Rock Dream

Rock Dream
Live album by Boris with Merzbow
Released October 27, 2007 (2007-10-27)
Recorded November 18, 2006 at Earthdom, Tokyo
Genre Noise, drone
Length 110:30
Label Diwphalanx, Southern Lord
Producer Boris with Merzbow
Boris with Merzbow chronology
Sun Baked Snow Cave
(2005)
Rock Dream
(2007)
Walrus / Groon
(2007)
Boris chronology
She's So Heavy
(2007)
Rock Dream
(2007)
Smile
(2008)
Merzbow chronology
Peace for Animals
(2007)
Rock Dream
(2007)
Live Destruction at No Fun 2007
(2008)
US Cover
Southern Lord version cover
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Tiny Mix TapesFavorable[2]

Rock Dream is a collaborative live album between Japanese experimental doom band Boris and Japan noise musician Merzbow.[3][4] The release consists of material recorded at a live show from 2006 entitled "Boris with Merzbow Oneman". "Flower Sun Rain" is a cover of the Japanese super-group PYG.

Track listing

CD version

Disc one
No. Title Length
1. "Feedbacker" (Originally from Boris at Last: -Feedbacker-) 35:05
2. "Blackout" (Originally from Pink) 5:19
3. "Evil Stack"   5:04
4. "Rainbow" (Originally from Rainbow) 4:30
Total length:
49:58
Disc two
No. Title Length
1. "Pink" (Originally from Pink) 4:14
2. "Woman on the Screen" (Originally from Pink) 2:37
3. "Nothing Special" (Originally from Pink) 2:14
4. "Ibitsu" (Originally from Akuma no Uta) 3:35
5. "A Bao A Qu" (Originally from Sound Track from Film "Mabuta no Ura") 4:35
6. "The Evilone Which Sobs" (Originally from Dronevil) 13:41
7. "Flower Sun Rain" (PYG cover, later released on Smile) 8:04
8. "Just Abandoned My-self" (Originally from Pink) 13:21
9. "Farewell" (Originally from Pink) 8:11
Total length:
60:32

LP version

Side one
No. Title Length
1. "Feedbacker (Part One)"    
Side two
No. Title Length
1. "Feedbacker (Part Two)"    
2. "Black Out"    
Side three
No. Title Length
1. "Evil Stack"    
2. "Rainbow"    
3. "Pink"    
4. "Woman on the Screen"    
5. "Nothing Special"    
6. "Ibitsu"    
Side four
No. Title Length
1. "A Bao A Qu"    
2. "The Evilone Which Sobs"    
Side five
No. Title Length
1. "Flower Sun Rain"    
2. "Just Abandon My-self"    
Side six
No. Title Length
1. "Farewell"    
2. "Dyna-saur" (Bonus track, Originally from Heavy Rocks)  

Personnel

Merzbow with Boris
Production

Pressing History

Year Label Format Country Out of Print? Notes
2007 Diwphalanx 2CD Japan No
2007 Southern Lord 2CD U.S. Yes Limited 5000
2008 3LP Yes Limited 3800

The Southern Lord version has a die cut cover and is limited to 5000 (machine numbered). The vinyl version contains the bonus track "Dyno-Saur" which is not available on the CD version. According to Southern Lord, a little over 3800 were pressed. Southern Lord carried the black vinyl version (limited to 1000) through their mailorder. There are also 1000 on red vinyl and 1000 on purple vinyl. The other colors of the remaining 800 include marble orange.

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