„Welcome to the magical world of The Tea Party“ was the advertising slogan for the record and listening to it is as close to magic as you can get! With the line "This is the way step inside" from "Fire in the Head" the band carries the listener into a dark, mystical world which you will only leave at the end of „Walk With Me“ – assuming you don’t loose yourself in the „Bazaar“, the wonderful „Drawing Down The Moon“ or in the enchanting sounds of the goddess „Inanna“.

Most people consider “The Edges of Twilight” the best album by The Tea Party so far. Jeff Martin describes the phase of his life during which he created the album as the darkest of his life, which is probably due to the separation from his wife at this time.

The Album represents a huge step towards „world music“. Up to 31 different instruments can be heard on the album. This was also the first time that Jeff Martin didn’t produce the entire album by himself, calling upon Ed Stasium to join him behind the mixing board. Ed had previously worked on projects for acts like „Living Colour“ or „Biohazard“. Also featured on the album is the English folk legend Roy Harper who recited the poem „The Edges Of Twilight“ which can be heard at the end of the disk (as a hidden track).

Named after a chapter of the book „Fire in the Head“ by the Irish writer Tom Cowan, the cover art for "The Edges of Twilight" shows a statue of an earthquake damaged fallen angel. According to Martin the music is supposed to lift the angel back up to its original position. The symbols printed in the booklet are from „The Greater Key of King Solomon“. Every song has a specific symbol assigned to it and the meaning of that symbol is reflected in each song. While „The Edges Of Twilight“ reached Platinum status in Canada and Australia it was ignored by the mainstream in Europe. The cult following, however, just continued to increase.