Walrus / Groon

Walrus/Groon
EP by Boris with Merzbow
Released	April 2007 (2007-04)
Recorded	2001
Genre	Psychedelic rock, noise
Length	13:56
Label	Hydra Head / Double H Noise Industries
Producer	Boris with Merzbow
Boris with Merzbow chronology
Rock Dream (2007) Walrus/Groon (2007) Klatter (2011)
Boris chronology
Rainbow (2006) Walrus/Groon (2007) Long Hair and Tights (2007)
Merzbow chronology
Merzbear (2006) Walrus/Groon (2007) Coma Berenices (2007)
Alternative cover
Gatefold artwork

Walrus/Groon is a collaborative 12" EP between the Japanese experimental doom band Boris and Japanese noise musician Merzbow.^[1][2][3] It was first sold at the 2007 South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas.

"Walrus" is a cover of "I Am the Walrus" by The Beatles, specifically the Spooky Tooth 1970 version.^[4] "Groon" shares its name with a King Crimson improvisational piece, but has no musical resemblance. A different version of "Groon" appears on Switching Rethorics as "Vanlla Groon", [sic] featuring sampled drums/guitar and credited to Merzbow only. It was later compiled on Another Merzbow Records. The artwork references that of the Yes album Close to the Edge. The release was pressed on five different vinyl colors: black, yellow with green, white with green, white with yellow, and clear with green.

Track listing

Side one

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Walrus"	Lennon–McCartney	7:21

Side two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Groon"	6:36

Notes

• Mixed & mastered at Peace Music 2004

Personnel

Boris with Merzbow

• Wata – guitar, vocals
• Takeshi – bass, vocals
• Atsuo – drums
• Masami Akita – computer

Production and visuals

• Eiji Hashizume – recording
• Souichirou Nakamura – mixing, mastering
• FangsAnalSatan – cover
• Keiko Yoshida – photography

Pressing history

Year	Label	Format	Country	Notes
2007	Hydra head	12"	US	Limited edition of 1400 copies

References

1. "BORIS HEAVY ROCKS!!!". borisheavyrocks.com. Retrieved July 29, 2013.
2. "Boris (3) With Merzbow - Walrus / Groon". Discogs. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
3. "Boris with Merzbow: Walrus/Groon 12" Vinyl Pre-Order". hydraheadlines.blogspot.com. April 10, 2007. Retrieved July 29, 2014.
4. Pouncey, Edwin (August 2000). "Consumed by Noise". Wire (198).

External links

• Walrus / Groon at MusicBrainz