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<strong>SLUG</strong>: Is it difficult for Boris to play in different countries due to language<br />
barriers?<br />
Atsuo: We really don’t have any problems anymore in English-speaking<br />
countries, but we do run into trouble where people don’t speak English. I<br />
don’t think it’s really that bad of a thing not to be able to speak the same<br />
language <strong>as</strong> someone else. Most people find themselves coping by<br />
becoming more kind and considerate in such situations; the best kind of<br />
communication can only be born from situations where you can’t rely on<br />
words to communicate.<br />
<strong>SLUG</strong>: What can the people here in Utah expect from a Boris live show?<br />
Atsuo: Hmm…I wonder the same thing. It varies wildly from place to<br />
place and it depends on the reaction of the audience. We want everyone<br />
to enjoy it with us.<br />
<strong>SLUG</strong>: Why rele<strong>as</strong>e a Japanese version of an album and rele<strong>as</strong>e a<br />
different version of the same album abroad?<br />
Atsuo: The re<strong>as</strong>on for the difference you find between rele<strong>as</strong>es in<br />
different countries is actually pretty<br />
natural and obvious for Japanese<br />
people. Japanese records are<br />
generally rele<strong>as</strong>ed several months<br />
late and are really expensive,<br />
so we add on a bonus track to<br />
compensate for that. This is really<br />
common and ordinary in Japan;<br />
we have absolutely no intention<br />
of doing anything outrageous by<br />
that. For our Japanese rele<strong>as</strong>es,<br />
we chose our first producer (You<br />
Ishihara), and now we have really<br />
started making music in the are<strong>as</strong><br />
we had not been participating<br />
in before. We thought that the<br />
difference between the versions<br />
would make a gap through which<br />
one can get a glimpse of what<br />
Boris is. There is also a sense that<br />
we have been scattering a secret<br />
throughout our rele<strong>as</strong>es …<br />
<strong>SLUG</strong>: Is there a specific re<strong>as</strong>on<br />
you limit certain Boris rele<strong>as</strong>es?<br />
Atsuo: As the creators of this<br />
music, we get our ple<strong>as</strong>ure from<br />
the hope that the people who<br />
buy our albums might be able to<br />
enjoy a rich experience from them.<br />
However, some works are made<br />
at a great cost to us, so naturally<br />
these works should be limited.<br />
Right now we don’t feel especially<br />
bound in to the “category” of<br />
music, so we don’t feel the need<br />
to match the prices of normal CDs<br />
and vinyl rele<strong>as</strong>es.<br />
<strong>SLUG</strong>: Is there anything else you<br />
would like to share with the folks in<br />
Salt Lake City?<br />
Atsuo: We did this interview<br />
through e-mail, but soon we will<br />
be in a place where we can see all<br />
your faces directly, so we hope that<br />
we can all have fun together on the<br />
night of the show. You may all think<br />
that you are coming to see us, but<br />
Boris h<strong>as</strong> come to see you. We are<br />
excited to look out from the stage<br />
and see all your faces!<br />
Boris is playing with popdoomsters<br />
Torche at the Urban<br />
Lounge on July 26th … you really<br />
should be there, if for no other<br />
re<strong>as</strong>on that to let Boris get a look at<br />
all of your faces.<br />
(11) <strong>SLUG</strong>
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