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"(...)There are many proggy delights to be had on Big Face, enough to satisfy any fan of the genre. From a technical standpoint, it is well structured and well played"
(www.ladyobscure.com USA)
"(...)recommended"( www.arlequins.it )
"(...)recommended"(www.progressiveworld.net USA)
"(...) progressive rock of the highest order"
(www.getreadytorock.com Canada)
"(...)la guitare fredonne ses soli avec l’aisance des grands."
(www.amarokprog.net France)
"L'exécution instrumentale est irréprochable; les styles de solos de guitare, inspiréstant par Gilmour que par Al Dimeola,Roy Buchanan que par Joe Satriani sont trancendés." "Excellent!" ( Jean Beauchesne-Journal Montréal/Québec, Canada )
"This album definitely deserves 4.5/5 stars" ( www.seaoftranquility.org USA )
"The bottom line is the variety of style ('Heavy Symphonic Psychedelic Neo Prog'?)
With exciting songwriting and instrumentals parts" ( www.rocktimes.de Germany)
"hautement recommandable"... En l’espace de trois albums, The D Project sera devenu l’une de ces rares formations dont on attend avec impatience la prochaine livraison.( www.chromatique.net FRANCE )

" It's nice that Desbiens knows how to keep balance between virtuosity and taste." He is an excellent musician ( www.progwereld.org Netherland)

"A group of excellent musicians "."the superb performance of Levin " "A record that should be heard without fear of being disappointed". ( www.synfomusic.net SPAIN )

4.5/5 (www.progrock.org.pl Poland)

Vous comprendrez que nous avons affaire à un album de très haut niveau et qui devra être considéré comme un MUST de l’année 2011 ( www.progressive-area.com France)

"(...)it's a good one!" (www.prognaut.com USA)

«Pink Floyd meets classic rock» (www.powermetal.de Germany)

"Old fans of Pink Floyd, you can breathe again... Not that the surviving band
members have decided to release a new album but because somewhere in Canada, the good old Floydian spirit lives on through the stunning third album of guitarist Stephane Desbiens..." ( www.musikreviews.de Germany )

"Big Face s’impose d’emblée comme un des top albums prog de 2011"_________ (musicinbelgium.net BELGIUM)

"(...)melodic and exciting, full of really great guitar and keyboard performances" (www.home-of-rock.de Germany)

Album of the month of march! (...) "a clear recommendation" (www.mlwz.pl POLAND) (...)"Talented musicians, interesting concept and a lot of passion.__________
What more do you need?" (www.proggies.ch SUISSE)

"Voici d'un des futurs grands disques de l’année 2011, rien de moins"
( www.progpulsion.com France )

"HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" Missing piece (Sweden)

"Un album à découvrir absolument". ( www.neoprog.net France )

"Big Face est l’un des meilleurs albums de progressif de l’année 2011".
(deep-music.net)
"Grâce avant tout à un sens mélodique jamais pris en défaut et à un foisonnement d’ambiances, dirigeant toutes ce Big Face vers un profond bonheur auditif!"_________ (www.cosmosmusic.fr France )
" Mr. D excels in all skills of the acoustic and electric guitar."
(www.proggnosis.com USA)

"This album is one of the highlights of this year" 9/10 (www.prog-nose.org NL)

"A killer album" (www.progplanet.com NL)

"Simply awesome(...)There is no reason to believe that The D Project can't -----compete with the big names of progressive music" Peter Pardo (www.seaoftranquility.org)

"It's another stellar symphonic progressive album" (www.kinesiscd.com USA)

"Un album hautement recommandable,à découvrir d'urgence"
(www.prog-mania.com FRANCE)

"Highly recommended" 9/10 "(www.missingpiece.net SWEDEN)

(...) "Totalement réussi"... (www.cosmosmusic.fr FRANCE)

(...) "the progheads who love powerful guitarplay will be pleased with this strong album!" 4/5 Erik Neuteboom (www.progarchives.com)

"Et tout au long de l'album, vous aurez droit à de petites perles"(...) (www.progressivewaves.com FRANCE)

"Bref, il vous est hautement recommandé" (www.musicinbelgium.net BELGIQUE)

"Unlimited recommended"(www.justforkicks.de GERMANY)

"One of the most interesting CD I have heard this year" 9.5/10
(www.rockarea.eu POLAND)
"One of the best albums of the year" (www.progressiverockbr.com BRAZIL)

"Un superbe disque de rock progressif (...) un régal" (www.progressia.net FRANCE)

"4.5/5" (www.proggies.ch SUISSE)

"Recommended" (www.proggnosis.com USA)

"9/10" (www.progbrazil.com.br BRAZIL)

"(The D project...)has made it thus far in the progressive arms race. Now it's just a -dash for the elite amongst the genre's best"(www.prog4you.com USA)

"Heartily recommended" (www.dprp.net NL)

"Very highly recommended,for fans of Pink Floyd" 8.5/10------------------------- ------(www.progressiveears.com USA)

"This work; if it had been released on a major label would certainly be on top of the list of progressive albums" (www.arlequins.it ITALY)


(...)"Immediately show how great and strongly compared to other prog rock release" (www.mlwz.pl POLAND)


"A very Great album who could fascinate many prog fans" ( www.hardsounds.it ITALY)

(...) "A very strong production and an extraordinary guitarist"------------------- (www.merlinprog.com NORWAY)

"Excellent! " (www.synphonic.8m.com USA )

"The sound picture is perfect, the musicians mastered their instruments blindly..."
(www.babyblaue-seiten.de GERMANY)

"Really Good symphonic progressive rock" (www.progressrec.com) SWENDEN

"On touche au sublime" (metalkiller54.blogspot.com FRANCE)

"Stéphane Desbiens est vraiment,avec ce SAGARMATHA DILEMMA, entrée
dans le cercle des grands du progressif"(www.evergrey.fr FRANCE)

le groupe prouve encore une fois qu'il est capable de nous surprendre et de nous
s�duire.( www.neoprog.net France )

Newcomer Stephane Desbiens is a shot of bright light on a very dim night. Just -----when youthink there's nothing new and fresh, along with Frost* and GPS, he joins in on the fight. (...)In essence, D is for Delightful. (4.5/5) Joshua Turner

"(...)a must in any collection.. " 4.5/5 tszirmay Prog Archives

"(...)it is without doubts a fantastic piece of typical Progressive rock (...) Better check
it out asap if you call yourself a progfan! (Points: 8.3 out of 10) Strutter Magazine (Holland)

" Shimmering Lights " est une oeuvre magistrale (...).Très fortement recommandé -----non seulement parce que c'est un produit québécois mais tout simplement parce que c'est excellent ! Un point c'est tout. La Filière Progressive (Canada)

"This album coming from a small label, sounds like a masterpiece and could very well be coming from a Major." 12/15. Babyblaue (Germany)

" (...)un album très intéressant et bien fait, à découvrir pour tout amateur de ---progressif qui se respecte. " Progressive waves (France)

" Shimmering Lights est un album incroyablement dynamique, fa�onné avec passion par ce compositeur des plus créatifs (...) " (8,3/10) Robert Dansereau Prog-Montréal (Canada)

"a small masterpiece of different musical styles.The end result is simply phenomenal." Proggies (Switzerland)

" Shimmering Lights s'avère à l'arrivée un melting pot d'influences (...) que -------Desbiens assemble avec grand talent pour un résultat inespéré. Superbe surprise! " Cosmos Musique (France)

"(...)Desbiens flies high in this solo project.(...) Beautiful release!"--------------------Rock progressivo (Brazil)

"All in all a great album and definitely one of the best releases in the prog field this --year. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED" Missing piece (Sweden)

"You'll be hard pushed to find a better prog track this year than
"Hide from the Sun", and the whole album makes for essential listening, reeking of class." Space Rock (United Kingdom)

"The music is the high grade symphonic progressive we've come to expect
from Desbiens" Kinesis (USA)

" (...) " Shimmering Lights " est un album brillant qui dévoile au fil des écoutes
toutes sessubtilités, le talent et les influences musicales variées de son auteur. " Prog-mania (France)

" (...) Pour conclure, vous trouverez ici une musique d'une grande
beauté " Antithetik (France)

" (...) du rock symphonique, remplit de contrastes et de variations ---------surprenantes enrichies entre autres par l'élégance du violon (...) Une production cristalline; un vidéo en bonus, beaucoup de professionnalisme (...) Je dirais que les raisons pour considérer l'achat d'une telle oeuvre sont multiples. " Arlequins (Italie)

"(...) it turns out to be a masterpiece of progressive rock. (...) Desbiens is really a --gifted guitar player mastering a lot of different styles and together with Francis Foy he makes gorgeous compositions." 9/10 Prog-nose (Belgium)

"(...)Desbiens offers us an exciting journey through the world of progressive -------music, bridging the gap between Gilmour and Satriani (...) A must have album. House of Rock (Germany)

"All in all, 50 minutes of powerful genuine symphonic progressive music (...) don't ------be surprised if this album remains on your disc player on the PLAY mode" MLVZ (Poland)

A subtle blend of refinement with energy which is highly recommended
( Acid dragon France)

"Very promising band." 4 stars. Beebs Progarchives.com

"(...)nulle raison de refuser d'adhérer à une profession de foi aussi sincère...
( www.bigbangmag.com France)