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1) Flat Earth Society is a 60s psych pop/rock band from Lynn, just North of Boston. Flat Earth Society were notable for their crispy, clear vocal sound. In early 1968 they were approached by the Boston advertising firm Quinn and Johnson to make an album and a jingle for the manufacturer of the ‘Waleeco’ candy bar - the F. B. Washburn Candy Company. That year every ‘Waleeco’ bar carried a coupon advertising the Flat Earth’s Society’s album Waleeco for $1.50 and six ‘Waleeco’ bar wrappers.

Recorded at Fleetwood Recording Studio in Revere, most of the material was written by Kerivan, the only non-original being a slow melodic version of Midnight Hour. The album covers quite a wide rock spectrum with goodtime (I’m So Happy), folk (When You’re There and The Prelude For Town Monk), hard rock (Four & Twenty Miles and Shadows), as well as psychedelia, but each track has the band’s own style about it. Aside from Feelin’ Much Better, the best tracks are arguably on the second side of the album. Dark Street Downtown has some haunting vocals superimposed upon swirling piano. Portrait In Grey is a haunting piano-oriented instrumental and Satori, a very strange psychedelic instrumental.
The band made a few appearances after making the album but broke up soon after.

2) FES was founded in 1998, when no-nonsense artist, former architect, clarinettist, saxophonist, keyboard player, composer and producer Peter Vermeersch, wanted to explore new horizons after having convinced music lovers all over the word with Maximalist! and the cult legend band X-legged Sally.
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  • FESadmin

    Coming to the UK:May 11th @ Vortex London; May 13th @ Kazimier Liverpool. Still have an open date on the 12th. Suggestions are welcome!

    March 2012
  • jackyvasy

    goed gebeld!

    November 2010
  • FESadmin

    Well we're coming to the US in May next year. Hope to see you there! check our calendar on www.fes.be.

    September 2010
  • exvortex

    you guys are amazing! Ive loved you for years, your up there in my top 10 (and I like ALOT of music, so thats BIG! lol). I keep tryin to spread the word, because not nearly enough people know about you.

    September 2010
  • FESadmin

    Thanks for being there!

    August 2010
  • Metttyu

    Thanks for the great show at Sziget!

    August 2010
  • KaKoDeMoN

    клевые

    April 2010
  • Sckxyss

    Psychoscout is superb... best jazz discovery I've made in awhile.

    March 2010
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