East Of Eden videos
East Of Eden
Artist |
Video |
Album |
|---|---|---|
| East Of Eden | From This World | Telegenics Number 83A. Progressive. February 1990 |
East Of Eden were formed in Bristol by Dave Arbus, Ron Caines, Geoff Nicholson and Geoff Britton. They relocated to London in 1968 and were signed to Decca's progressive rock label Deram, releasing their first album "Mercator Projected" in 1969. East Of Eden were one of a number of groups who performed at the relocated Actuel Festival (October 24-28, 1969) at Mont de I'Enclus, Amougies, Belgium. Performances of this event, which was transmitted on French radio by disc jockey & producer Pierre Lattès and featured Frank Zappa as event MC, appear on the Jérôme Laperrousaz films Music Power and European Music Revolution. East Of Eden feature in the latter documentary with Nice & Soft Machine. East Of Eden appeared on the Tuesday, 28th concert bill, following Soft Machine and Captain Beefheart, followed by Fat Mattress and Zoo. An assortment of 'free jazz' and 'new music' acts also appeared that day.
East of Eden was a British progressive rock band, who had a Top 10 hit in the UK with the single, "Jig-a-Jig", in 1971. The track was stylistically unlike any of their other work . Although some might consider this group as being a symphonic progressive band, others state that their style is mostly jazz oriented. Combining flutes, violins and tape loops to folk, gypsy and psychedelic music, the East of Eden style was always heavily supported on a pure rock base; strong and experimental.