The band consists of: André Cents: Guitars & Backing Vocals Marcel Derix: Bass Koen Roozen: Drums Edo Spanninga: Keyboards Siebe-Rein Schaaf: Vocals & Keyboards Tracks: 1. Schoolyard Fantasy (8.07) 2. Wolves at War (4.55) 3. Childscream (7.17) 4. Unspoken Whisper (10.23) 5. Legend of the Old Man's Tree (4.28) 6. Xymphonia ( 10.06) 7. Heroes ( 7.53) Flamborough Head from Holland was formed in 1995 and they took their name after a cliff on the East Coast of England. They are playing modern melodic symphonic neo-progressive rock, and their debut CD is a symphonic masterpiece with long beautiful tracks. The musicians are very tight and their keyboard-based music is reminiscent to bands like Camel, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Genesis, IQ, Marillion, Pendragon, Pink Floyd, Rush, Saga and Twin Age. I can't pick any specific track as favourite as all of them are equally good. The songs are the opening "Schoolyard Fantasy", "Wolves at War", "Childscream", the ten-minute title track "Unspoken Whisper", the instrumental "Legend of the Old Man's Tree", the complex 10-minutes "Xymphonia" and the closing epic instrumental track "Heroes". The songs however have a little too much clichés and my least favourite is "Childscream". If you're into neo-progressive rock I think that the CD is well worth buying, as it's one of the better neo-progressive releases recently. A really impressive debut album although it lacks a little in originality. However I'm looking forward to hear their follow-up. A promising band for the future! 'Unspoken Whisper' is released by Cyclops (CYCL 063) You can contact CYCLOPS/GFT directly: postmaster@gft-cyclops.co.uk Contact address: Emmakade126, 8933 AW Leeuwarden, The Netherlands. Tel. 058-2138721 Info: http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Backstage/5383/home.htm You can reach Flamborough Head by e-mail at: spanninga@SoftHome.net -Reviewed by Greger Rönnqvist- |