Vision Creation Newsun

Described as a space rock{{cite news |url=http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/58197-boredoms-super-roots-9/ |title=Boredoms: Super Roots 9 {{!}} Thrill Jockey |newspaper=The Boston Phoenix |date=March 18, 2008 |access-date=July 11, 2017 |last=Parker |first=James |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160725162132/http://thephoenix.com/boston/music/58197-boredoms-super-roots-9/ |archive-date=July 25, 2016 |url-status=dead}} and krautrock album, Vision Creation Newsun marks the band moving away from their noise-influenced sound. According to AllMusic's Mark Richardson, the album sees Boredoms "settling into a loose, jam-oriented aesthetic." Richardson further added: "The first two tracks find Boredoms further investigating pounding tribal rock with propulsive drumming, energetic guitar work, and vocal chants. The overall feel bears some similarity to Super æ, with tracks that draw from Krautrock and psychedelia, but Vision Creation Newsun adds a folk element, including softer instrumental textures like hand percussion, lengthy cymbal washes, and acoustic guitars. Some passages even flirt with new age, as they weave bird songs and the sound of falling water into the mix."

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/vision-creation-newsun-mw0000711522 |title=Vision Creation Newsun – Boredoms |publisher=AllMusic |access-date=July 11, 2017 |last=Richardson |first=Mark}}

| rev2 = Metal Hammer

| rev2score = 7/10{{Cite magazine |last=Black |first=Virginia |date=February 2001 |title=Under the Hammer |magazine=Metal Hammer |location=UK |publisher=Future plc |issue=83 |page=79}}

| rev3 = NME

| rev3score = 9/10{{cite magazine |url=http://www.nme.com/reviews/boredoms/3834 |title=Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun |magazine=NME |date=January 19, 2001 |access-date=July 11, 2017 |last=Capper |first=Andy |author-link=Andy Capper |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080108123111/http://www.nme.com/reviews/boredoms/3834 |archive-date=January 8, 2008 |url-status=dead}}

| rev4 = Pitchfork

| rev4score = 7.9/10{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/863-vision-creation-newsun/ |title=Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun |website=Pitchfork |date=February 29, 2000 |access-date=July 11, 2017 |last=Richardson |first=Mark}}

| rev5 = The Rolling Stone Album Guide

| rev5score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book |chapter=Boredoms |last=Wolk |first=Douglas |author-link=Douglas Wolk |title=The New Rolling Stone Album Guide |title-link=The Rolling Stone Album Guide |editor1-last=Brackett |editor1-first=Nathan |editor1-link=Nathan Brackett |editor2-last=Hoard |editor2-first=Christian |editor2-link=Christian Hoard |publisher=Simon & Schuster |edition=4th |year=2004 |isbn=0-7432-0169-8 |pages=[https://archive.org/details/newrollingstonea00brac/page/95 95–96]}}

| rev6 = Spin

| rev6score = 8/10{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9TfQu63ahqYC&pg=PA111 |title=Boredoms: Vision Creation Newsun |magazine=Spin |volume=17 |issue=2 |date=February 2001 |access-date=October 15, 2017 |last=Gross |first=Joe |page=111}}

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Vision Creation Newsun generally received positive reviews from music critics. Writing for AllMusic, Mark Richardson said: "This is not the left-field triumph that Super æ was, but it's a strong album nonetheless."

Pitchfork ranked Vision Creation Newsun at number 39 on its list of the 200 best albums of the 2000s.{{cite web |url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/7710-the-top-200-albums-of-the-2000s-20-1/?page=9 |title=The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s |website=Pitchfork |date=October 2, 2009 |access-date=October 4, 2018 |page=9}}

With the exception of track #9, each song's title is represented officially by a symbol. When referring to these tracks in print and in MP3 tags, the alternate names (including parentheses) are often used.

{{tracklist

| title1 = ◯

| note1 = circle

| length1 = 13:42

| title2 = ☆

| note2 = star

| length2 = 5:22

| title3 = ♡

| note3 = heart

| length3 = 6:51

| title4 = Ҩ

| note4 = spiral

| length4 = 6:33

| title5 = ～

| note5 = tilde

| length5 = 6:19

| title6 = ◎

| note6 = two circles

| length6 = 7:21

| title7 = ↑

| note7 = arrow up

| length7 = 6:26

| title8 = Ω

| note8 = omega

| length8 = 7:36

| title9 = {{nihongo2|ずっと}}

| note9 = "Zutto" ["Forever"]

| length9 = 7:31

}}

The album was originally released with alternative artwork, a second disc, a T-shirt, a sticker, and an electronic device that played sampled frog noises when the box was opened. The second disc contains a 30+ minute live track consisting of an unreleased song and the opening track from the studio disc. The track is bookended by two short edits of tracks from the studio disc.{{cite web

| last = McFee

| first = Jason

| title = Vision Creation Newsun

| publisher = Bullets of Autumn.com

| url = http://www.bulletsofautumn.com/boredoms/vcn.html

| access-date = 2007-08-05 }}

{{tracklist

| headline = Disc 2 track list

| title1 = ⊙

| note1 = circle with dot) (remix of "☆"

| length1 = 1:28

| title2 = 13px

| note2 = hourglass/Boretronix logo) (Live Nov '98 [Osaka City Univ. Outdoor Free Concert]

| length2 = 35:38

| title3 = ◌

| note3 = dotted circle) (remix of "♡"

| length3 = 5:33

}}

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