morfiend Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 “There is a magic place where folky warmth meets lurid technicolourhorror, where progressive rock complexity and all out skull-crushingdoom combines with classic songwriting to flesh out a sinister butromantic vision of twisted dreams and lurking threats hidden just out ofview. That place dwells in the debut album by Purson. The Circle And The Blue Door finds the missing link between Pentangleand Pentagram, by way of David Bowies dream reality and The Beatlesfeel for the perfect melody. And while it owes a debt to front womanRosie Cunninghams clear love of the late 60s and the early 70s, it isher poetic, evocative lyricism, tight song craft, sonorous vocal styleand dedication to deep musicality that takes this wonderful album farbeyond the waters of pastiche. There are not too many 21-year-olds out there who are familiar withthe early 70s golden age of satanic flute rock, when bands like BlackWidow and Monument terrified Middle England with slow yet ominous odesto the devil, all the while dressed like sociology lecturers from theOpen University. But Rosie Cunningham has gone her own way from a youngage. Being named after the great god of Hell, may evoke thecolour-saturated English countryside of early 70s Hammer Horror movies,but they do so with Beatles-esque sophistication, baroque charm andminor key reflection.” (vinyl color is unknown) Tracklist: 1. Wake Up Sleepy Head2. The Contract3. Spiderwood Farm4. Sailor’s Wife’s Lament5. Leaning On A Bear6. Tempest And The Tide7. Mavericks And Mystics8. Well Spoiled Machine9. Sapphire Ward10. Rocking Horse11. Tragic Catastrophe Available at Rise Above Records very soon. North American folks can pre-order a copy now at my shop - http://lastrightsrecords.storenvy.com/products/1173916-purson-the-circle-the-blue-door-vinyl-color-unknown-pre-order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted March 6, 2013 Share Posted March 6, 2013 Can't wait for this album. Edit - Nice job on the site redesign. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCrimsonKing Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 This is up now at Rise Above. Diehard editions are going fast. http://www.riseaboverecords.com/home/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nothingnatural Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Love this band. Grabbed the clear last night. Anybody who isn't familiar with this band should definitely check them out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
withengineheart Posted April 11, 2013 Share Posted April 11, 2013 Nice job on the site redesign. This 100x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tco Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 They apparently found a few extra die-hard copies of this, can be picked up here : http://www.riseaboverecords.com/store/purson-the-circle-the-blue-door/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maximuss Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 cool, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seku Posted September 27, 2013 Share Posted September 27, 2013 outrageous shipping rate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youspinmeround Posted December 13, 2015 Share Posted December 13, 2015 If anyone has a copy they want to sell hit me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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