Fuchsia - FUCHSIA***

Gone With The Mouse/The Nothing Song/Another Nail/Shoes & Ships/Me & My Kite/A Tiny Book/Just Anyone

Self titled sole album release from the British rock group Fuchsia. There name intimated a fusion of early 1970s musical trends, particularly progressive elements mixed with folk-rock.

“The long tracks are exhilarating with ever changing structures and unpredictable ways; the shorter tracks are full of pastoral delicacies.”

“It has a nice range of emotions, from melancholy to twee and all kinds of delicate intermingled shadings in between. It's basically a perfect album, just timeless inspiration and originality captured at the right time.”

“Strings are abundant, as are slowly unfolding waves of musical ideas, some slightly dissonant, others utterly pleasing in their melodic nature.”

“This highly unusual and unique line-up created a completely original sound and musical approach, mixing elements of prog, folk-rock and classical in a highly adventurous and, for the time, unheard of manner.”

“The concept for Fuchsia was born out of the desire to experiment with writing a series of musical themes, which start at a particular point and move on, without necessarily following the normal classic pop song format, and making string parts an integral part of the song itself, rather than something added to embellish. They succeeded masterfully in putting these dreams onto tape.”

“It’s certainly folk-rock, with its own sound in that most of the album is quite fast, the drumming frequently with a military feel, and lots of acoustic guitar. Features symphonic folk with lots of development in each song with beautifully played strings. The Nothing Song drags somewhat, but otherwise there are consistently accessible melodies, and a nice serious, dramatic mood throughout.”

“For an album that mixes folk and progressive moves and sports a rather nontraditional instrumental line-up, Fuchsia generate surprising momentum, tracks such as Shoes & Ships and A Tiny Book sporting some exceptionally pretty melodies. In keeping with more rock oriented tastes, there are even modest heavy metal guitar passages on Just Anyone and the first instrumental segment of Another Nail. Less impressive, the fey and mannered vocals are an acquired taste.”