Edensong was founded by vocalist-guitarist James Byron Schoen at the Wesleyan University of Connecticut in the fall of 2002. Performing “Beyond Eden: A Surrealistic Pseudo Rock Opera”, in which traditional rock was mixed with elements of classical and world music, brought him to the idea of forming the band Edensong.
Several years and line-up changes further, Schoen now finally presents Edensong’s debut album, “The Fruit Fallen”, on which he has been working on and off since the summer of 2004. The lyrics, the music and the arrangements as well as the recording, the mixing, the vocals and the guitar parts are from Mr Schoen himself, but he was assisted by a core of six players plus Bob Katz, who mastered the album. With a total playing time of 71:17, “The Fruit Fallen” contains only 8 songs, but all of them are well thought-out, well-performed and well-produced. The enclosed biography describes the music of Edensong as ‘epic orchestral progressive acoustic metal-infused rock’, but as far as I’m concerned we can call it an updated variant of the classic progressive rock bands we all came to know from that golden decade … the 70s. So, if you’re in for a dose of classic progrock with influences from other musical genres, then you can’t do wrong by checking out this promising US band. (
CL)
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