Boris seems to be the soundtrack that has accompanied me since moving to Atlanta, GA in 2006. I moved here to start graduate school but there were 3 months where I temped as a production artist before I began classes. At the first job, I worked with a great guy named Jason, who brought me to Atlanta’s art/music studio Eyedrum. He also burned a disc of Boris’ Akuma No Uta for me, introducing me to their unique brand of heavy metal.

Since then, I’ve seen them live here a few times (including at the Scion Fest I mentioned in the last song post) and they’re always stunning. “Floorshaker” is a song that I discovered after I started my current job (with grad school now behind me). For the first few months of working there in 2009, I would listen to last.fm in the afternoons, particularly the Boris “station” they generated. This song stood out immediately. Its almost poppy song structure feels different from their usual style, almost like surf rock, but it is still recognizably Boris. The last thirty seconds of feedback and thumping drums are especially familiar.

After checking, I found it was the second song on their Statement EP. There were afternoons where I just listened to “Floorshaker” repeatedly, finding design inspiration in Boris’ unique album covers and gig posters. I couldn’t find a digital version of it then. So, when last.fm took away their users ability to listen to a song more than once, I stopped using the site. I just wanted “Floorshaker” twenty-four-seven and they wouldn’t offer it to me. Either the company changed its business plan, or record labels pressured them into a less appealing model. Thankfully, the EP is now available online and I was able to finally buy a copy.

There is a YouTube file of “Floorshaker” here.

“Floorshaker” is the fourth track on my 2009 Retrospective mix on 8tracks.com.