88 Boadrum at LA County Museum of Art, August 8, 08 (apparently)

u gotta be fuckin kidding me, i move across the country and they switch this shit to la

Hahah, beautiful. :-D

Pitchfork with more. And it's in Brooklyn too, apparently.

same night as hercules and love affair

it's not just at the LACMA, it's at the La Brea Tar Pits

88BoaDrum is presented by Nike Sportswear

same night as hercules and love affair

-- max, Wednesday, July 16, 2008 12:58 PM (42 minutes ago) Bookmark Link

it'll be over before that

how long was it last year

wait let me guess

This is so exciting you guys

Maybe my summer isn't a total fucking depressing bust

Good cheer indeed!

Anyway, will be there etc.

good fucking god

I might have to get really fucked up to actually enjoy a drum circle, even this one

It was actually about two hours iirc.

it's not just at the LACMA, it's at the La Brea Tar Pits

Love those the the tar tar pits.

i'm very there

i'm driving to LA for this shit, I missed it in NY last summer but I heard it was awwweeeesome

Love those the the tar tar pits.

Matt Johnson will never look the same.

they'll probably sell eye's shoes there too

made by 88 tiny hands

I'm so there!

release:

On August 8th, 2008 [8.8.08], Nike Sportswear will present Boredoms' 88Boadrum - an unprecedented aural and visual experience, on the same day in New York and Los Angeles.

Boredoms, the seminal Japanese noise band, will build on their legendary and lauded reputation for mesmerizing sound installations hosting 88BoaDrum - LA, on 8.8.08. Commencing at precisely 8:08 PM PST the 88-minute experience at the historic La Brea Tar Pits will feature 88 drummers selected by Boredoms and 88BoaDrum artistic director, Hisham Bharoocha of Soft Circle [formerly of Lightening Bolt, Black Dice].

88BoaDrum - NYC will take place at 8:08 PM EST in New York City, conducted on behalf of Boredoms and Nike Sportswear by Brooklyn's Gang Gang Dance. Set on the Williamsburg Waterfront, 88 drummers will perform the same 88-minute piece, newly composed by Eye of Boredoms and interpreted by Gang Gang Dance.

Each experience will be commemorated with a very special Nike Sportswear 88BoaDrum NSW Tee collection. The NSW Tee's will be hand-screened at each location with an original graphic of choice, including designs created by Eye from Boredoms. This collection will be available exclusively on 8.8.08.

88BoaDrum is the natural evolution of 77BoaDrum, one of the most talked about and critically celebrated music events of the past years. Supported by Nike Sportswear, 77BoaDrum took place in Brooklyn Bridge Park, where Boredoms and 74 hand-selected drummers from New York's underground brought life to Boredoms monumental vision through an original 77-minute composition.

Nike Sportswear presents Boredoms' 88BoaDrum will be free and open to the public. Tickets are required for entry and are available on first-come-first-served basis starting Friday 18th from www.brownpapertickets.com, Amoeba Records and LACMA (88BoaDrum - LA ) and Other Music and Sound Fix Records (88BoaDrum - NYC). Tickets are limited to one per person. For further information, www.nikesportswear.com

Nike Sportswear presents Boredoms' 88BoaDrum is produced by JellyNYC.

[About Nike Sportswear]
Nike Sportswear is a product line is rooted in the company's passion for sport while at the same time remixing and improving iconic designs with new technologies. With almost four decades of sport history at its foundation, Nike Sportswear seeks to channel the genuine rebel spirit of Nike's roots by crafting product that challenges the expected, asking designers to push athletic innovation to its extreme, remixing iconic designs with new technologies and making the best product for today's needs. Nike Sportswear Creative Director Richard Clarke describes this interplay as an endless remix that never loses sight of Nike's mission to innovate: "We do go back in time to revisit some of Nike's best products," Clarke says, "But we always keep one foot firmly at the forefront of technology and innovation to maintain performance for our athletes."

[About Nike]
NIKE, Inc. based near Beaverton, Oregon, is the world's leading designer, marketer and distributor of authentic athletic footwear, apparel, equipment and accessories for a wide variety of sports and fitness activities. Wholly owned Nike subsidiaries include Converse Inc., which designs, markets and distributes athletic footwear, apparel and accessories; Cole Haan Holdings Incorporated, which designs, markets and distributes luxury shoes, handbags, accessories and coats; and Hurley International LLC, which designs, markets and distributes action sports and youth lifestyle footwear, apparel and accessories. For more information, visit www.nikebiz.com.

[About Boredoms]
Long regarded as musical pioneers, Boredoms have continually pushed sonic boundaries and inspired musicians for over 20 years. Their albums and their performances defy categorization, each one a completely unique event. The one commonality is that the members of the Boredoms have amazing technical skills as musicians, limitless imagination and the ability to combine the two - as no others have.

[About Gang Gang Dance]
The arc and trajectory on which Gang Gang Dance have propelled themselves since their inception can only be described in terms of evolution. Four individuals with deep-rooted ties to the art community and almost boundless creative energy orienting themselves into a musical collaboration, the direction of which is almost as unpredictable as it is focused. Gang Gang Dance participated in 2007's 77BoaDrum and are based in Brooklyn, New York.

so no Boredoms members in NY, and the band is at least "hosting" in LA?

The 7/7/07 show in Brooklyn last year was probably the best concert I've ever been to. If the drummers keep time as well as they did last year--and if Eye cranks out some ridiculous invention like the guitar necks wall that he was smashing with a trident(!)--then it's definitely worth going to.

so how crazy will getting tickets be for this?

who else comes down from SF?

Hell, I'm thinking of flying down from Seattle for this.

L.A., stop it with these once in a lifetown show things. Please.

lifetime, huhhuh

Letting the days go by?

Once in a Lifehouse.

88 Talullah Bankheads

Maybe I should wait for the 99 Boardum next September.

Lightening Bolt
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enlightening

http://www.amcdist.com/88-amp.jpg

http://www.nike.com/sportswear/prelaunch/index.html

beating head into wall
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hmm, the rumour i'd heard a couple of months ago had it in london too, with the LA one being at the Getty. how do the tar pits compare?

rowwwwr!
http://www.iol.ie/~kcolfer/images/La_Brea_Tar_Pits.jpg

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/ggifs/Groundsloth.jpg

I see they finally put the statue of me up.

Area Hipsters Experience Boredom at Tourist Trap

As far as bands from the 90s go, I wonder why Boredoms lasted the longest.

http://www.impawards.com/2003/posters/and_now_ladies_and_gentlemen.jpg

well they technically broke up in 1999!

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/ggifs/Groundsloth.jpg

http://darthmojo.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/ironman.jpg

if it's at the tarpits do you need tickets? it's kind of an open space, i missed ny last year did you have to pay or was it some kind of public event?

there was an elderly Japanese gentleman who was dancing over by the Wilshire side of the crowd. He was totally into it and smiled at all the passerbys.

BTW Ian, the event was only right next to the JAPANESE PAVILLION OF LACAMA. But NYC would be better off without all those office buildings anyway.

Anyway being able to walk around was U & K. Lots of different acoustic spots to check.

Yeah, ML Compton mentioned doing that as well -- part of me wanted to but I was more intent on sitting and chilling...

a cute cat followed a. and me back to the car, literally. it was waiting by the car door, intent on coming home with us. we named it lacmakitty.

GOOD AMBIENCE OR SOMETHING:

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i don't defend new york.
i didn't even go!

the one ian comes correct
the marketing was low key, the admission execution was better, but the whole thing was blahzay blahzay

best when you could just lay back on the lawn and listen. did i hear something from vcn in there?

did u cum yet?

aww u guys are so cool

luv u :D

>>I'd say this only compares to chatham or branca live, but boadrum was free and more kid friendly.

Not to take away from last night because it was pretty amazing, but I saw Branca's 100 Guitars at Disney Concert Hall last year and it was one of the greatest things I've ever experienced. The sheer number of guitarists accomplished something that only 100 guitarists could. Last night didn't really need 88 drummers.

seeing chatham's 200 gtrs on friday so I will compare and contrast

Manuel Gottsching performs E2-E4 live in NYC Aug. 15th

god, LA is an ugly city.
-- ian, Saturday, 9 August 2008 21:03 (Yesterday) Link

Cool! Now that you've established that for yourself - you don't need to visit!

Gottsching I am definitely making it to. I hope it is good :{}

l.a. looks great and they make nice shoes

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That was totally fucking sweet even though I didn't get together with any of the people who I knew who said they'd meet me there.

Though if Ned took those shots, I think he was about ten feet to the left of us.

It was not nearly as crowded as I feared, though I was annoyed at how many people came there and just wanted to chit chat through the whole fucking set, including one dude who had a volunteer badge and some chick who was up for a promotion and "Like, I totally deserve it." I felt like such an old man telling people to shut up, but Christ, during that tickety-tockety quiet bit, I wanted to hear the music, not the 15-year-old dollar-store Adrock behind me.

Ah, I'm a bit pissed that I missed this...but then I was one of the lucky few who actually made it into the one last year. I wonder if they'll do a 9/9/09 one? That'll fall on a Wednesday or something though.

Shit, they should just do a variation of this EVERY summer. But maybe that would get stale after a while. I dunno.

1010 drummers in 2010.

(And on second look, I think those pictures were actually taken from across from where we were.)

Though if Ned took those shots, I think he was about ten feet to the left of us.

Hahah! Well, I did in fact take those shots I posted, so there you go. (xpost) Although as you say maybe opposite -- were you facing Eye at all?

I just realized that the pics of the stage setup remind me of Close Encounters--they should do next year at Devil's Tower.

BoaDrum was very original. I had never heard the Boredoms but the music was much prettier than I expected and I got a sense of sonic waves.

It is still above me but I can imagine why people get so into it.

i am also going to murphy/mahoney/etc

i went to this and it was really poorly organized. the space was way too small for the number of ticketholders, thus packed crowds inside and long lines outside and not very much room to dance after 1am or so. the line was so long for the bar that it took over most of the dance floor. lincoln heights is a great area to hold a party like this, but next time they should take over a disused warehouse instead of a tiny studio.

xpost, true about the size of the space, but i liked the small sweaty atmosphere. there are better venues, but the sets kept me there til the party was over

Marty, that was very interesting music

does anyone have a boot of either performance yet?

xpost felicity - it is less music and more pure energy translated into sound!

Yes, I am starting to get what that means. Pretty cool.

1010 drummers in 2010.

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http://beijingolympicsblog.files.wordpress.com/2008/08/opening-cereomony-drummers2.jpg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vTNID0dchE

it pops off at 1:28

dis kindof sucked..

last year was 200x better

i still luv you though GGD !

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have bootlegs of these shows leaked?

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3094/2760002096_a545993043.jpg?v=0

^ 3-D

did you guys see the shoes eye created with nike and vice?

http://vice.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/2008/08/08/olle_hemmendorff_am90_notext_smal_3.jpg

77 boadrum doc on youtube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCyRal3bbJI

This reminds me that Nana (Boredoms manager's daughter & cover model for VCN) shown briefly @ 20min mark just launched this official store for you hardcore ボアダムス collectors.

https://boredomshop.thebase.in/

Now that it’s all said and done and there’s been some distance, I listen way way way more to the rock band version of bore more than the sun cult drums and guitar wall version.

Did this band change their name to an Ilx shibboleth after everyone learned that 88 was a Nazi shibboleth

Oh I guess I’m off base on what this is the name of or whatever

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Oh man I couldn't get into 77 Boadrum so I had to watch from the Brooklyn Bridge. It still ruled

Sorry I just am worried about 88s usually

That 77 Boadrum show was so intense live, it's hard to explain! The first time they all did the improve freakout I had to try really hard to hold it together just watching from the side.

several of my friends played the 88 L.A. one ... they had section leaders and there was definitely a, uh, diverse range of aptitudes represented. My friend whose husband played got to meet Kevin Haskins from Bauhaus so that was cool.

It was cool. Still have the shirt!

Me too!