The
album Gateway To The Mysteries is in fact a cycle of songs in the
Medieval style, inspired by an ancestral mythology. The word "church"
marries vaguely oriental melodies, exotic and martial rhythm arrangements.
There are traces of psychedelic rock in the heavenly chimes of The Slow Bells and Oriental
spiritualism in The Unveiling Of
Brigid mantra….
Look, I'm not going to
deny that this is heavily influenced by Dead Can Dance, especially Brendan
Perry's side of D.C.D, but to say that this is a carbon copy would not be
entirely fair. If D.C.D. is your bag and you haven’t investigated Eden in the past, then this is a pretty
good time to do so. It’s the beginning of spring and the seasons are beginning to turn. The days
are getting longer and Eden’s take
on this mythological ancestral time is fascinating.
The
modern Gothic of Eden flirts with
the fascination of death and decay as if it is hallucinogenic ecstasy.