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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 Boris
Released	December 15, 2000 (2000-12-15)
Recorded	September, 2000 at Bazooka Studio
Genre	Post-rock drone
Length	70:32
Label	MIDI Creative
Producer	Boris
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".[1]

Musical style

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

Credits

Line-up

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

Additional personnel

• 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

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
2021	Third Man	2xLP	United States	No	First vinyl pressing

References

External links

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

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