GLASS EDEN - s/t
Songs: 13  Time:  43:59
When I initially received this CD I immediately thought it was going to be another indie goth band.  Not really being a fan of goth, I set the CD aside to review at a later date.  I should have never let the artwork fool me like that.  When I finally placed Glass Eden's CD into my player I was overcome by a wall of angry vocals, pounding beats, and swift guitar riffs.  Now, most would categorize a CD like this as coldwave, but there's so much more to it than that.  Sheep is a slower piece with a long intro and barely audible vocals.  The music is more varied and trace elements of electro seep through between the multitude of sampled sounds and cascading guitars (think Vein Cage!)  Beginning with solid electro sequences and a rapid-fire rhythm line, Human goes on to include a slow beat and raw vocals and finishes off as a chaotic piece with rage tinged vocals.  From there we move to Hymn 13, a piece constructed simply with a piano and vocals.  This track shows that Glass Eden's sole talent does not lie within the guitar treated industrial genre.  Power is a straight edged rock orientated track with some vocals that sound as if Lenny Kravitz recorded them.  Journeying back into the subtler side of music, Goodbye is a piece driven entirely by an acoustic guitar and heart felt vocals.  I was quite surprised to hear the choleric shouting female vocals on Headless.  The sheer power of this piece lies within these angst-ridden vocals.  Anal also features powerful female vocals, but unlike Headless, this track has equally as powerful guitars and a radical beat.  The final musical piece, Do It Yourself, is a funkdafied rock piece with a catchy chorus and light vocals.  Eric Idle finishes off this CD with a bit of humor on the untitled track 13.  Glass Eden has several strong points, the most noticeable being their ability to change styles at the drop of a hat, sometimes in the middle of a piece.  Most bands tend to stay away from this much variety within one project, opting to release other material via side-projects, but if Glass Eden can get away with it more power to them.
     
REALITY RECORDS                      Glass Eden is:
11684 Ventura Blvd., Suite 135       Peter Blackwell w/ Rene Faia & Landon Hall
Studio City, CA 91604                     Contact Glass Eden @
USA                                                   e-mail: glasseden@earthlink.net
                                                            Glass Eden homepage:
                                                            http://www.glasseden.com