Genre(s): Post-Rock, Drone
Release Date: December 15th, 2000
My Rating: 5.0/5

Well, it finally happened, my favorite album of all time, "98.12.28 Otokotachi no Wakare" by Fishmans has been unseated from it's throne.

The new King is a Post-Rock/Drone album titled "Flood" by Boris. While technically a single track spanning 70 minutes, it is divided into four parts titled Flood I through IV. Amazingly for a new favorite album of all time, half of the runtime in Flood I and IV are simply okay. But Flood II and III are the greatest 35 minutes of music I've ever heard. They are so far beyond 10/10 it excuses the middling sounds before and after.

Flood II is the transcendental experience of floating without direction on a vast expanse of water. It begins with a slow and steady drum beat into the warmest and most reverb drenched chords I have ever heard. New ideas are gradually introduced and the section finishes with an incredibly melancholic guitar solo.

Flood III is the destructive power of a tsunami. It turns out the earlier tranquility was simply the water receding before the main wave. A simple theme combined with subtle vocals builds up to an apocalyptic climax. The density of sound and distortion blows out both your speakers and your mind.

Quite simply a masterpiece of Post-Rock.

YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZDstZ1-EAI

Review Date: March 26, 2024
Last Updated: N/A