Rainbow (Boris collaborative album)

Infobox Album
Name = Rainbow
Type = studio
Artist = Boris with Michio Kurihara

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Released = flagicon|Japan December 23rd, 2006 flagicon|US May 15th, 2007 |
Recorded = January-July 2006
Genre = Psychedelic rock Stoner rock Hard rock
Length = 41:27
Label = Pedal Records Drag City Records Inoxia Records
Producer = fangsanalsatan & Souichirou Nakamura (Peace Music)
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3xfuxzq5ldje link]
* Metal Hammer rating-10|8
Chronology = Boris
Last album = "Altar" (2006)
This album = "Rainbow" (2006)
Next album = "Walrus/Groon" (2007)
Misc = Extra album cover 2
Upper caption = US version cover
Type = studio
Background =


Lower caption = Drag City Records version cover

"Rainbow" is a collaborative album between Japanese experimental doom band Boris and psychedelic guitarist Michio Kurihara. This album in particular is somewhat quiet and upbeat in sound, almost lounge-like in some parts. Wata contributes vocals to the title song, which has a music video made for it by Foodunited. Oddly, a couple of songs have another vocalist backing Takeshi. Either it could be Takeshi doing overdubs or Atsuo or Michio performing backing vocals. This could be possible, despite what the liner notes state, as Boris have mislabeled personnel before (Most notably on "Vein".).

The album's initial release was done by Pedal Records, with liner notes in Portuguese. Drag City Records released this album in the United States on May 15th, 2007 with a different 9th track, on CD format only.

In 2007, Rainbow was also released on vinyl in two forms by Inoxia Records. One, an unlimited LP which contains the album (same as Pedal CD version). The other is a 2LP Box Set with a 50 page photo book in a special cover, the album on clear vinyl, a second LP containing two bonus tracks (also on clear vinyl), and a DVD featuring the music video for "Rainbow".

Track listing

Pedal release

tracklist
title1 = Raffesia
length1 = 5:33
title2 = Rainbow
length2 = 4:56
title3 = Starship Narrator
length3 = 4:01
title4 = My Rain
length4 = 1:49
title5 = Shine
length5 = 4:37
title6 = You Laughed Like a Water Mark
length6 = 7:02
title7 = Fuzzy Reactor
length7 = 3:44
title8 = Sweet No_1
length8 = 6:53
title9 = ...And, I Want
length9 = 2:52

Drag City release

tracklist
title1 = Raffesia
length1 = 5:33
title2 = Rainbow
length2 = 4:56
title3 = Starship Narrator
length3 = 4:01
title4 = My Rain
length4 = 1:49
title5 = Shine
length5 = 4:37
title6 = You Laughed Like a Water Mark
length6 = 7:02
title7 = Fuzzy Reactor
length7 = 3:44
title8 = Sweet No_1
length8 = 6:53
title9 = No Sleep Till I Become Hollow
length9 = 4:24

Inoxia 2-LP release

tracklist
headline = Side A
title1 = Raffesia
length1 = 5:33
title2 = Arco-Íris
note2 = "Rainbow"
length2 = 4:56
title3 = Narrador Da Espaçonave
note3 = "Starship Narrator"
length3 = 4:01
title4 = Minha Chuva
note4 = "My Rain"
length4 = 1:49
title5 = Brilho
note5 = "Shine"
length5 = 4:37tracklist
headline = Side B
title1 = Você Sorriu Como Uma Marca D'Água
note1 = "You Laughed Like a Water Mark"
length1 = 7:02
title2 = Reator Difuso
note2 = "Fuzzy Reactor"
length2 = 3:44
title3 = Doce No_1
note3 = "Sweet No_1"
length3 = 6:53
title4 = ... E, Eu Quero
note4 = "...And, I Want"
length4 = 2:52tracklist
headline = Side C
title1 = Olhei Para O Vento Varrendo As Nuvens
note1 = "I Looked Up at the Wind Sweeping Clouds Away"
length1 = 20:23tracklist
headline = Side D
title1 = Abraçando A Névoa
note1 = "Embracing the Fog"
length1 = 19:37

Personnel

* Takeshi - guitar, bass, vocals (tracks 1, 3, 5, 6, 8)
* Wata - guitar, glockenspiel, vocals (track 2)
* Atsuo - drums, percussion
* Michio Kurihara - guitar

Pressing History