''Eden'' is a

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band that was formed in

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, Australia, in 1987, by Sean Bowley,

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and Ross Healy.

History

Eden's first gig was at the Baden Powell Hotel,

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, they soon performed at other pubs in Melbourne's alternative music scene. In 1990 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, Bowley and Healy. They released a single, "Searching for Angels Hands", which broadened their audience by a performance on national pop music TV series, ''

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''. The single was also co-written by Bourke, Bowley and Healy. In 1992 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

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. Bourke's last recorded output with Eden was a six-track EP, ''

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'', released in 1993 on

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. Drummer Peter Barrett, keyboardist Paul Machlis and bassist Ewan McArthur joined Eden for their second studio album ''

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'', released in 1995.

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'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."

Eden Today

Eden re-formed in 2015 in Melbourne, Australia and once again established themselves as regular performers in the alternative scene. The distinctive Eden sound, this iteration delivered by a lineup comprising Sean Bowley (6 & 12 string guitars, Matthew Sigley (bass, drum machine and keyboards), Andrew Kutzer (6 string guitar) culminated in the release of 'The Edge of Winter' LP in June 2017 at Wave-Gotik-Treffen (WGT) in Leipzig, Germany where Eden performed with a showcase of bands including The Mission, Skinny Puppy and She Past Away http://www.wave-gotik-treffen.de/english/bands.php. Since 2018, core members of Eden have comprised Sean Bowley (vocals, 6 & 12 string guitars) and Anthony Cornish (6 & 12 string guitarist, keyboards, drum machine). The EDEN-REVENANT synergy forms the core of a continually evolving Eden. In May 2020 Eden release their new LP 'East of the Stars'. Eden will launch the album with a performance at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2020 in Leipzig, Germany. Joining the EDEN lineup is Steven Burrows (former member of

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) on bass. The band will also perform Netherlands, Belgium and Greece as part of their 'East of the Stars' tour.

Discography

;Studio albums *'' Gateway to the Mysteries'' (1992, Elysium) *''

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'' (1995, Elysium) *''

'' (1995, Projekt) *''

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'' (2017, Seraphyne) ;EPs *'' The Light Between Worlds'' (1990, Nightshift Records UK) *''

'' (1993, Projekt) *'' Stone Cat'' (1997, Heartland Records AUS) ;Singles *''Searching for Angels Hands'' (1990, Ultimate Records)

References

External links

Eden Official Website
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