Art Rock Show – Edensong – Our Road to Dust (Week 41)

Edensong is een progressieve rockband uit New York die symfonische rock combineert met folk-, klassieke en metalinvloeden. De band staat bekend om zijn rijke arrangementen, poëtische teksten en dynamische composities.

Dave “That Metal Guy” Campbell van Metal Temple: “From Bandcamp, “Hailed as a “a great example of contemporary Progressive Rock” by Ian Anderson, EDENSONG have delighted audiences throughout the US and abroad with their genre-bending blend: a hard driving rhythm section, flute playing that ranges from serenely melodic to avant-garde, lush vocal harmonies, and more than a touch of orchestral ambition.  EDENSONG returns with a new album “Our Road to Dust” in 2025, their first since releasing the critically adored “Years in the Garden of Years” in 2016.  Their first album to be crafted as a quartet, the record embodies the ambitious, detailed and eclectic sound they have cultivated over the years, but is far heavier, more focused and fuller of infectious melodic hooks.”

The album has nine songs, and “Of Ascents” is first; a short intro, leading to “The Illusion of Permanence.” It begins with some dissonant riffs that segue into a dark melody, and some flute notes accent the song. Out of the gate, you can hear the band’s strong musicianship, as they navigate some meter shifts with ease. “These Old Wounds” has a gentle swing to it, but the overhead skies are still grey and matted with occasional rain. They do a very nice job of letting the song develop. The song is fairly loose, but structured when it needs to be. “Black Crow” has some very nice vocal harmonies, and not one of these songs sound like any other. They use keyboards, and electronic here and it is both gentle and firm. (…)

A lot of Progressive music can be admittedly odd, and personal. This is true with “Our Road to Dust,” but there is also a familiarity on the album that you can hear…perhaps a sense of nostalgia for some of the past bands that helped to shape their sound. This is not an ode to these bands however, it is fresh, modern, bold, artistic, and their melodic sensibilities will have you coming back for more time and time again.”

Naast Edensong (Our Road to Dust), Druckfarben (Second Sound), Progression by Failure (Progression by Failure), Matthew Parmenter (Astray), Azureth (Yesterday’s Future, Tomorrow’s Past) & Cryptic Vision (Of Infinite Possibilities).”

• Thursday/Donderdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Friday/Vrijdag 12.00 – 24.00
• Saturday/Zaterdag 12.00 – 24.00