LIQUID

To borrow the review style used for quick run downs of albums on best of lists: What makes "Liquid" one of the greatest albums ever to grace these archives? Maybe it's the killer confluence of ambient, space rock, stoner rock, and even a bit of stoner metal the band achieves here. Perhaps it's more succinctly the Thorian guitar work of both Fridael and Sponselee in a bass free environment, only supported by the Liebezeit channeling drumming of Sander Evers. Those riffs on "Crystalline" that sound like Kyuss's best brought to new life in a distant galaxy? Could it be that it is because this is all a concept album about water, so deliciously wrought for a theme that for all we know was conjured up when one of the band members spilled a bong, perhaps onto the gatefold of "In Through The Out Door"? Or maybe because, quite simply, it's tracks are loooong, and fit that element perfectly.

The correct answer is all of the above. Get yourself a copy of this and have yourself a kickin' trip into the beyond, brothers and sisters.