Everyone knows that the Internet is a wonderful network for finding music you’d never hear about anywhere else. 35007 definitely fall into the category of music I think I’d never have discovered if it wasn’t for pure right-time-right-place chance in the form of a mention on a music forum I frequent.

Hailing from the Netherlands, 35007 are a reclusive collective of musicians whose music has been described loosely as “stoner rock”, “space rock” and “instrumental progressive doom metal” by various parties. The band creates what I would describe as being a form of ambient music that is based on an unlikely genre choice – jam-oriented metal that recalls parts Sabbath and Floyd at their most freeform.

Liquid begins with a barely-audible synthesizer part that stays true to the album’s name. Gradually a repeated guitar motif is introduced, upon which we’re introduced to a steady build to 35007′s call sign: a slow, determinedly loping, doom-y metal roar, punctuated by moments of respite in the form of laid-back periods of jamming.

You might think that Liquid‘s four tracks are variations of a similar theme, and in some senses that’s true, but amongst its 38 minutes of crescendo and decrescendo there lies a great deal of subtlety, like a pedal steel guitar part weaving its way through the textures or a tremolo guitar creating a lush sonic space unpinned by a hypnotic pattern laid by the drum and bass.

I’m sure this album has sound-tracked many a bong hit (I haven’t tried it), but for those laying off the dope it still serves as a great listen. It’s understated, and it’s not trying to do anything markedly new or groundbreaking, but it’s certainly enjoyable stuff. Check it out.

Listen

• Evaporate (MP3)
  Track 3 from Liquid