PATCHWORK

Stunning! One of the best neo-prog debut CD I ever heard. It is just a shame this band did not meet the fame it deserved in the eraly 90's (thus leading to a dismantlement eventually). Okay, it does sound "marillion-like" in many respects, but with such a stunning female singer and a so skilled guitarist, arrakeen is a definitive must-have. "Differences" and "Folle Marie" are nothing but the progressive rock at its best: emotive, surprising, enchanting and magical.