Präparat

Präparat is the seventeenth 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]

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]

"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