Boris Archive

{{Infobox album

| name = Boris Archive

| type = Live

| artist = Boris

| cover = Boris archive 1.jpg

| alt =

| released = 2005

| recorded = 1996–2001

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Drone doom, noise rock

| length = 131:25 (total)
46:00 (volume one)
47:57 (volume two)
37:28 (volume three)

| label = aRCHIVE

| producer = Scott Slimm

| chronology = Boris

| prev_title = Sound Track from Film "Mabuta no Ura"

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Pink

| next_year = 2005

| misc =

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r816787/review |pure_url=yes}} |title=Archive Volume One: Live 96-98 - Boris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-06-14}}
(volume one)

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r816788/review |pure_url=yes}} |title=Archive Volume Two: Drumless Shows - Boris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-06-14}}
(volume two)

| rev3 = AllMusic

| rev3score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last=Ankeny |first=Jason |url={{AllMusic|class=album |id=r816789/review |pure_url=yes}} |title=Archive Volume Three: 2 Long Songs - Boris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |publisher=AllMusic |date= |accessdate=2012-06-14}}
(volume three)

}}

Boris Archive is a three-disc collection of live material by Japanese band Boris. The first disc comprises various live renditions of older songs and material from Amplifier Worship and the Boris/Barebones split EP. The second disc is three drumless drone songs. The third disc is a live set consisting of the 65-minute Absolutego and the 70-minute Flood played back-to-back in 37 minutes. Altogether, 600 copies of each disc were pressed with the intention of being sold individually. However, due to strong demand for all three, a set consisting of an obi-style horizontal slipcase enclosing the three discs was created and limited to 320 copies.{{cite web|url=http://archivecd.com/archives.htm |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090226034219/http://archivecd.com/archives.htm |archivedate=2009-02-26 |title=Archive1-6 - The aRCHIVES |publisher=Archivecd.com |date=2009-02-26 |accessdate=2012-06-14}}

All three discs were re-released together in 2013 through Daymare Recordings with new artwork.[http://www.diwproducts.com/shop/shopdetail.html?brandcode=000000001729&search=boris+archive&sort= Daymare Recordings listing for Archive I reissue]

Disc 1: "Live 96–98"

{{tracklist

|title1 = Huge

| length1 = 10:34

| title2 = In Hush

| length2 = 0:52

| title3 = Soul Search You Sleep

| length3 = 8:47

| title4 = Vacuum

| length4 = 1:43

| title5 = Mosquite

| length5 = 3:16

| title6 = Mass Mercury

| length6 = 8:05

| title7 = Scar Box

| length7 = 4:14

| title8 = Hama

| length8 = 8:29

| total_length = 46:00

}}

Recording

Tracks 1–2 recorded December 21, 1996 at Koenji 20000V
Tracks 3–5 recorded June 21, 1996 at Koenji 20000V
Tracks 6–7 recorded October 4, 1997 at Shinjyuku Loft
Track 8 recorded August 2, 1998 at Koenji 20000V

Disc 2: "Drumless Shows"

{{tracklist

| title1 = Huge

| length1 = 17:24

| title2 = Mosquito

| length2 = 20:10

| title3 = Vomit Yourself

| length3 = 10:23

| total_length = 47:57

}}

Recording

Track 1 recorded August 9, 1997, at Nagoya Music Farm
Tracks 2–3 recorded August 8, 1997, at Koenji 20000V

Disc 3: "2 Long Songs"

{{tracklist

| title1 = Absolutego

| length1 = 15:06

| title2 = Flood

| length2 = 22:22

| total_length = 37:28

}}

Recording

Recorded May 3, 2001 at Koenji 20000V

Pressing history

class="wikitable"
Year ! Label ! Format ! Country ! Out of print? ! Notes
2005 \| aRCHIVE \| 3CD \| U.S. \| Yes \| Ltd. 600. 320 have a striped OBI strip to hold them together

class="wikitable"

Year

! Label

! Format

! Country

! Out of print?

! Notes

2005

| aRCHIVE

| 3CD

| U.S.

| Yes