Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - Dawn of the Cycads (2008)

Исполнитель: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Альбом: Dawn of the Cycads
Год выхода: 2008
Страна: USA
Колличество дорожек: 19 + 13
Общее время звучания: 68:37 min + 54:08 min
Жанр: Progressive Rock / Chamber Prog
Формат: Lossless / FLAC (log + cue + scans)
Размер файла: 333 mb + 333 mb + 309 mb
Залит на: Narod.ru

Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic biography:
BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC play an eclectic blend of rock, avant-garde noise, punk, classical, minimalist and free-form music with hypnotic electronic sequences. They began in the early 80's as a side project by pianist/percussionist Roger Miller and guitarist Martin Swope from Boston's MISSION OF BURMA. After many changes, the line-up eventually settled down to Erik Lindgren (piano and organ), Ken Field (saxes, flutes and percussion), Rick Scott (synths, piano and percussion) and Michael Bierylo (guitar, programming and sound design).
They've released ten albums to date, including two EP's and one compilation disk. Although they rely heavily on keyboards (one of their albums actually features 3!), they throw in just about anything and everything they can get their hands on. Some sax and acoustic piano also give their electronic sound a pleasant organic texture. For those who want to get acquainted, their latest three releases are a good start: "Dancing on A'A" (1995) could be described as Stravinsky with tribal rhythms and spacey keyboard solos; "Petrophonics" (2000) emphasizes the jazzier, more melodic side of the band; finally, "The Iridium Controversy" (2003) embodies just about everything this band is about, abounding with classical structures played energetically with traditional rock instruments.
Recommended for the highly adventurous (let's face it, a band that lists "chain on metal, a Mercury Cougar hubcap and a paint can" among their instruments should be a fair warning as to their 'unorthodox behaviour'. No pun intended here, except to say that BRAND X sound like pussy cats compared to these guys). Fans of ZAPPA, KING CRIMSON, AFTER CRYING and particularly UNIVERS ZERO will love this.

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Tracks:
CD 1
BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC EP (1983)
1. Sound Valentine. 3:19
2. Transformation of Oz. 2:25
3. Drift. 2:39
4. The Orange Ocean. 2:31
5. Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous. 6:19

MAGNETIC FLIP (1984)
6. Shiny Golden Snakes. 3:07
7. Ptoccata. 3:23
8. (Excerpts from) The Rite of Spring. 6:50
9. International Tours. 2:54
10. Terry Riley's House 4:03
11. Theme from Rocky and Bullwinkle. 1:30
12. The Tyger. 3:20
13. The Fundamental. 2:51
14. Bridge Underwater. 5:26
15. Chen/The Arousing. 2:13
16. Final Motif. 4:02

BONUS TRACKS
17. Pulse Piece. 3:17
18. The Common Sparrow. 4:56
19. POP Triassic. 3:30

CD 2
BEAT OF THE MESOZOIC (1986)
1. Lost in the B-Zone. 4:33
2. Waterwheel. 3:57
3. Excavation No. 32 3:09
4. Scenes from a. 5:06
5. The Beat of the Mesozoic, part 1. 5:35

BETWEEN FIRES: LIVE FROM NIGHTSTAGE (May 14, 1987)
6. Jay Reeg Intro. 0:54
7. Carbon 14. 4:35
8. Chariots of Fire. 3:01
9. Lqabblil Insanya. 4:44
10. Modern Warfare. 3:44
11. Slo-Boy. 4:02
12. Laramide Revolution. 6:05
13. Pulse Piece. 4:40

Musicians:
Roger Miller: grand piano, Yamaha CP-70 piano, percussion, organ (CD 1, track 17 and CD 2, track 1)
Erik Lindgren: Minimoog, Memorymoog, rhythm machines, percussion
Rick Scott: Farfisa, DX-7 synthesizer, percussion, piano (CD 1, track 16 and CD 2, track 1)
Martin Swope: guitar, percussion

Guest musicians:
Your Neighborhood: Saxophone Quartet (Steve Adams, Allan Chase, Tom Hall and Cercie Miller) on CD 1, tracks 8 and 13
Steve Adams: saxophone on CD 1, track 14
Michael Cohen: roto toms, cymbals, snare on CD 1, tracks 1-16
Leon Janikian: clarinet on CD 1, track 1
Peter Prescott: tom tom on CD 1, tracks 5 and 16
Steve Stain: chain-on-metal on CD 1, tracks 5 and 16
Taki: dono on CD 1, track 6 and dono/nails on CD 1, track 14

Releases information
Cuneiform Rune 274/275

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