Heimkehr

Description

Heimkehr is the third and final album by the German progressive rock band Eden, released on Eden-Musik in ‎1980. On the LP sleeve the band stress that this is should not be considered their third album since most of the tracks actually were written between 1974 and 1976, “Die Klagelieder Des Jeremia” being the “ur-piece” of the band. The album was recorded by Dirk Schmalenbach at EDEN-Studio, July-August 1980, and was produced and arranged by Schmalenbach.

The album features vocals by Irene Heidenreich, Annette Schmalenbach, Anne Dierks, Thomas Flemming, and Markus Egger, and as well Dirk Schmalenbach on keyboards, percussion and violin, Michael Dierks on keyboards, Hans Fritzch on electric guitars, Michael Claren on bass and acoustic guitars, Hans Muller on drums, Michael Wirth on percussion, and Mario Schaub on flute.

For their third LP Eden recorded earlier material that they had composed between 1974 and 1976, including two tracks that check in at ten minutes («Die Klagelieder Des Jeremia» and «Heimkehr»). The song-writing isn’t nearly as memorable as on Erwartung and Perelandra, but it’s still a strong album. All the group’s trademark elements are in place: the progressive structures, the spacious female harmonies, the electric guitars, the synthesizers, the violin, the dramatic spoken sections. I especially liked the funky clavinet and cascades of rippling synths on «Psalm 137». The album title means “homecoming”. I believe all three of the Eden LPs have been re-issued on CD. The group renamed themselves Yavanna for their fourth album. See also Markus Egger. [Ken Scott, The Archivist, 4th edition]

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LP tracklist:

Side One
A1. “Intro” – 2:00
A2. “Die Klagelieder Des Jeremia” – 10:00
A3. “Psalm 137” – 5:10
A4. “Psalm 126” – 5:45

Side Two
B1. “Heimkehr” – 10:11
B2. “Herr, Ich Bin Nicht Würdig” – 5:45
B3. “Neues Land Im Licht” – 7:00

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Produced by Dirk Schmalenbach. Remastered 2021 by Dirk Schmalenbach.