Flood is the third album by Japanese experimental band Boris, released on December 15, 2000. It consists of a single 70-minute title-track that is broken into four movements.

Flood
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)
RecordedSeptember, 2000 at Bazooka Studio
Genre
Length70:32
LabelMIDI Creative
ProducerBoris
Boris chronology
More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape
(1999)
Flood
(2000)
Megatone
(2002)

While Flood did not receive many reviews upon release, it has become a cult classic among fans, prompting the band to play it in its entirety every night of their 2013 US-based "Residency Tour".[2]

Musical style edit

The album marked a change in musical direction; it features less of the abrasive sound heard on Absolutego and Amplifier Worship, and incorporated minimalism and progressive rock elements.

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Flood"
I. "Part 1"
II. "Part 2"
III. "Part 3"
IV. "Part 4"
70:32
14:42
13:34
20:38
21:35
Total length:70:32

Credits edit

Line-up edit

  • Atsuo – drums, percussion, gong, vocals
  • Takeshi – vocals, bass, guitar, words
  • Wata – guitar, effects

Additional personnel edit

  • Boris – producer
  • Hiroshi Okura – executive producer
  • Tetsuya "Cherry" Tochigi – engineer
  • Hiroyasu Tahira – engineer assistant
  • Miyuki Kobayashi – engineer assistant
  • Masashi Tsukahara – album coordination
  • Toshiaki Shimizu – A&R
  • Fangs Anal Satan – artwork
  • Eri Shabata – photography
  • Shuji Kitamura – mastering

Pressing information edit

Year Label Format Country Out of Print? Notes
2000 MIDI Creative CD Japan Yes
2021 Third Man 2xLP United States No First vinyl pressing

References edit

  1. ^ "Boris, 'Flood': The Week In One Song". washingtonpost.com. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Announcement of Boris' 2013 residency tour through the US". borisheavyrocks.tumblr.com. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 8 October 2020.

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