{{Infobox album | name = BXI | type = EP | artist = [[Boris (band)|Boris]] and [[Ian Astbury]] | cover = BXI (EP).jpg | alt = | released = September 2010 | recorded = 2010 | venue = | studio = Sound Square, Bazooka, Peace Music<ref name = Backcover/> | genre = [[Alternative rock]] | length = 20:10 | label = [[Southern Lord Records|Southern Lord]] | producer = Boris, Ian Astbury | chronology = [[Boris (band)|Boris]] | prev_title = Variations | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = [[Klatter]] | next_year = 2011 | misc = {{Extra chronology | artist = [[Ian Astbury]] | type = EP | prev_title = [[Spirit\Light\Speed]] | prev_year = 2000 | title = BXI | year = 2010 | next_title = | next_year = }} }} '''''BXI''''' is a collaborative EP by the Japanese band [[Boris (band)|Boris]] and [[the Cult]] lead vocalist [[Ian Astbury]]. The EP was released in September 2010 in CD, black, blue and pink vinyl, and digital formats through [[Southern Lord Records]].<ref>Suarez, Gary. [http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/06/24/boris-ian-astbury-bxi/ Boris + Ian Astbury = BXI] metalsucks.net. 2010-06-24. Retrieved on 2011-02-20.</ref> Boris and Ian Astbury had performed live together, including on May 30, 2010, at the [[Sydney Opera House]] and on September 7, 2010, at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in [[Brooklyn, New York|Brooklyn]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref>[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=145935 BXI Featuring IAN Astbury, Boris: Video Footage, Photos Of Brooklyn Concert Available] blabbermouth.net. 2010-09-12. Retrieved on 2011-02-21.</ref>
{{Album ratings |rev1=[[Allmusic]] |rev1Score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Freeman|first=Phil|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/bxi-mw0002016906|title=BXI – Ian Astbury, Boris, BXI|publisher=[[Allmusic]]. [[Rovi Corporation]]|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref> |rev2=''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' |rev2Score=6/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Ellison|first=Kyle|date=August 12, 2010|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15587/reviews/4140712|title=Album Review: Ian Astbury, Boris – BXI|work=[[Drowned in Sound]]|publisher=Silentway|accessdate=December 21, 2014|archive-date=December 21, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221162340/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/15587/reviews/4140712|url-status=dead}}</ref> |rev3=[[Pitchfork Media]] |rev3Score=3.3/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Currin|first=Grayson|date=October 6, 2010|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14713-bxi-ep/|title=Boris / Ian Astbury: BXI EP|publisher=[[Pitchfork Media]]|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref> |rev4=[[Popmatters]] |rev4Score=5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Begrand|first= Adrien|date=August 17, 2010|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/129690-boris-and-ian-astbury-bxi/|title=Boris and Ian Astbury: BXI|publisher=[[Popmatters]]|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref> |rev5=''[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]'' |rev5Score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Jones|first=Dick|date=July 26, 2010|url=http://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/records/99960-boris_ian_astbury_bxi_ep|title=Boris & Ian Astbury – BXI EP|work=[[The Skinny (magazine)|The Skinny]]|publisher=Radge Media|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref> |rev6=Sputnikmusic |rev6Score=4/5<ref>{{cite web|author= Voivod|date=September 21, 2010|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/39222/Boris-BXI/|title=Review: Boris – BXI|publisher=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref> |rev7=''[[The Sunday Times]]'' |rev7Score={{rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last=Lee |first=Stewart |date=August 29, 2010|url=http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/music/On_Record/article379204.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141221165100/http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/culture/music/On_Record/article379204.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 21, 2014|title=Boris with Ian Astbury – BXI|work=[[The Sunday Times]]|publisher=[[News UK]]|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref> |rev8=''[[The Washington Times|Washington Times Communities]]'' |rev8Score=8.5/10<ref>{{cite web|last=Hensch|first=Mark|date=October 20, 2010|url=http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/heavy-hensch-metal/2010/oct/20/music-review-boris-bxi/|title=Music review: Boris' 'BXI' |work=[[Washington Times|Washington Times Communities]]|publisher=News World Media Development, LLC|accessdate=December 21, 2014}}</ref> }}
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = Teeth and Claws | length1 = 5:17 | title2 = We Are Witches | length2 = 4:13 | title3 = Rain | note3 = [[The Cult]] cover | length3 = 5:01 | title4 = Magickal Child | length4 = 5:39 | total_length = 20:10 }}
==Personnel== Per the album liner notes.<ref name = Backcover>{{cite AV media notes | title = BXI | others = [[Boris (band)|Boris]] and [[Ian Astbury]] | year = 2010 | type = CD liner and back cover | publisher = [[Southern Lord Records]] | id = LORD120 | location = Los Angeles, California, USA }}</ref> *Ian Astbury – vocals, lyrics *Takeshi – bass guitar, rhythm guitar *Wata – vocals, lead guitar *Atsuo – drums, percussion *Michio Kurihara – guitar on "Rain" and "Magickal Child"
===Production and design=== *Tetsuya "Cherry" Tochigi – recording, mixing *"Fangsanalsatan" – recording, engineering *Soichiro Nakamura – mixing, mastering *Tadashi Hamada – [[artists and repertoire]] *André Fromont – Polaroid photography *Miki Matsushima – BXI photograph *[[Stephen O'Malley]] – design
==References== {{Reflist}}
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