Rainbow (Boris collaborative album)

Rainbow
Studio album by Boris with Michio Kurihara
Released	December 23rd, 2006 May 15th, 2007
Recorded	January-July 2006
Genre	Neo-Psychedelia Stoner Metal Hard Rock
Length	41:27
Label	Pedal Records Drag City Records Inoxia Records
Producer	fangsanalsatan & Souichirou Nakamura (Peace Music)
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Metal Hammer
Boris chronology
Altar (2006) Rainbow (2006) Walrus/Groon (2007)
US version cover
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. 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 Japan version)

1. "Raffesia" - 5:33
2. "Rainbow" - 4:56
3. "Starship Narrator" - 4:01
4. "My Rain" - 1:49
5. "Shine" - 4:37
6. "You Laughed Like a Water Mark" - 7:02
7. "Fuzzy Reactor" - 3:44
8. "Sweet No_1" - 6:53
9. "...And, I Want" - 2:52

Track listing (Drag City US version)

1. "Raffesia" - 5:33
2. "Rainbow" - 4:56
3. "Starship Narrator" - 4:01
4. "My Rain" - 1:49
5. "Shine" - 4:37
6. "You Laughed Like a Water Mark" - 7:02
7. "Fuzzy Reactor" - 3:44
8. "Sweet No_1" - 6:53
9. "No Sleep Till I Become Hollow" - 4:24

Track listing (Inoxia Records 2LP version)

1. "Rafflesia" - 5:33
2. "Arco-Íris" - 4:56
3. "Narrador Da Espaçonave" - 4:01
4. "Minha Chuva" - 1:49
5. "Brilho" - 4:37
6. "Você Sorriu Como Uma Marca D'Água" - 7:02
7. "Reator Difuso" - 3:44
8. "Doce №1" - 6:53
9. "... E, Eu Quero" - 2:52
10. "Olhei Para O Vento Varrendo As Nuvens" - 20:23
11. "Abraçando A Névoa" - 19:37
12. "Rainbow (Video Clip)"

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