The Spacelords-Liquid Sun (2016)

The Spacelords are a German band that, in the 2000s, paved the way for krautrock, a genre that was the natural evolution of progressive and psychedelic rock in Germany during the late 1960s and much of the following decade. Founded in 2008 by Marcus Schnitzler (percussion), Matthias Wettstein (guitars), and Klaus Werz (bass), the band released their debut album two years later with the addition of flautist Reinhold Pape. In that first release, the group already displayed their predilection for spacey sounds in the purest Hawkwind style. With their subsequent albums, the band went a step further, introducing strange and experimental ethnic and Eastern sonic elements. "Liquid Sun", their fourth release, featured three extensive and musically complex pieces. By the time this new album was recorded, keyboardist Didi Holzner and bassist Akee Kazmaier had joined the band, the latter replacing original bassist Klaus Werz. "Liquid Sun" is a hypnotic adventure that navigates between the sounds of 1960s American psychedelic rock/pop and 1970s German rock.