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lead vocalist

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. The EP was released in September 2010 in CD, black, blue and pink vinyl, and digital formats through

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. Boris and Ian Astbury had performed live together, including on May 30, 2010, at the

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and on September 7, 2010, at the Brooklyn Masonic Temple in

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Track listing

Personnel

Per the album liner notes. *Ian Astbury – vocals, lyrics *Takeshi – bass guitar, rhythm guitar *Wata – vocals, lead guitar *Atsuo – drums, percussion *Michio Kurihara – guitar on "Rain" and "Magickal Child"

Production and design

*Tetsuya "Cherry" Tochigi – recording, mixing *"Fangsanalsatan" – recording, engineering *Soichiro Nakamura – mixing, mastering *Tadashi Hamada –

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*André Fromont – Polaroid photography *Miki Matsushima – BXI photograph *

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– design

References

{{Authority control 2010 EPs Boris (band) albums Southern Lord Records albums 2010 collaborative albums