Biography
The Eden House is a collaborative musical project initiated by Stephen Carey, formerly of This Burning Effigy and Adoration, and later joined by Tony Pettitt, formerly of Fields of the Nephilim, Rubicon and NFD. The project features a rotating line-up of guest musicians and vocalists.
The debut album "Smoke & Mirrors" was released in April 2009 in the United States and Europe and in May 2009 in the United Kingdom. Vocals on the album were provided by Monica Richards, Evi Vine, Amandine Ferrari and Julianne Regan. Additional contributors included violinist Bob Loveday, who had previously worked with Penguin Café Orchestra and Van Morrison and had been a member of Bob Geldof’s band; former Fields of the Nephilim members Peter Yates, Nod Wright and Paul Wright; and drummers Simon Rippin, formerly of The Nefilim and NFD, and Bob Irwin, who has also worked with Johnny Cash and Van Morrison.
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The Eden House toured in 2009 and 2010, with Ferrari, Richards and Vine sharing vocal duties. Festival appearances included a headline performance at Whitby Gothic Weekend and an appearance at Wave-Gotik-Treffen in Germany. The second release, "The Looking Glass", was issued in February 2010 and consisted of five cover versions, with guest vocals by Tallulah Rendall. Andy Jackson, who had previously worked as sound engineer with Pink Floyd and had been involved with Fields of the Nephilim, also joined the project on guitar. A limited edition two-disc version included a DVD of a live performance alongside the CD.
In 2012, the EP "Timeflows" was released, featuring guest musicians including Simon Hinkler, Bob Loveday and Simon Rippin, as well as vocalists Valenteen, Amandine Ferrari and Meghan-Noel Pettitt. In 2013, the album "Half Life" was released and introduced vocalists Laura Bennett and Jordan Reyne to the live lineup and songwriting process, alongside contributions from Lee Douglas, Meghan-Noel Pettitt, Queenie Moy and Phoenix J. Guest guitarists on the album included Simon Hinkler and Phil Manzanera.
The third studio album, "Songs for the Broken Ones", was released in June 2017. To support the release, the project undertook a short UK tour with performances in Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and London, featuring vocalists Monica Richards, Louise Patricia Crane and Meghan-Noel Pettitt. Additional guest appearances included The Society, Skeletal Family and Siberia. The song "To Believe In Something" was used during the closing credits of the 2016 film "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions".
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eden_House
Studio albums
Smoke & Mirrors (2009, Jungle Records)
Half Life (2013, Jungle Records)
Songs for the Broken Ones (2017, Jungle Records)
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