Dronevil
| Dronevil | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | February 28, 2005 (LP) August 8, 2006 (CD) | |||
| Recorded | 2004 | |||
| Studios | Sound Square Kitakyushu, Japan | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 75:58 (LP) 124:35 (CD) | |||
| Labels |
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| Producer | Boris | |||
| Boris chronology | ||||
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| Dronevil -Final- | ||||
 Cover of repress on Inoxia Records | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   link |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.0/10) link |
| Aversionline | (7/10) link |
Dronevil is the seventh studio album by the Japanese experimental band Boris. It is a double album: the first LP, Drone, showcases a more ambient sound, while the second LP, Evil, showcases a heavy guitar-oriented doom metal sound. Though the two sides can be heard separately, the original intention is for both to be played simultaneously.[1]
The album was originally released on double vinyl with the artwork for this release done by Stephen O'Malley of Sunn O))).[2] 1,000 copies were pressed of this album, 200 of which were printed on grey vinyl with the other 800 copies pressed on black vinyl.[3]
The album was re-released through Inoxia Records in 2006 under the name Dronevil -Final- on (double) CD format. This version includes two additional tracks not found on the original release.
An alternate mix of "The Evil One Which Sobs"/"Interference Demon" appears on Heavy Metal Me, while a live version appears on Archive II.
In 2025, a remixed version of the album, titled Dronevil -Example-, was announced, to be released by Relapse Records. This release included new versions of the songs previously released on Dronevil -Final-, with each pair of songs combined into a single new song.[4]
Track listing
[edit]Dronevil
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Giddiness Throne" | 20:01 |
| 2. | "Interference Demon" | 19:57 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Evil Wave Form" | 19:51 |
| 2. | "The Evil One Which Sobs" | 16:09 |
| Total length: | 75:58 | |
Dronevil -Final-
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "ほどけていく" (Hodokete iku; "Loose") | 21:34 |
| 2. | "めまいの椅子" (Memai no isu; "Giddiness Throne") | 20:22 |
| 3. | "干渉" (Kanshou; "Interference Demon") | 19:42 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "振りきれた風景" (Furikireta fuukei; "Red") | 21:30 |
| 2. | "ふりおろす" (Furiorosu; "Evil Wave Form") | 19:43 |
| 3. | "泣きたがるスピード" (Nakitagaru supiido; "The Evil One Which Sobs") | 21:44 |
| Total length: | 124:35 | |
Dronevil -Example-
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "loose x red" | 21:34 |
| 2. | "giddiness throne x evil wave form" | 20:22 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "interference demon x the evilone which sobs" | 21:44 |
| 2. | "a bao a qu - dronevil mix-" | 17:37 |
| Total length: | 82:17 | |
Personnel
[edit]- Boris
- Atsuo – drums, production
- Takeshi – guitar, bass, production
- Wata – guitar, effects, production
- Technical
- Enju Tanahashi – executive producer
- Souichirou Nakamura – mixing, mastering
- Stephen O'Malley – design
Pressing history
[edit]| Year | Label | Format | Country | Out of Print? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Misanthropic Agenda | 2LP | U.S. | Yes | Ltd. 1000. 200 gray vinyl, 800 black vinyl |
| 2006 | Inoxia Records | 2CD | Japan | No | |
| 2025 | Relapse Records | 2LP | U.S. | No | Remixed version |
References
[edit]- ↑ "Dronevil: Final". Allmusic. Retrieved August 19, 2025.
- ↑ "Dronevil". Boris website. Archived from the original on October 11, 2009. Retrieved May 8, 2008.
- ↑ "Releases". Misanthropic Agenda.
- ↑ "dronevil - example -, by Boris". Boris. Retrieved August 20, 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dronevil -Final- Disc 1, Dronevil -Final- Disc 2, and Dronevil -Example- at Bandcamp (streamed copies where licensed)
- Dronevil at Discogs (list of releases)
- Dronevil at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
