- flat earth society: 13
(2013, cd, bel, igloo igl239)
Last saturday, March 23, Flat Earth Society played a remarkable concert at 'De Paradox' in Tilburg (NL).
As I said a couple of weeks ago, Belgian craziest big band is celebrating its 13th anniversary, will be releasing its 13th album and is doing 13 concerts to highlight it all.
Saturday, they performed the first of their two shows in The Netherlands. Fortunately, Tilburg isn't too far away for me. I do have to cross the border, but that's about it.
Due to a variety of reasons (the main one being a literary festival) the turnout at De Paradox was below what everyone had expected. It didn't stop the band from playing an excellent concert and from having a lot of fun. I had a great time.
FES played two sets. I purchased the new album between sets and was happy to see that many of the compositions that were being performed could also be found on the new album.
Everything that I like about Flat Earth Society can be found on "13": genre-overlapping compositions, excellent improvisations, zappa-esque twists and turns, it's all there.
I also like the new set-up. For some reason or another, Wim Willaert, Pierre Vervloesem and Teun Verbruggen have been pushed to the front row. An unusual sight, but it does increase the spectacle.
Here's what it looked like from where I was sitting.
FES will continue their tour in a couple of days. You should really try to catch them.
27/03: De Kreun, Kortrijk
28/03: Casino, St Niklaas
29/03: Nijdrop, Opwijk
30/03: Beursschouwburg, Brussel
04/04: Studio de L'Ermitage, Paris
02/05: CC Mamer, Luxembourg
03/05: Vooruit, Gent
08/05: Brakke Grond, Amsterdam
26/05: Komedia, Bath (Bath Music Festival)
"13" got released on the Igloo label, and it presents (surprise !) 13 excellent tracks.
Essential listening.
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