The Boredoms are performing this Wednesday in New York City but with a little less fanfare, which means only nine drummers will be playing.1 Two years ago on July 7, 2007, this Japanese noise-rock band drew attention in Brooklyn with their assemblage of 77 musicians performing at an outdoor concert. A similar feat followed in Los Angeles last year on August 8, 2008.
New York Times critic Ben Ratliff seems optimistic of their upcoming concert this week even with only nine drummers performing. "They'll find a way to make it work;" Ben writes, "few bands are as conceptually bold and smart as this one."2
Much of the amateur video coverage of those two live concerts focused more on such Guiness record-like feat rather on the very music itself. This studio recorded music video for "Vision Creation Newsun" best reflects what's beneath all the hype. The visuals are themselves distracting but nonetheless prove complementary with the crescendo in which the rather jazzy piece culminates.
Boredoms "Vision Creation Newsun"
1Terminal5nyc.com
2Ben Ratliff, "The Week Ahead: Pop", The New York Times
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