SCION A/V are one of the frontrunners in terms of music sponsorship. With their latest venture they seem to be taking a bit of a risk. BORIS is a Japanese noise / metal band who formed in 1992. They’ve released 17 studio albums, several EPs and a handful of collaborations in styles ranging from drone, sludge, and doom metal, to psychedelic and noise rock. Always exploring new territory, the band always keeps it heavy, consistently push boundaries and redefine their sound.

Their latest EP is a remix package with support from Todd Edwards, Mixhell, Optimo, and Nosajthing. Each of the remixers take their version far from the original and somehow place it on the dancefloor.

TODD EDWARDS’ take on Boris is an upbeat, dancefloor friendly house version. A simple but thumping drum pattern, cleverly auto-tuned and chopped vocal and synths, and a catchy melody make this one an easy choice for the more mainstream dancefloors.  Check the dubby, octave jumping bassline for instantaneous positive vibrations.

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MP3: Boris – Buzz In (Todd Edwards remix)

MIXHELL‘s Hypnotic 4 on the floor dance remix of “Buzz-In” is underpinned by a rising and falling arpeggiated squelch and driven by a monster kick drum.  Somewhat reminiscent of a more industrial version tune from the late 90s it is at the same time extremely dubbed out and focused.

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MP3: Boris – Buzz In (Mixhell’s hypnotic 4 on the floor remix)

The original is, well, noisy.

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MP3: Boris – Buzz In