Super æ
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 25, 1998 (1998-05-25)
RecordedMarch 1996–March 1998
Genre
Length68:26
LabelWarner Music Japan (JP)
Birdman (US)
Producer
  • Masanobu Kondo
  • Yamantaka Eye
Boredoms chronology
Super Go!!!!!
(1998)
Super æ
(1998)
Super Roots 7
(1998)
Alternative cover
Deluxe edition liquid-filled cover

Super æ (sometimes written as Super Ae or Super Are) is the fifth studio album by Boredoms, released in 1998. It was named the 44th greatest album of the 1990s by Pitchfork.[1]

Title

The correct pronunciation of the album's title is often debated, although according to The New Yorker's pop-music critic Sasha Frere-Jones, group frontman Yamantaka Eye has stated that the correct articulation of the "æ" symbol is simply "ah" or "ugh".[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork9.5/10[4]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[5]

Ned Raggett of AllMusic gave the album 3 stars out of 5, saying: "Taking some more of the prog/Kraut influences that crept into earlier efforts while still firing up the amps all around, Eye and his cohorts (forming a core quintet this time around) once again become the most out-there band in the world."[3] Writing for The New Rolling Stone Album Guide, Douglas Wolk gave the album 4 stars out of 5.[5] He called it "a pounding, astounding psychedelic masterwork, the raw power of Boredoms' early records harnessed and directed into sustained riff-laden sun worship."[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Super You"7:37
2."Super Are"8:30
3."Super Going"12:24
4."Super Coming"12:17
5."Super Are You"8:47
6."Super Shine"12:45
7."Super Good"6:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Yamantaka Eye – synthesizer, percussion, vocals, production, loops, electronics
  • Hira – bass guitar, percussion, vocals
  • Yamamoto Seiichi – guitar, vocals
  • Yoshimi P-We – synthesizer, percussion, trumpet, vocals, Casio keyboard
  • Atari – drums, samples, percussion
  • EDA – drums, electronic percussion
  • Masanobu Kondo – executive production
  • Masayo Takise – mastering
  • Kazvnori Akita – design

References

  1. "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. November 17, 2003. p. 6. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  2. Matt Dillinger, Sasha Frere-Jones. Never Boring (mp3). newyorker.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
  3. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Super Ae – Boredoms". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  4. Richard-San, Mark. "Boredoms: Super Are". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
  5. 1 2 3 Wolk, Douglas (2004). "Boredoms". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 95–96. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
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