01	Le Conseil Des Demons						06:59
	02	Le Proces						07:51
	03	Apres La Bataille						05:47
	04	Le Sacre						04:08
	05	Table Ronde						05:08
	06	Morgane						03:42
	07	Arthur Contre Morgane						05:42
	08	Viviane						02:11
	09	Dragon Rouge, Dragon Blanc						05:38
	10	Derniere Bataille						05:59
	11	La Mort De Morgane						06:55
	12	Foret						04:14

*MERLIN - 1994*
FGBG 4084.AR - CD 4
Jean Philippe BRUN : violon, viola, guitars, bass, vocals
Gilles COPPIN : keyboards, vocals
Philippe DI FAOSTINO : drums,percussions
Jean Francois DELCAMPS : accoustic guitar, luth, bass
Geraldine LE COCQ : vocals
Quatuor BICINIA - Quatuor MATHEUS - Thierry RUNARVOT: double bass, bass
Benoit PACE : bass
Jean marc GOUJON : flute
*1. Le conseil des demons 6'59
*2. Le proces 7'51
*3. Apres la bataille 5'47
*4. Le sacre 4'08
*5. Table ronde 5'08
*6. Morgane 3'42
*7. Arthur contre Morgane 5'42
*8. Viviane 2'11
*9. Dragon rouge, dragon blanc 5'38
*10. Derniere bataille 5'59
*11. La mort de Morgane 6'55
*12. Foret 4'14


*Silence...au dernier rang - 1998*
FGBG 4257.AR - CD 4
Jean Philippe BRUN : violon, guitar, vocals
Jean Pierre MALLET : guitars
Gilles COPPIN : keyboards
Philippe DI FAOSTINO : drums,percussions
Christophe DAGORN : bass
Geraldine LE COCQ : vocals
*1. Conseil des d9mons 4'30
*2. Le Proc8s 8'00
*3. Waltz 5'35
*4. Arthur contre Morgane 5'55
*5. Iron Mickey 5'40
*6. House with no Door 4'15
*7. Beginning 6'25
*8. Yule 6'00
*9. What's in 4'45
*10. March 10'00
*11. La Mort de Morgane 5'50



Halloween - Merlin

Released: 1994
Label: Musea
Cat. No.: FGBG 4084.AR
Total Time: 64:18


Reviewed by: John "Bo Bo" Bollenberg, March 2001
Like so many bands before, the French band Halloween has used the myths and legends of King Arthur as an idea for a concept CD. Sparks of King Crimson and PFM mingle with the prog sound of today. The use of a real string quartet gives the CD an extra dimension, although the end result gets rather ... difficult.

For the first time since the band's debut Part One, you can hear singer Geraldine Le Cocq in "Le Proces." Smashed between heavy violins and an almost theatrical approach from guitar -player Jean-Philippe Brun, Geraldine steps forward as a typi-cal French "chansonniere." It should also be said that the lyrics don't create an ideal atmosphere for vocal improvisati-on! That's probably the reason why vocal tracks alternate with instrumentals.

To enhance the medieval feel, Halloween has used real strings plus the ancient flute played by Jean-Marc Goujon. The result however is not as accessible as one might think. Then again, a nice resting point is the acoustic guitar solo from Jean-Franз-ois Delcamp.

Knowing that cellos, violins and heavy brass get the upperhand during the entire duration of this CD, it looks like Merlin will not be everyone's cup of tea. It will be a nice introduc-tion for the lovers of classical music though.

More about Merlin:

Track Listing: Le Conseil Des Demons (6:59) / Le Proces (7:51) / Apres La Bataille (5:47) / Le Sacre (4:08) / Table Ronde (5:08) / Morgane (3:42) / Arthur Contre Morgane (5:42) / Viviane (2:11) / Dragon Rouge, Dragon Blanc (5:38) / Derniere Bataille (5:59) / La Mort De Morgane (6:55) / Foret (4:14)

Musicians:
Jean-Philippe Brun - violin, cello, guitars, bass, vocals
Gilles Coppin - keyboards, vocals
Philippe Di Faostino - drums, percussion
Jean-Francois Delcamp - acoustic guitar, lute, bass
Geraldine Le Cocq - vocals

Discography

Part One (1988)
Laz (1989)
Merlin (1994)
Silence Au Dernier Rang! (1998)
Le Festin (2001)