Präparat

Präparat is the eighteenth studio album by the Japanese experimental band Boris. The album was announced along with two other releases 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.

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)

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"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