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(Strawberry Fields) - "Rivers Gone Dry"

Reviewed by:

Charlie O'Mara of "Silhobbit"

Genre:
(Prog Rock)
Country:
Poland
Length:
49:44
Release Date:
1/26/09
Band Members:
Wojtek Szadkowski / drums, keyboards, acoustic guitar
Robin (Marta Kniewska) / vocals
 
Sarhan Kubeisi / guitars
Jarek Michalski / bass
 
With guest - Krzys Palczewski / occasional keyboards
     
Track Listing: 1.)-Your Story (5:51)
9.)-Flow (7:31)
  2.)-Close (5:33)  
  3.)-River's Gone Dry (6:53)  
  4.)- Fool (5:54)  
  5.)-Moon (3:50)  
  6.)-Beautiful (3:55)  
  7.)-Open Your Eyes (5:48)  
  8.)-Maybe (4:25)  

Review:

(Strawberry Fields) is a new project put together by leading Polish progger Wojtek Szadkowski, of Collage, Peter Pan and Satellite fame. For this album he has teamed up with new a new voice in the crowd, Robin - who has also written all the lyrics. They are supported by Satellite's Sarhan Kubeisi on guitar and Jarek Michalski on bass.***

Those of you familiar with Wojteks work in Satellite, and that should be most of you, will be surprised to hear that he has a mellower side, and that's something that really comes out on these songs. With Robin's beautiful and emotive voice at the forefront here, it's easy to see where the comparisons with bands like The Gathering have come from. They don't come off badly in comparison either!***

Album opener "Your Story" is a slow, dreamy tune with perfectly encapulates what the bands sound is about. Robin's vocals over Wojteks restrained keyboards, with a fair dose of Sarhan's guitar for good measure. It could almost be trance-prog if such a thing exists.***

Other highlights on the album are the heavier "Close", the Portishead groove of title track "River's Gone Dry" the late night jazz of "Moon", the Natalie Imbrugliaish "Beautiful" and "Open Your Eyes".***

Overall, this is an excellent and atmospheric debut, which shows plenty of promise for the future, and it might even give The Gathering a kick up the arse, as they work on their first album since Anneke van Giersbergen left.***

Charlie O'Mara of "Silhobbit"

 

 

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