Edison's Children
Edison's Children is a science fiction-oriented progressive rock trio, featuring Rick Armstrong, the son of astronaut Neil Armstrong, Pete Trewavas (Marillion and Transatlantic) and On-Set Special FX artist Eric Blackwood (Sunblister / Blackwood & Foti); known for writing "epic Concept albums" with supernatural, apocalyptic and extra-terrestrial themes. These "Double Albums" & 80 minute long CDs include vivid visual accompaniments in the form of 20 page "lyrics and images" insert booklets by photographer / album cover artist (backing vocalist) Wendy Darling Blackwood.
Edison's Children | |
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Edison’s Children 2011, Pete Trewavas and Eric Blackwood | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England; Sugar Loaf, New York, United States |
| Genres | Progressive rock, neo-prog, alternative rock, psychedelic rock, post-industrial, space rock |
| Years active | 2011–present |
| Labels | Random Disturbance Records, Racket Records |
| Spinoffs | Marillion, Transatlantic, Kino |
| Members | Pete Trewavas Eric Blackwood Rick Armstrong Featuring: Henry Rogers Lisa Wetton |
| Website | edisonschildren |
Edison's Children's music is a unique blend of neo-prog and Industrial Rock, drawing progressive influences from Pink Floyd, Marillion, Porcupine Tree, Genesis and Rush and combining them with the deep sub-bass style of music by bands like Tool, Deftones, The Cure, Chevelle, Puscifer and A Perfect Circle, due to Blackwood's work as a 5-string (Low-B) bassist with NYC's hard industrial alt-rockers Sunblister (1998-2005). With Trewavas' experiences with Marillion and Transatlantic, and Rick Armstrong's influences serving on panels of Space and the Universe and Blackwood's history in Hollywood and appreciation for the modern darker scoring of Max Richter, Clint Mansell and Carter Burwell, all these influences come together to create Edison's Children's unique "epic concept albums" based on Extraterrestrial, Supernatural and Apocalyptical themes, many of which Blackwood claims to have "personally experienced" in some way throughout his life.
Edison's Children is an official side-project of the rock band Marillion who began in 1979 and have sold over 15 million albums worldwide. Edison's Children's first album In the Last Waking Moments... features all of the members of Marillion.