Ngawo-1960 wekhulu leminyaka elidlule, isiqondiso esisha somculo we-rock, esiphefumulelwe ukunyakaza kwama-hippie, saqala futhi sathuthukiswa - lokhu kuyidwala eliqhubekayo.
Kuleli gagasi, kwavela amaqembu amaningi omculo ahlukahlukene, azama ukuhlanganisa izingoma zasempumalanga, ezakudala ekuhlelweni kanye nemiculo ye-jazz.
Omunye wabameleli bakudala balesi siqondiso angabhekwa njengeqembu laseMpumalanga ye-Edene.
Umlando weqembu
Umsunguli nomholi weqembu nguDave Arbas, umculi owazalwa, kwakungeke kube ngenye indlela, ngoba wazalelwa emndenini weviolinist.
Unyaka wokusungulwa kweqembu ubhekwa njengo-1967, indawo yokuqala komsebenzi womculo yiBristol (England).
Ngaphandle kwevayolini, uDave, ngokungafani noyise, wayekwazi nokudlala i-saxophone, umtshingo nesiginci sikagesi. Inkanyezi ye-rock yesikhathi esizayo yayinesethi egcwele yamakhono okudala umculo ngesitayela somsindo kagesi oqhubekayo.
Ngaphezu kwalokho, ngokusho kwamahemuhemu, wachitha isikhathi esithile eMpumalanga, eqonda izimfundiso zefilosofi futhi efuna injongo yokuphila. Konke lokhu ndawonye kwanquma impumelelo yesikhathi esizayo yeqembu lomculo.
Ukwakheka kweqembu
Umqambi oyinhloko, umgqugquzeli wombono wase-East Of Eden kanye nelungu elilandelayo kwakunguRon Keynes. Wabuye wadlala i-saxophone. Futhi ukucula nokudlala isiginci kwakuyilungelo likaJeff Nicholson, isiginci se-bass - uSteve York.
Izigubhu beziholwa ngumculi odabuka eCanada uDave Dufont. Kulolu hlu oluqinile, iqembu, kubonakala sengathi lalihloselwe impumelelo enkulu.
Umphumela womsebenzi wabo wawuyisitayela esingavamile somculo esiphefumulelwe izenzakalo ezintsha zangaleso sikhathi, ezisekelwe ekuhlanganiseni kwedwala nokuthuthukisiwe okungenakuqhathaniswa.
Ama-albhamu
I-albhamu yokuqala yakhululwa ngokushesha kakhulu ngo-1969, yayibizwa ngokuthi i-Mercator Projected. Ngaleso sikhathi, iqembu lasebenza ngaphansi kwenkontileka nenkampani yokuqopha i-Dream.
Umculo waleli diski ngokusobala udonsela kuma-motif asempumalanga, futhi ngokuvamile wamukelwa kahle umphakathi nabagxeki.
Ngalesi sikhathi, iqembu lenze okuningi futhi livame ezindaweni nasemakilabhini, liheha abalandeli abaningi ngokwengeziwe ezinhlwini zabo ngokuthuthuka okuvelele.
I-East Of Eden iqophe i-albhamu yabo elandelayo i-Snafu ngomugqa oshintshiwe kancane - isidlali sebhesi nomshayi wesigubhu bashintshile.
Lokhu kukhululwa kubhekwa njengenye yempumelelo kakhulu mayelana nokuthengisa, iqembu likwazile ukungena ohlwini lwamaqembu aphezulu eNgilandi, futhi abafana babonakala eYurophu.
Enye yamahithi amadala eqembu, i-Jig A Jig (ngemuva kokuhlelwa kabusha ngesitayela esisha ngokuphelele esingabonakali) ibidume kakhulu.
Lesi sakhiwo sifinyelele endaweni yesi-7 ye-hit parade kazwelonke futhi yahlala lapho cishe izinyanga ezintathu. Kwabonakala kusobala futhi kungenakuphikwa kuwo wonke umuntu ukuthi laba bafana babeyifezile inhloso yabo.
Kwaba sobala ukuthi manje kwakudingeka kuphela ukuya phambili, ukudala ubuciko obusha bomculo ukuze kujabulise abalandeli abaningi.
Ukuhlukana kweMpumalanga ye-Edene
Ngemva konyaka, leli qembu lasayina inkontileka entsha ne-Harvest Records. Lezi zinguquko ziphinde zabangela ushintsho olusha lwabaculi, manje sekusele uDave Arbas kuphela kumalungu amadala.
Isitayela somculo naso sesishintshile - kusuka kumashuni asempumalanga namashuni e-jazz, manje aseshintshele kumculo wezwe. Ngokwezentengiselwano kwalungisiswa, kodwa i-East Of Eden yalahlekelwa yisitayela sayo esiyingqayizivele.
Ngokushesha umsunguli naye walishiya leli qembu, owayengumdlali wevayolini uJoe O'Donnell naye wafika endaweni yakhe, futhi iqembu lomculo elisuka kowokuqala lashiya igama kuphela.
Kwakhululwa amanye ama-albhamu amabili: Iqabunga elisha kanye nelinye i-Edene, kodwa ayengadumile kakhulu.
Iqembu lehlulekile ukuhlala emashadini eBrithani, abalandeli abazange bavume futhi abazange baqonde ukuphindukuzalwa kwabaculi ababathandayo. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ushintsho oluqhubekayo lwabasebenzi aluzange lube nomthelela omuhle kakhulu kukhwalithi yezingoma zomculo.
Igama leqembu alizange lishintshe ngokuyisisekelo, lishicilela umsindo ongaphakeme kakhulu, abakhiqizi namalungu babenethemba lokubambelela emalungwini angaphambili. Ngakho, leli qembu lasebenza kwaze kwaba ngu-1978 ngaphambi kokuba lihlukane ekugcineni.
Umoya wesibili eMpumalanga ye-Edene
Ngemva kweminyaka ecishe ibe ngu-20, ngasekupheleni kwawo-1990, u-Dave Arbas wanquma ukudala kabusha i-East Of Eden futhi wahlangana no-Jeff Nicholson kanye no-Ron Keynes ngale njongo.
Yiqiniso, abafana baphupha futhi beqiniseka ukuthi bazokwazi ukuphinda impumelelo iqembu lazizwa ngawo-1970 ekhulwini elidlule.
Ngalolu hlu, abaculi bakhiphe ama-albhamu amabili ngaphezulu - i-Kalipse ne-Armadillo, okuyiyona efanele ukuzwakala. Kodwa abafana, ngeshwa, behlulekile ukufeza umkhathi wangaphambili, i-jazz, umsindo ongavamile.
Naphezu kwamakhono abo avelele nendlela yokudala yokusungula, cishe abekho ohlwini lwangempela lwe-East Of Eden olukwazile ukuzuza impumelelo enkulu emculweni.
Okuhlukile kwaba ngomunye wabashayi bezigubhu, uJeff Briton, waba nenhlanhla yokusebenza eqenjini leWings, elasungulwa nguPaul McCartney.
Impumelelo yeqembu laseMpumalanga ye-Edene kulula ukuyichaza - 1960-1970. okuphawulwa yizinhlangano ezintsha entsheni. Wonke umuntu uyazi ukuthi ama-hippies kuphela ayefanelekile, lezi zimbali zelanga, izingane zenkululeko.
Umculo ongavamile, odlala izinsimbi ezingavamile njenge-saxophone, ngokuvumelana ne-violin nesiginci sikagesi, wawunganakwa.
