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Mar 27, 2015Föllakzoid carry forward both traditions in their own uncompromising way, and with III they deliver their most polished album to date, and their most coherent statement of how they relate to their forebears.
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Q MagazineApr 1, 2015The overall effect is expansive--this is kosmische musik for a desert rather than an autobahn--and it's far-out in the best possible way. [May 2015, p.105]
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Mar 31, 2015Its monomaniacal refinement might sometimes challenge you to commit to its worldview, but it's an album that both demands and rewards deep listening.
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Mar 31, 2015The band strikes a balance between symmetry and expansiveness, which gets at the core of why the krautrockers have endured—disciplined beats allow the free-form wanderings to reach places that more shaggy jamming misses.
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Mar 27, 2015This album isn’t for you if you like your music handed to you on a plate. It’s not for you if you want constant twists and turns. It is for you if you’re seeking a suite of songs to immerse, and ultimately to lose yourself in.
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Mar 27, 2015III will bring a needed meditation if your day was rough. All it takes is the antithesis of a pop song to snap you back into reality, but III will hold your head close while it has your attention.
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Mar 31, 2015Ultimately, III is some of Föllakzoid's most confident work yet, and a testament to their ability to be heavy and atmospheric at the same time.
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UncutMar 30, 2015A usefully pungent backstory enlivens this decent collection of head-nodders. [May 2015, p.73]
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Mar 30, 2015The album won't hold you rapt for the entirety of its 45 minutes, but it'll never totally release you from its grasp either, seeping its way into your pores like an insidious fog.
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May 7, 2015Four songs clocking in at nine minutes or more, Föllakzoid's III unfolds subtly and gradually to steady, hypnotic rhythms inspired by their Andean forebears.
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Mar 27, 2015III is a slow, methodical record that commands listeners’ full attention, but it rewards the investment.
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Mar 30, 2015It doesn’t always reach the level of spiritual purity it could, but there’s a touch of steel and a sense of pacing that was missing from Föllakzoid’s prior work, positioning III as a gateway for a much a deeper dive into altered states.
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May 7, 2015From moment to moment, III has trouble distinguishing itself.
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Apr 7, 2015They ply the same general furrow as American contemporaries like Wooden Shjips, though with a tighter, more consciously limited focus.