Präparat

2013 studio album by Boris

Präparat

Studio album by

Boris

Released

March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)

Genre

Experimental rock

Length

40:39

Label

Daymare Recordings

Producer

Boris, Shinobu Narita

Boris chronology

Attention Please
(2011)

Präparat
(2013)

Noise
(2014)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pop Matters	^[1]

Präparat is the eighteenth studio album by the Japanese experimental band Boris. The album was announced along with two other releases ^[2] The album features the participation of musicians like Michio Kurihara and Gisèle Vienne. It was previously released exclusively on vinyl only in Japan. A second Japan domestic pressing was released in April 2014. Since October 2, 2020 it is also available as a digital release on Bandcamp.^[3]

"Evil Stack 3" is part of a series of drone pieces across multiple Boris albums, including the Damaged split and Rock Dream.

Track listing

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"December"	3:50
2.	"哀歌" ("Elegy")	4:16
3.	"Evil Stack 3"	0:58
4.	"砂時計" ("Monologue")	4:21
5.	"Method of Error"	6:55

Side B
No.	Title	Length
6.	"Bataille Sucre"	4:32
7.	"Perforated Line"	0:42
8.	"コップの内側" ("Castle in the Air;" misspelled "Castel" on release)	2:19
9.	"Mirano"	4:59
10.	"カンヴァス" ("Canvas")	5:14
11.	"Maeve"	2:33

Personnel

Takeshi - Vocals, Bass, and Guitar
Atsuo - Drums and Percussion
Wata - Guitar and Keyboards
Gisèle Vienne - Spoken Word (on "Bataille Sucre")
Michio Kurihara - Guitar (on "Evil Stack 3" and "Method Of Error")
Written, Words, and Produced by Boris
Recorded, Mixed, Photography, and Design by Fangsanalsatan
Mastered by Soichiro Nakamura
Shinobu Narita - Producer (on "Elegy" and "Canvas")
Tadashi Hamada - Management

References

^ Ezell, Brice. Präparat review by Pop Matters popmatters.com. 2013-04-24. Retrieved on 2014-04-14.
^ Announcement of the release of "Präparat", the reissue of "Vein", and the box set "The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked - Chronicle"
^ "präparat, by Boris". Bandcamp. Retrieved 2020-10-21.