Upcoming Performances
Saturday/Sunday, September 1/2, 2012
Birdsongs play ProgDay 2012 on Sept 1
The ensemble will perform at the 18th season of the world's longest running International Progressive Rock festival held in Chapel Hill, NC over Labor Day weekend.
GeoArt
Check out this new
book!
The author
focuses on BOTM on page 102, featuring a scan of Sonic Geology,
an interview with the band, plus added shots of various Cuneiform CD
jackets on pages 112-115. Definitely a curious object d'art for Birdsongs'
eclectic portfolio.
Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic Interview by Peter Hamm - Caught in the Carousel
The
TRIASSIC TOUR 2009
Birdsongs
Of The Mesozoic
Featuring Roger Miller of Mission Of Burma
"Classical-punk-jazz-car-wreck music." -- Jim Sullivan / Boston Globe
"The world's hardest rocking chamber quartet." -- NY Times
Michael Bierylo
- guitar / percussion
Erik Lindgren - synthesizer / rhythm machines
Roger Miller - piano / percussion
Rick Scott - synthesizer / percussion
To support the release of Dawn Of The Cycads, founding member Roger Miller (of Mission of Burma) toured with the group in place of current member Ken Field.
Birdsongs performed material from their Triassic Era (1980-'87) on vintage equipment in support of their Cuneiform 2-CD retrospective Dawn Of The Cycads.
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TOUR DATES *** |
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| July 23 | Providence, RI | AS-220 | www.as220.org |
| July 24 | New York City | Mercury Lounge | www.mercuryloungenyc.com |
| July 25 | Philadelphia, PA | Kung Fu Necktie | www.kungfunecktie.com |
| July 26 | Baltimore, MD | Talking Head Club | www.sonarbaltimore.com |
| July 30 | Somerville, MA | Johnny D's | www.johnnyds.com |
For
more information, contact Birdsongs at info@sfzrecordings.com. |
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DAWN
OF THE CYCADS
The Complete Ace of Hearts Recordings (1983-1987)
RUNE 274/275
In 2009, for the first time, all of the band's 3 recordings for Ace of Hearts (Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Magnetic Flip and Beat of the Mesozoic) were reissued in their entirety and in the order in which they were originally heard when they were first issued. In the the words of Erik Lindgren, the remastering done here, "sonically makes the 'Sonic Geology' package irrelevant." The package comes with a 20 page booklet of notes and photos and there is a huge wealth of totally cool CDRom material - 175 photos, art files, set-lists, dioramas, letters, documents and more. Additionally, there are two studio tracks and seven live tracks, none of which have ever been heard before, for over 45' of bonus material.
| “If the only prayer you ever say in your entire life is ‘Thank You,’ that would suffice.” So yeah, thank you. Because who could resist the stately and surprisingly plump pieces on this comprehensive Ace of Hearts anthology with superadded bonus outtakes and live tracks? Only a person with a heart of stone. From the 1983 self-titled EP, opener “Sound Valentine” and “Orange Ocean” are the stand-outs. Proceeding to 1984’s Magnetic Flip we venture into more rugged territory; for some of us, the majestic opening track, “Shiny Golden Snakes,” and the tumultuous “Terry Riley’s House” must surely have been turbulent highlights from that lost year of dread, with “International Tours” and “Bridge Underwater” their psychopomp antitheses.The 1986 release Beat of the Mesozoic features more of the band’s playful yet consistently stirring and ambitious classical pieces, notably the opener “Lost in the B-Zone,” the luminescent “Waterwheel,” and the elegaic “Scenes From a...”. The seven live tracks, retroactively titled Between the Fires, reveal a band ably positioned to perform live some of their most rigorous and intellectually challenging compositions, notably “Carbon 14” and the astonishing, otherworldly climax to “Lqabblil Insanya.” – The Noise |
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