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Bosse-de-Nage

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Bosse-de-Nage
OriginSan Francisco, California, U.S.
Genres
Labels
Members
  • D.
  • H.
  • B.
  • M.
Websitebosse-de-nage.com

Bosse-de-Nage is an American band from San Francisco, California, United States, composed of four anonymous members.[1] Considered a part of the blackgaze scene,[2][3] the band performs an experimental black metal style that draws from post-rock, shoegaze, post-hardcore, screamo, and indie rock,[4][5][6] with influences from Slint, Mogwai, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor.[7] AllMusic critic Gregory Heaney wrote that the band "crafts a sound that's as comfortable expanding outward as it is contracting into a suffocating mass of needling guitars and frantic drumming."[4] The band's lyrics touch upon various subjects, such as sex, filth, bodies, perversion, and death.[8] Their name is taken from French symbolist Alfred Jarry's book Exploits and Opinions of Dr. Faustroll, Pataphysician; it is the name of a monkey which may or may not have been a hallucination of the narrator.[9]

History

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After releasing a set of demos in 2006, Bosse-de-Nage signed to The Flenser record label and released its self-titled debut album, which featured recordings from 2007, in 2010. The band's second album, II was released in 2011.[6] The album caught Profound Lore Records' attention, which released their follow-up III' in 2012.[4][1][6] In the same year, Bosse-de-Nage also released a split EP with San Francisco-based fellow metal band Deafheaven, Deafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage, contributing the original track, "A Mimesis of Purpose."[10]

The band released its fourth studio album, All Fours, in 2015.[5] In 2018, the band returned to The Flenser for “Further Still”, its fifth album.[11]

Band members

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  • D. – bass guitar
  • H. (Harry Cantwell) – drums
  • B. (Bryan Manning)[8] – vocals
  • M. – guitar

Discography

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Studio albums
  • Bosse-de-Nage (2010)
  • II (2011)
  • III (2012)
  • All Fours (2015)
  • Further Still (2018)
Splits
Demos
  • Demo I (2006)
  • Demo II (2006)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Mysterious Bosse-De-Nage releasing 'II' (new song debut & older free downloads too)". BrooklynVegan. 30 August 2011. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Walschots, Natalie Zina (February 26, 2014). "The Translator: Blackgaze". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  3. ^ Howells, Tom (5 October 2015). "Blackgaze: meet the bands taking black metal out of the shadows". the Guardian. Retrieved 2015-10-05.
  4. ^ a b c Heaney, Gregory. "Bosse-de-Nage". AllMusic. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  5. ^ a b Rancic, Michael (April 14, 2015). "Bosse-De-Nage - All Fours". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  6. ^ a b c Kelly, Kim (July 5, 2012). "Bosse-de-Nage - III". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  7. ^ Hayes, Craig (July 12, 2012). "Bosse-de-Nage - III". PopMatters. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  8. ^ a b Kelly, Kim (16 March 2015). "Bosse-de-Nage Has Raised The Art Of Metal Lyrics To A Whole New Level (and Their New Album Rips, Too)". Vice. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  9. ^ "Bosse-de-Nage". metal-archives.com. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  10. ^ Wilson, Mark (November 27, 2012). "Deafheaven / Bosse-de-Nage - Split EP • Metal Reviews". Exclaim!. Retrieved January 19, 2013.
  11. ^ "Bosse-de-Nage "Further Still" LP - The Flenser". Retrieved 20 May 2022.
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