EDEN

Eden is a dark wave band that was formed in Melbourne, Australia, in 1987, by Pieter Bourke, Sean Bowley and Ross Healy. Eden's first gig was at the Baden Powell Hotel, Prahran, they soon performed at other pubs in Melbourne's alternative music scene. In 1989 they issued their debut five-track EP, 'The Light Between Worlds', on the Scottish label Nightshift Records. The lead track, "Shallow Mists", was co-written by Bourke with Bowley and Healy. 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.

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. Its sixth track, "Spectral Pleasures", was co-written by Bourke and Bowley, and was dedicated to the memory of Valerie Mary Bourke. 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.

The lineup of Bowley, guitarist Tracey Ellerton, drummer Peter Barrett, and bassist Ewan McArthur recorded 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''. Their mini-album 'Stone Cat' followed in 1996 with the lineup of Bowley, Talie Johnson (keyboards), Stephen Wattie (bass), Raju Sharma (drums/percussion) and Chris Collins (guitar). The band then went into hiatus for a few years.

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.

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

Members

Pieter Bourke (keyboards), Sean Bowley (vocals/guitar), Healy (bass) Peter Barrett (drums), Ewan McArthur (bass), Tracey Ellerton (guitar), Talie Johnson (keyboards), Stephen Wattie (bass), Raju Sharma (drums/percussion), Chris Collins (guitar), Matthew Sigley (bass/drum machine/keyboards), Andrew Kutzer (guitar), Anthony Cornish (guitar/keyboards/drum machine), Steven Burrows (bass)

References

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eden_%28Australian_band%29