Second CD from Californian singer song-writer, Jeweller Antler Collective affiliate and sound artist Donovan Quinn (following-up his superb "Cross and Satellite Station" on Lexicon Devil), "The Telescope Dreampatterns" started life as a CD-R sent out to a limited number of friends and publications. George Parsons or Dream Magazine fame was one such friend, contributing distinctive artwork. His depiction of a dark, starry, tree enchanted globe is an accurate portrayal of the poetry of the release, now fully revised, remixed and mastered for Camera Obscura.

Waves of Hammond organ, shards of unexpected acid lead guitar and shaky tambourine jangles steer this album close to pop before it skirts back into dark but colourful obscurity. Lyrically, the world of "The Telescope Dreampatterns" both hermetically logical on its own terms, and offers the listener a portal into an folk tales full of misty trees, birds, wine, archaic funerals, twins and odd Popes. Tracks like "Into the Blacktrees", "Moonlanding", "Birds That Come  Back Again" and "Graveyard Porchlight" create an atmosphere of timeless and dream-like reflection, with echoes of Dylan, Barrett, Skip Spence right through to current artists like P. G. Six and Tower Recordings. 

Alongside the idiosyncratic waves of guitar, organ, recorder and pennywhistle you will find intriguing samples, like  T. S. Elliot on "Ash-Wednesday" and the Firesign Theatre on "Moonlanding". 

Call this New Weird America if you must, but we prefer to think of it as an outstanding new artist working towards his unique place in the cosmos.

Praise for Verdure's "Cross and Satellite Station": "An eclectic blend of acid-folk sounds and ideas, delivered with strong songwriting, great pop hooks, aching, lo-fi vocals, strummed guitars, loops, organ, scattered percussion and samples, and an occasional burst of fuzzed-guitar. For fans of Tyrannosaurus Rex, Skip Spence's Oar, Nikki Sudden/Epic Soundtracks, and the like." Midheaven Web site