Paul Roland
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Topic: Paul Roland
Posted By: PhideauxFan
Subject: Paul Roland
Date Posted: December 21 2007 at 07:44
This not prog but people who like pop, psyché, goth and folk music could be interested in Paul Roland's universe. Maybe it could fit in the "prog related" category.
About Paul Roland:
Cult English recording artist Paul Roland, described as "the male Kate
Bush" by one-time label mate Robyn Hitchcock, has released 10 albums
for collectable labels such as Bam Caruso, New Rose and Imaginary in a
low-key career that has seen him acclaimed on the continent but
criminally ignored in his native England.
In England he is better known as a writer of mass market books on
mysticism and the occult for major publishers. However, his reputation
as a uniquely imaginative and consistently fascinating figure on the
psych-pop circuit has substantially increased with each album. Other
cult figures such as Robyn Hitchcock, Nick Saloman (Bevis Frond), Nick
Nicely, and Andy Ellison (John's Children) have made guest appearances
on his albums, several of which are now listed as highly collectable.
Since 1979 Paul has been spinning his bizarre tales against an
evocative backdrop of rock, psychpop, folk and, occasionally, baroque
strings. His most memorable character creations include a crotchety
Regency magistrate, various 19th century murderers, a retired
executioner, an opium addict, and an entire court of medieval
grotesques. But not all his dreams are dark. Among his more whimsical
creations are the eccentric characters on the largely acoustic album
'Happy Families' and its prequel 'A Cabinet of Curiosities'.
http://www.myspace.com/paulrolandmusic
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