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  • Artist(s): Maarten Devoldere
  • Summary: The debut solo release for Balthazar's Maarten Devoldere was produced by Jeroen Swinnen.
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Machinery
I offered before what i'm offering again I don't claim to know why I should change a thing I don't claim to be sober I don't claim to be right I... See the rest of the song lyrics
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  1. Jan 10, 2017
    80
    He sings in a voice that makes everything sound like an indecent proposal (and honestly, some of it is). A younger, less whispery Leonard Cohen with a slightly wider range might be the best point of reference.
  2. Mojo
    Jan 10, 2017
    80
    Languid piano, sleazy Rickenbacker, intellectual Lothario. Lethal. [Oct 2016, p.96]
  3. Jan 10, 2017
    60
    An imperfect first outing that nonetheless shines with the promise of something better ahead.
  4. Uncut
    Jan 10, 2017
    60
    The best and the worst thing about these, as with the rest of the album, is that it's impossible to think of a better descriptive adjective than "Cohenesque." [Oct 2016, p.40]
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  1. Dec 7, 2017
    9
    We **** a Flame Into Being is a little known pearl of European music lately. The way Devoldere sings gives me goosebumps. His low voiceWe **** a Flame Into Being is a little known pearl of European music lately. The way Devoldere sings gives me goosebumps. His low voice perfectly cooperates with the delicateness of Sylvie Kreusch's one. The music itself, it just give me chills. Expand