Flood (Boris album)
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Flood is the third album by Japanese band Boris
. Like the previous albums, it stays lengthy and massively slow, but in addition to sludge
influences such as the Melvins and Sleep
, there are undertones of psychedelic rock. The back cover lists only one track, but the CD actually has the song broken into four tracks.
song. Slow drums, calm chord progressions and a guitar solo fill this track. "Flood III" starts with a calm guitar riff from the previous section; the same riff is repeated on a heavily distorted guitar that looms in from the background. The song evolves into an epic doom
piece, with vocals performed by Atsuo and Takeshi in unison. The song reaches its climax, and a riff is repeated on the bass while noises and echoes from the distorted guitar fill the background. "Flood IV" consists primarily of this, with the noises strengthened, and a clean guitar that plays some notes for a while.
Boris (band)
is a Japanese experimental rock band, known for often combining and switching between different music genres including drone metal, sludge metal, noise rock, psychedelic rock, ambient and pop...
. Like the previous albums, it stays lengthy and massively slow, but in addition to sludge
Sludge metal
Sludge metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that melds elements of doom metal and hardcore punk, and sometimes incorporates influences from southern rock, stoner rock and grunge. Sludge metal is typically abrasive; often featuring shouted vocals, heavily distorted instruments and sharply contrasting...
influences such as the Melvins and Sleep
Sleep (band)
Sleep is a stoner doom metal band from San Jose, California. Active during the 1990s, Sleep earned critical and record label attention early in their career. Critic Eduardo Rivadavia describes them as "perhaps the ultimate stoner rock band" and notes they exerted a strong influence on heavy metal...
, there are undertones of psychedelic rock. The back cover lists only one track, but the CD actually has the song broken into four tracks.
Song description
"Flood I" consists basically of a guitar riff which is repeated and modulated throughout the song; echoing drums and noises are inserted near the end. The noises culminate on the beginning of "Flood II". "Flood II" is a minimalist, psychedelic rockPsychedelic rock
Psychedelic rock is a style of rock music that is inspired or influenced by psychedelic culture and attempts to replicate and enhance the mind-altering experiences of psychedelic drugs. It emerged during the mid 1960s among folk rock and blues rock bands in United States and the United Kingdom...
song. Slow drums, calm chord progressions and a guitar solo fill this track. "Flood III" starts with a calm guitar riff from the previous section; the same riff is repeated on a heavily distorted guitar that looms in from the background. The song evolves into an epic doom
Doom metal
Doom metal is an extreme form of heavy metal music that typically uses slower tempos, low-tuned guitars and a much "thicker" or "heavier" sound than other metal genres...
piece, with vocals performed by Atsuo and Takeshi in unison. The song reaches its climax, and a riff is repeated on the bass while noises and echoes from the distorted guitar fill the background. "Flood IV" consists primarily of this, with the noises strengthened, and a clean guitar that plays some notes for a while.
Track listing
Only one song is listed, but it is split into 4 parts on the disc.- "Flood" - 70:32
- Pt. 1 – 14:42
- Pt. 2 – 13:35
- Pt. 3 – 20:38
- Pt. 4 – 21:35
Personnel
- Atsuo Mizuno - Drums, Percussion, Vocals
- Takeshi Ohtani - Bass, Guitars, Vocals
- Wata - Guitars, EBow
Pressing information
| Year | Label | Format | Country | Out of Print? | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | MIDI Creative | CD | Japan | Yes | - |
| 2000 | MIDI Creative | CD | Japan | No | Second pressing, different cover from first pressing |