-iceland\/\">Of Monsters and Men Share Their Essential Things to Do the Next Time You\u2019re in Reykjav\u00edk, Iceland<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<li>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2025\/10\/ace-frehley-tributes\/\">Rock Luminaries Salute KISS\u2019 Ace Frehley<\/a>\n\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"894\" height=\"894\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/boris-pink.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-600466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/boris-pink.jpg 894w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/boris-pink-340x340.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/boris-pink-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/boris-pink-498x498.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 894px) 100vw, 894px\"><\/figure>\n<p>Like contemporaries such as Sleep and Baroness, Boris expanded what could be included in a heavy metal template, allowing for crossover success. Pitchfork<em> <\/em>awarded the record \u201cBest New Music\u201d upon its release and ranked <em>Pink <\/em>its ninth best album of 2006. Meanwhile, this very publication called it \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/books.google.com\/books?id=_P7yuexsnsgC&amp;pg=PT18#v=onepage&amp;q&amp;f=false\" target=\"_blank\">crazy [and] gorgeous<\/a>.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Two decades later, those two words are an apt description for a record that defies definitions. By turns both hypnotically atmospheric and face-shreddingly aggressive, <em>Pink <\/em>succeeds in that it can appeal to fans of multiple genres. For those who love My Bloody Valentine, the album is fuzzy and pensive with its vocals floating just beneath a layer of gauzy feedback. But for those who love psychedelic freakouts a la Acid Mothers Temple, there are moments where Boris tears away the veil and lets things rip.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/PINK_RE_MainS.jpg\" alt=\"Boris. (Credit: Yoshihiro Mori)\" class=\"wp-image-599461\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/PINK_RE_MainS.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/PINK_RE_MainS-340x227.jpg 340w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/PINK_RE_MainS-240x160.jpg 240w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/PINK_RE_MainS-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.spin.com\/files\/2025\/10\/PINK_RE_MainS-498x332.jpg 498w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Boris. (Credit: Yoshihiro Mori)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Even after 20 years of listening, <em>Pink <\/em>remains dizzying and elusive. As the tracks weave from knee-deep sludge (\u201cBlackout\u201d) to rip-snorting to psychedelia (\u201cElectric\u201d) to gentle ambient (\u201cMy Machine\u201d), they still feel of a piece, which is nothing short of an alchemic miracle. Somehow the trio of Wata, Takeshi, and Atsuo found a way to make it all work.\u00a0They also save the best for last. Final track, \u201cJust Abandoned Myself\u201d is a 10-minute culmination of everything to come before it. This absolute face-punch features fiery guitars exploding with chunky riffs and anthemic vocals that could be at home on a Wipers record. It\u2019s one of the many spots on the record that perfectly fuses the power of metal with the avant sensibilities that push <em>Pink <\/em>beyond being a sludge album. Take a listen. Twenty years have done nothing to reduce the record\u2019s ferocious impact.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>To see our running list of the top 100 greatest rock stars of all time, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spin.com\/2021\/07\/the-greatest-rock-stars-of-all-time\/?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=bottomlink&amp;utm_campaign=yahoolink\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Though Boris has been steadily releasing albums since 1996, there will always be a before and after Pink for the band. 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