Vedic
Eden is a 7-piece Mystic Folk-Pop Ensemble formed and lead by composer
Jaems Murphy since 2011. The band comes together, drawing from diverse
cultural and musical backgrounds to form a cohesive whole that is
greater than its parts. Through the use of hypnotic guitars amidst
layered vocal harmonies and playfully intricate percussion they create a
whimsical world of both wonderment and nostalgia.
The sound of Vedic Eden
evolves from the story of music’s roots, traveling around the world;
from northern India to Ireland to the Appalachians, where it meets with
Native American music and culture. The band then infuses it with a
low-fi 1960's folk-rock vibe, incorporating influences from the
symphonic realms and Latin American rhythms.
'Mono No Aware' is the
first studio recording of the full band and features a collection of
concise and high-energy pop songs while meditating on the Japanese
concept of mono no aware, "the pathos of all things." How all things
pass into and out of the veil of time and matter; and we are here as
fragmented threads all connected through the tapestry of life and
experience. Continuing the meditation of the wheel of life and time from
2013’s E.P. "By Moonlight and Vines," "Mono No Aware" tells a story of a
traumatized soul making it's way through the dark night of being into a
realm of understanding and expression of love and liberation from fear.
