Who am I even writing this for? It's the third studio (and fourth total) album of Edena Gardens in only two years. So if you know any of the three previous releases, you have probably already grabbed this one a long while ago anyway, right?
But of course this could also be the very first time you're hearing of this El Paraiso Records trio consisting of Jakob Skøtt (drums, Causa Sui), Martin Rude (bass and baritone guitar, London Odense Ensemble) and Nicklas Sørensen (guitar, Papir).
In this case the bad news is that I won't give you any detailed description of their music in this review. The good news is that you don't have too much to read - and hopefully still get at least a faint idea of what kind of record this is!
In this case the bad news is that I won't give you any detailed description of their music in this review. The good news is that you don't have too much to read - and hopefully still get at least a faint idea of what kind of record this is!
EDENA GARDENS - Dens (LP) (2023)
It's Friday and winter is coming back. It has been minus one degree Celsius almost the whole day. It had been snowing, but not very much, so the streets were wet, but still free when I drove home. Only afterwards it seriously increased - and the outlook is that it will get colder, probably a lot colder in the coming days.
In the late afternoon I had a nice hot soup and a while later in the early evening I made myself a plum tea, took "Dens" off the shelf and invited the cat to join me while I put it on the turntable. White cold outside, warmth and dim ligt inside. A nice-smelling cup in my hand and my body under a cozy blanket with a pet radiating peacefulness on top of it.
This was perfect! What a smooth way to start the weekend - and in that moment I couldn't have imagined a better score to this scene. This album sounds so light, yet so very profound. It oozes with an ease that's never superficial, but sits right at the core. Yes, Edena Gardens are playing Psychedelic music with standard Rock instrumentation. There is no mysterious secret about how this album was made. However immersing oneself into its seven tracks somehow makes you forget that, because the music just feels so metaphysical, like the sound of a bright light all inside and around you. And it's not even kitschy! This album just purrs.
The only thing which doesn't work flawlessly about "Dens" is the typo colour choice on the cover. Too much black on almost black, which makes half of the track titles as good as unreadable. So if clearly discernible credits are your main objective as a record collector - don't buy this!
The verdict: Meow.
In the late afternoon I had a nice hot soup and a while later in the early evening I made myself a plum tea, took "Dens" off the shelf and invited the cat to join me while I put it on the turntable. White cold outside, warmth and dim ligt inside. A nice-smelling cup in my hand and my body under a cozy blanket with a pet radiating peacefulness on top of it.
This was perfect! What a smooth way to start the weekend - and in that moment I couldn't have imagined a better score to this scene. This album sounds so light, yet so very profound. It oozes with an ease that's never superficial, but sits right at the core. Yes, Edena Gardens are playing Psychedelic music with standard Rock instrumentation. There is no mysterious secret about how this album was made. However immersing oneself into its seven tracks somehow makes you forget that, because the music just feels so metaphysical, like the sound of a bright light all inside and around you. And it's not even kitschy! This album just purrs.
The only thing which doesn't work flawlessly about "Dens" is the typo colour choice on the cover. Too much black on almost black, which makes half of the track titles as good as unreadable. So if clearly discernible credits are your main objective as a record collector - don't buy this!
The verdict: Meow.
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