Eden (Australian band)
| Eden | |
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| Origin | Melbourne, Australia |
| Genres | Neoclassical Dark Wave, gothic rock |
| Years active | 1987–1996 |
| Labels | Elysium, Third Mind, Projekt |
| Associated acts | Dead Can Dance, Snog, Soma |
| Past members |
Peter Barrett Pieter Bourke Sean Bowley Ross Healy Paul Machlis Ewan McArthur Stephen Wattie |
Eden was a Dark Wave band that was formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1987, by Pieter Bourke, Sean Bowley and Ross Healy.
History
Eden's first gig was at the Baden Powell Hotel, Prahran, they soon performed at other pubs in Melbourne's alternative music scene.[1] In 1989 they issued their debut five-track extended play, The Light Between Worlds, on the Scottish label Nightshift Records. The lead track, "Shallow Mists", was co-written by Bourke with Bowley and Healy.[2] They released a single, "Searching for Angels Hands", which broadened their audience by a performance on national pop music TV series, Countdown Revolution. The single was also co-written by Bourke, Bowley and Healy.[3]
In 1990 Eden released a full-length studio album, Gateway to the Mysteries, on the English label Third Mind Records and in Australia on Elysium Records via Shock Records.[4][5] Its sixth track, "Spectral Pleasures", was co-written by Bourke and Bowley,[6] and was dedicated to the memory of Valerie Mary Bourke.[4] Bourke's last recorded output with Eden was a six-track EP, Healingbow, released in 1993 on Projekt Records. From early 1993 Bowley suffered from glandular fever and late that year Bourke left the group.[1]
Drummer Peter Barrett, keyboardist Paul Machlis and bassist Ewan McArthur joined Eden for their second studio album Fire & Rain, released in 1995. Allmusic's Ned Raggett found the new line-up's music to be "a less eclectic but no less intriguing sonic palette, extending the goth/psych tendencies of Bowley's particular muse to their logical conclusions."[7]
Discography
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External links
References
- 1 2 Bowley, Sean (16 January 2007). "About Me, All Things Unseen & Eden". Sean Bowley Official Website. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ↑ "'Shallow Mists' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ↑ "'Searching for Angels Hands' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- 1 2 Gateway to the Mysteries (CD). Eden. Elysium Records, Shock Records. 1989. ELYCD1.
- ↑ "Gateway to the Mysteries – Eden". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ↑ "'Spectral Pleasures' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Fire & Rain". Allmusic. Retrieved February 9, 2013.