Rosalie Cunningham "Rosalie Cunningham"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Psychedelic, Progressive Rock
Label: Esoteric Antenna - EANTCD1075
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: July 26, 2019
Tracklist: 
1. Ride on my bike
2. Fuck love
3. House of the glass red
4. Dethroning of the party queen
5. Nobody hears
6. Riddles and games
7. Butterflies
8. A yarn from the wheel

Line-up: 
Rosalie Cunningham (Purson) - Vocals, Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Percussion
   With
Ross Wilson - Bass, Guitar, Drums, Percussion – (5)
Teddy Trower - Drum (1)
Samuel Thompson - Drums  (2)
Mark Stonell - Keyboards
Catherine Rice - Violin (1)
Geraldine McEwan - Violin (1)
Dastardly Dashing Darius Of Dudley - Spoken Word ( 8)

Description/Reviews: 

So where best to start than the end; the last track on the album is A Yarn From A Wheel, by far the longest at over 13 minutes, and either considered as a long progressive piece or a series of short pieces woven together like a Victorian sampler. It is a great piece of music, capturing the sound that was the early Seventies, off chart sound and sounding of the now. Even though the lady prefers analogue recording, the sound is sharp and clear, no sign of the compression that can occur in the digital studio.

Read the full review by Tony Colvill at theprogressiveaspect.net

Media/Samples 
4 tracks

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Purson "Desire’s Magic Theatre"

Country: UK
Genre(s): Eclectic Retro Prog, Psychedelic, Pop
Label: Spinefarm Records
Format: CD, digital, vinyl
Release date: April 29, 2016
Tracklist: 
1. Desire's Magic Theatre (6:12)
2. Electric Landlady (3:53)
3. Dead Dodo Down (3:10)
4. Pedigree Chums (3:58)
5. The Sky parade (5:17)
6. The Window Cleaner (3:28)
7. the Way It Is (2:42)
8. Mr. Howard (4:08)
9. I Know (4:21)
10. The Bitter Suite (7:11)

Total Time 44:20

Line-up: 
Rosalie Cunningham - Vocals, guitars
George Hudson - Guitars
Samuel Robinson - Keyboards
Justin Smith - Bass
Raphael Mura - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

Led by the gorgeous vocals and crunchy guitar riffs of Rosalie Cunningham, Purson weave all sorts of musical pleasures throughout Desire's Magic Theatre. The opening title track and "Dead Dodo Down" both bring forth images of not only the psychedelic San Francisco scene of the late '60s, but also the British pop of The Beatles and the early glam years of David Bowie & T-Rex, complete with swirling instrumentation and catchy, hypnotic vocals. "Electric Landlady" bursts with massive, Sabbath styled brontosaurus riffing, while heady saxophone adds a jazzy element to the intoxicating "Pedigree Chums". Silky Hammond organ & gentle piano permeate the lush, dreamy "The Sky Parade", one of the more prog based numbers here, and again another great vehicle for the majestic vocals of Cunningham. "The Window Cleaner" and "The Way It Is" are both pure '60s styled psych/pop, with quirky arrangements and charming vocal melodies that are instantly addicting, but it's not until "Mr Howard" that we see the beefier guitar riffs return, and it's only fleeting, again popping up briefly alongside some cool flute & keyboards on closer "The Bitter Suite", a very cool bluesy prog number that reminds of early Jethro Tull.

Read the full review by Pete Pardo at seaoftranquility.org

Media/Samples 
Stream

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Proggnosis

Purson "The Circle and The Blue Door"

Country: UK
Sub Genre: Psychedelic
Label: Rise Above Records/ Metal Blade
Release date: April 29, 2013
Tracklist: 

1. Wake Up Sleepy Head 2:06
2. The Contract 4:11
3. Spiderwood Farm 5:09
4. Sailor's Wife's Lament 3:59
5. Leaning on a Bear 3:27
6. Tempest and the Tide 5:06
7. Mavericks and Mystics 3:48
8. Well Spoiled Machine 5:09
9. Sapphire Ward 5:02
10. Rocking Horse 4:25
11. Tragic Catastrophe 5:21

Line-up: 
Rosalie Cunningham - Vocals, lead guitar
George Hudson - Guitars, backing vocals
Samuel Shove - Organ, mellotron, wurlitzer
Barnaby Maddick - Bass, backing vocals
Jack Hobbs - Drums

Description/Reviews: 

There is a magic place where folky warmth meets lurid technicolour horror, where prog complexity and all out skull-crushing doom combines with classic songwriting to flesh out a sinister but romantic vision of twisted dreams and lurking threats hidden just out of view. That place is the debut album by Purson, which finds the missing link between Pentangle and Pentagram, by way of David Bowie’s dream reality and The Beatles’ feel for the perfect melody. And while it owes a debt to front woman Rosie Cunningham’s clear love of the late 60s and the early 70s, it is her poetic, evocative lyricism, tight song craft, sonorous vocal style and dedication to deep musicality that takes this album far beyond the waters of pastiche.

Media/Samples 
Leaning On A Bear
Entire album online

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