Silhouette - The World Is Flat And Other Alternative Facts (CD)
From Our Friends at Dutch Music Works
The World is Flat And Other Alternative Facts is the Dutch progressive rockers’ fifth studio album. It contains six songs, including the 18-minute-long epic Symphony for a Perfect Moment. Consisting of five parts, it is the longest song ever written by the band.
The album is unusually diverse and adventurous. While still recognizably Silhouette, this musical journey contains influences of not only the founding fathers of progressive rock, but also of contemporary, modern acts. We won’t tell you which ones, you will have to discover for yourself! What we can tell you is that this artistic evolution is obviously due to the growing influence of the younger members of the band, who were more actively involved in the writing and arranging than on previous Silhouette albums.
While The World is Flat is not a concept album like the previous one, lyrically and musically, you will recognize an introspective mood all over the album. The album is foremost a statement about shallowness around us - about the influence of internet trolls, cheating bankers, lying politicians and incomprehensible violence, leading to scared people who don't know whom to trust anymore. Things that should matter don’t seem to matter anymore in public life. Sometimes we feel the strength to stand up against these modern demons. But sometimes we don’t. We cannot take it anymore and we give in to the desire to turn our backs to the flat world. We start searching for existential depth in our private lives, behind the protection of closed blinds in our homes. That is when we discover that, in the end, it is all about living the moment, in the here and now. But also we find that even the most beautiful moments and memories have no meaning unless you can share them with your loved ones.”
Line-up:
- Jurjen Bergsma – Bass, Backing Vocals
- Brian de Graeve – Lead and Backing Vocals, 12 String Guitar
- Erik Laan – Lead and Backing Vocals, Keyboards, Bass Pedal
- Rob van Nieuwenhuijzen – Drums and Percussion
- Daniel van der Weijde – Electric and Acoustic Guitars
Guests:
- Chantal van den Dungen – Flute
- Petruschka Schaafsma – Hobo
- Sophie Zaaijer – Violin
- Ger Otten – French Horn
- Joke Laan Morsch – Additional Soprano Vocals
- MarYo – Backing Vocals
Check them out:
https://youtu.be/THJEbOjB7Vw
https://youtu.be/S30rMj8-wCw
https://youtu.be/zWfFc_tRn28
Tracks:
- 1. March Of Peace
- 2. The Flow
- 3. Six Feet Underground
- 4. Symphony For A Perfect Moment
- i. A Perfect Moment
- ii. Keep The Memory Alive
- iii. Lost Diaries
- iv. Lucid Dreams
- v. The Promise
- 5. Sakura
- 6. Turn It Off
Format: CD
Artist: Silhouette
Release Date: September 23, 2017