Sun Baked Snow Cave
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| Released | August 23, 2005 | |||
| Recorded | 2001–2004 | |||
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| Length | 62:02 | |||
| Label | Hydra Head / Double H Noise Industries | |||
| Producer | Boris with Merzbow | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | D+[2] |
| Delusions of Adequacy | Mixed[3] |
| Dusted Magazine | Favorable[4] |
| Exclaim! | Mixed[5] |
| LAS Magazine | 7.5/10[6] |
| Pitchfork Media | 6.5/10[7] |
| Prefix Magazine | 6.0/10[8] |
Sun Baked Snow Cave is a collaborative album between Japanese experimental doom band Boris and Japanese noise musician Merzbow. The album consists of a single track that clocks in at over an hour in length. The album artwork was done by Sunn O))) member and regular Hydra Head designer Stephen O'Malley.[9][10]
Structurally, the album has three distinct sections: the opening 18 minutes consist primarily of quiet, sparse acoustic guitar strums backed by distant whirs and machine noises; a lengthy crossfade shifts the album into drone doom metal, with Merzbow's accentuation via harsh noise layers; eventually, the loud half-hour settles through movements of noise into 6 minutes of a quiet electric guitar and ambience coda.
Release
In 2014, the album was released as a double LP. Released as a limited edition of 1,200 copies pressed on black, white, electric blue, or clear with blue streaks vinyl. Initially available on August 16, 2014 as a limited release on the Hydra Head online store and from Boris on tour.[11] A general release followed on September 23.[12] It was repressed in March 2015 on clear/blue splatter in an edition of 500 copies.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sun Baked Snow Cave" | 62:02 |
| Total length: | 62:02 | |
Personnel
- Boris with Merzbow
- Masami Akita – computer
- Takeshi – guitar, bass guitar
- Wata – guitar, echo
- Atsuo – feedback conduction, computer
- Production
- Fangs Anal Satan – mixing
- Stephen O'Malley – artwork
