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Boris at Last -Feedbacker-

Boris at Last -Feedbacker-
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 25, 2003 (2003-12-25)
RecordedJuly – October 2003
StudioPeace Music
Genre
Length43:51
Label
ProducerBoris
Boris chronology
Akuma no Uta
(2003)
Boris at Last -Feedbacker-
(2003)
The Thing Which Solomon Overlooked
(2004)
Alternative cover
LP release
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.7/10[2]
Sputnikmusic5/5[3]

Boris at Last -Feedbacker- (or simply called Feedbacker) is the sixth studio album by Japanese experimental music band Boris. The album, a single 43-minute track broken into 5 movements, incorporates many different rock elements. The band frequently revisits the song in concert.

On September 13, 2009, as a special set for the Flaming Lips-curated All Tomorrow's Parties New York 2009 in Monticello, Boris performed Feedbacker in its entirety. They performed the album again at the Pavement-curated ATP at Minehead Butlin's on May 15, 2010. An official DVD, limited to 500 copies, was released in 2005 by Diwphalanx Records. This DVD was originally an unofficial recording of the band performing the entirety of Feedbacker live in New York and entitled Bootleg -Feedbacker-. The official DVD release depicts a different member of the band lying in a pool of blood similar to Wata on the album cover.

Track listing

The obi strip on the Japanese CD release lists only one track despite the track being indexed into five parts on the CD release; otherwise no track listing or timings are given on CD or LP.

On the LP release the track is split into two parts, one on each side. The original Japanese LP as well as the reissue on Third Man Records contains a locked groove on both sides.

No.TitleLength
1."Feedbacker"
  • "Part 1"
  • "Part 2"
  • "Part 3"
  • "Part 4"
  • "Part 5"
43:51
  • 9:38
  • 14:54
  • 5:52
  • 9:52
  • 3:32
Total length:43:51

Personnel

  • Takeshi – guitar, bass, vocals
  • Atsuo – drums, vocals
  • Wata – guitar, effects
  • Boris – production
  • Souichirou Nakamura – mixing, mastering

Pressing history

Year Label Format Country Out of print? Notes
2003 Diwphalanx Records CD Japan No
LP Yes Ltd. 500
Conspiracy Records CD Belgium No
LP pic disc Yes Ltd. 333
2005 Diwphalanx Records DVD Japan Yes Ltd. 500. Bootleg -Feedbacker-, features 3 different covers
2009 Conspiracy Records LP Belgium No Ltd. 200 on red vinyl
2019 Third Man Records CD US No Ltd. 2000 in digipak
LP No
Yes Tour edition, ltd. 400 on clear with red streaks vinyl
Digital n/a

References

  1. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Boris at Last: Feedbacker – Boris". AllMusic. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ^ Baron, Zach (December 13, 2005). "Boris / Merzbow: At Last: Feedbacker / Sun Baked Snow Cave / Akuma No Uta". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on May 18, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  3. ^ Xenophanes (September 18, 2011). "Boris – Boris At Last -Feedbacker-". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved June 17, 2014.