“The past is a foreign country; they do things differently there“
A ‘historical spoken word’ progumentary for boomers
In October 2025, Aurelia-Records released E.D.O.’s debut solo album, “The Past Is A Foreign Country”. This concept album explores Western post-war history (1945-2025) through seven retro-inspired instrumental prog tracks. The limited edition was available as a CD – featuring two bonus tracks – and as a digital download and stream on Bandcamp. It is not available on Spotify or other streaming platforms. The CD edition is now out of print and no longer sold by Aurelia Records, but please visit our ‘shop’ page for information on retailers that may still have copies in stock.
1. Wannsee (1933-1945)
2. Stettin (1945-1963)
3. Houston (1962-1974)
4. Port Stanley (1974-1982)
5. Chernobyl (1983-1989)
6. Schengen (1989-2022)
7. Mariupol (2022-?)
This album is accompanied by digital liner notes available on this website. Please click here to access historical background information, full transcriptions of the speeches and quotations used, and details about the copyright of these audio fragments.
“Edo has succeeded to present a very melodic, harmonic and accessible concept album with a good balance between the pleasantly arranged symphonic rock compositions, and voices and sound effects that epitomize the historical facts and atmosphere. He has delivered strong arrangements on his first solo effort, it never sounds too dramatic or too fragmentic. This is Dutch prog on an international level, highly recommended, wow!” (Erik Neuteboom Background Magazine)
Any profits of this album will be donated to the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR
