 "In The Eden House, there is no
one singer. Just one intention; to create a coalition of beauty in music,
vocals, talent and soul In this new collaborative project the core members are
Stephen Carey, formerly of Ireland s This Burning Effigy; and Tony Pettitt,
formerly of the influential Fields of The Nephilim.
With each song various accomplished musicians have been involved, bringing in
their own unique talents and trademark sounds to produce the atmospheric debut
album that is 'Smoke & Mirrors'. The vocalists who have graced The Eden
House to produce these darkly beautiful songs are Julianne Regan (All About Eve), Evi Vine, Amandine Ferrari and
Monica Richards (Faith & The Muse). Also
contributing are violinist Bob Loveday (Penguin Cafe' Orchestra, Van Morrison
as well as currently Bob Geldof's band), former Fields
of The Nephilim Peter Yates, Nod Wright and Paul Wright, along with
drummers Simon Rippin (Nefilim, NFD) and Bob Irwin
(Johnny Cash, Van Morrison)
| The Eden House
Discography - Album / CD Reviews |
  ½ 2009:
Smoke & Mirrors
Track Listing: 1. To Believe In Something 2.
All My Love 3. God's Pride 4. Reach Out 5. Trashed Treasure 6. Iron In The Soul
7. Fire For You 8. The Beauty Of Science 9. The Dark Half 10. Sin
"That Stephan Carey’s a busy boy isn’t he, what
with Adoration, NFD and this. And his partner in prime,
Tony Pettitt, he’s always busy. (...) Stephen and Tony have kidnapped,
hypnotised or bribed four singers to join them on this adventure, so
you’ll find Julianne Regan, Evi Vine,
Amandine Ferrari and Monica Richards gracing
the mikes. There are also appearances by Peter Yates, Nod Wright, Paul Wright
and Simon Rippin, which might be expected, but also drummer Bob Irwin and a
rather excellent violinist, Bob Loveday. Together they create something rather
special. You’ll love the glossy murk of To Believe In Something
with its persistent bassy throb and the idly seductive tones of Monica, with a
big chorus and atmospheric strata skilfully employed to keep it bubbling
throughout. Julianne then steps into the role of Julee Cruise during the
tissue-thin opening to All My Love which is very Badalamenti, then she
swishes the music behind her and leads them like a knowing swan. It’s an
immaculately produced luminous slowie and has sun-kissed peaks to match its
gleaming troughs. Amandine glides to the forefront of God's Pride and
actually it sounds very Evesish! (...) The grandly leaking rock of Trashed
Treasure is steered by Julianne once more to the extent I wondered if she
wrote it, as it fits her like a mailed glove. Amandine is crouched in the
corner of the darker, moody swirls of Iron In The Soul, emerging from
cover to vibrate against the wall of mottled guitar and everything magnifies in
intensity until the smart drop to a ticking exit. (...) there’s a becoming
uniformity to the mood the four vocalists have taken in these songs which
creates a strong overall impact. It’s an interesting mixture of classic
Goth touches and ambiguous rock styles coalescing for a feel-nervous factor
which is packed with crafty incident."
-- Mick Mercer, mickmercer.com, 4/09
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