Causa Sui and Papir Members Come Together in Edena Gardens; First Single Streaming
I just put this on for the first time. Right now. And I’m about 30 seconds into the opening track, which is called “Aether” and is also the longest (immediate points) of the seven inclusions at 10 minutes and two seconds, and I already feel compelled to note the occasion. If you’d ask why, just look at the lineup here. Edena Gardens is bassist Martin Rude (who plays bass and guitar here) and drummer-and-then-some Jakob Skøtt of Causa Sui and Nicklas Sørensen collaborating for the first time on a release together, and from the languid but voluminous heavy psychedelia that manifests in “Aether” and through the synth-inclusive reaches of first streaming single “Hidebound,” there’s breadth and breath alike in this material (so far), pulling in part from Causa Sui and El Paraiso Records‘ psych-jazz fusion and topping those rhythms with the dream tone of Sørensen, who every bit earns the forward position of his guitar here.
Oh I’m stoked on this one. The release date is Oct. 28. There’s so much to live for.
From the PR wire:
Edena Gardens – Edena Gardens – Oct. 28
Listen here: https://song.link/edena-gardens-hidebound
Three musicians with their own compass: Martin Rude & Jakob Skøtt have shared a wide range of musical quests: from Causa Sui’s “Bitches Brew of Stoner Rock” crossing the folk meditations of Sun River and arriving most recently as members of the pre-fusion electric dealings of the London Odense Ensemble.
Papir guitarist Nicklas Sørensen is not merely adding a new layer to an established duo, but his presence to the party have brought it into more meditative dwellings. These pieces move slowly, evolving like the slow growth underneath the ground. Whereas Causa Sui & Papir have always excelled at blistering panoramic and often sundrenched sounds, Edena Gardens take a dive inwards and downwards rather than outwards. But there’s also an electrically charged ecstatic rawness to the dealings. Like Æther, the 10 minute opener’s 2 guitars-and-a-drum kit improv, finding it’s way from tumbling drones into monolithic slow riffage. Elsewhere, we find trails of electronic vapors, misfiring bursts of noise and slow drones stretched out.
Edena Gardens is a thing to be experienced first hand – it’s not for everyone, but those who decide to stay are greatly rewarded. It’s a debut unlike any other record on El Paraiso, perhaps unlike any you’ve ever heard.
Welcome to Edena Gardens
Preorder soon: Album out on LP and CD, run of 500 copies each. Release date October 28th! On El Paraiso Records.
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