Flood (Boris album)

2000 studio album by Boris

Flood

Studio album by

Boris

Released| December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)
Recorded| September, 2000 at Bazooka Studio
Genre|

* Post-rock
* doom metal[1]
* drone

Length| 70:32
Label| MIDI Creative
Producer| Boris
Boris chronology
| More Echoes, Touching Air Landscape
(1999)  | Flood
(2000)  | Megatone
(2002)

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Flood is the third studio 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.

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

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

## Movements

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Part I begins with mechanical white noise and features a single looping guitar lick duplicated with two slightly different speeds, allowing it to de-synchronize and synchronize again over the course of about 11 minutes. Reverberating explosions build throughout.

Part II is slow and ambient with lo-fi drums and features an extended guitar solo using the lick from Part I as a motif.

Part III builds to the album's climax of repeating riffs, vocals and another guitar solo. Part IV is an ambient minimalist track ending in white noise.

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Flood"
I. "Part I"
II. "Part II"
III. "Part III"
IV. "Part IV"| 70:32
14:42
13:34
20:38
21:35
Total length:| 70:32

## Credits

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### Line-up

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* Atsuo - drums, percussion, gong, vocals
* Takeshi - vocals, bass, guitar, words
* Wata - guitar, effects

### Additional personnel

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* 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

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Year  | Label  | Format  | Country  | Out of Print?  | Notes

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2000  | MIDI Creative  | CD  | Japan  | Yes  | –
2021  | Third Man | 2xLP  | United States  | No  | First vinyl pressing

## References

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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.

## External links

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* Inoxia Records
* Boris Homepage
* Flood at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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Boris

* Atsuo
* Takeshi
* Wata

* Nagata

Studio albums|

* Absolutego
* Amplifier Worship
* Flood
* Heavy Rocks (2002)
* Akuma no Uta
* Boris at Last -Feedbacker-
* Dronevil
* Pink
* Smile
* New Album
* Attention Please
* Heavy Rocks (2011)
* Präparat
* Noise
* Urban Dance
* Warpath
* Asia
* Dear
* Love & Evol
* NO
* W
* Heavy Rocks (2022)
* Fade

Collaborations|

* 04092001
* Sun Baked Snow Cave
* Altar
* Rainbow
* Rock Dream
* Walrus / Groon
* BXI
* Klatter
* Gensho
* 2R0I2P0
* Hello There

EPs|

* Walrus/Groon
* Japanese Heavy Rock Hits

Live albums|

* 04092001
* Boris Archive
* Rock Dream

Related articles|

* Boris discography
* "Boris" (Melvins song)
* Sunn O)))
* Merzbow
* Keiji Haino

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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