Super æ

1998 studio album by Boredoms

Super æ

Studio album by

Boredoms

Released

May 25, 1998 (1998-05-25)

Recorded

March 1996–March 1998

Genre

Experimental rock
noise rock
krautrock
space rock

Length

68:26

Label

Warner 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
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Pitchfork	9.5/10^[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.	Title	Length
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

^ "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork. November 17, 2003. p. 6. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
^ Matt Dillinger, Sasha Frere-Jones. Never Boring (mp3). newyorker.com. Retrieved October 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b Raggett, Ned. "Super Ae – Boredoms". AllMusic. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
^ Richard-San, Mark. "Boredoms: Super Are". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on April 18, 2008. Retrieved August 14, 2014.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.