IN THE LAST WAKING MOMENTS...

Edison's Children is a side project by Pete Trewavas of Marillion fame and Eric Blackwood, and this debut album of theirs features guest appearances by every single other current member of Marillion. But that doesn't mean this is a Marillion album under another name, not by any means. Trewavas and Blackwood very much collaborate as equals here, and the musical direction they've chosen presents a spacey, dark, Pink Floyd-influenced version of progressive rock which is distinctly different from anything Marillion have done. Offering up a mixture of moody soundscapes and more polished songs - the best of the latter being the charming A Million Miles Away (I Wish I Had a Time Machine) - Edison's Children present a polished debut that unfortunately doesn't quite pass the test of time for me when, the soundscapes feeling increasingly empty (and not in a deliberately minimalistic and sparse way) and devoid of interesting texture as time goes by.