Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: $Revision: 1.6.2.16 $; site mirror.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!whuxlm!harpo!decvax!yale!mirror!rs From: rs@mirror.UUCP Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Re: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic Message-ID: <9000007@mirror.UUCP> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 10:59:00 EDT Article-I.D.: mirror.9000007 Posted: Mon Jul 1 10:59:00 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 5-Jul-85 05:28:05 EDT References: <486@gitpyr.UUCP> Lines: 32 Nf-ID: #R:gitpyr:-48600:mirror:9000007:000:1385 Nf-From: mirror!rs Jul 1 10:59:00 1985 Birdsongs of the Mesozoic is a Boston-based band. You can get their stuff from Modern Methods Records, in Boston. The band was founded by two members of "Mission of Burma," a "noise" Boston band that was idolized here, and achieved some fair among of recognition outside of the area (i.e., their final concert was opening for PiL in Manhattan). Birdsongs is very electronic, lots of keyboards and electronic instruments. It was original done as a hack by the two guys for a "gang concert" night at a club about two years ago. At that time, they just had keyboards and oscillators. They have apparently since decided to make a real band out of it, and added percussion and (occasionally) stringed instruments like guitars and basses. They are really, really good. Doug Allen posted a review of one of their concerts about a month ago (I think it was the only net.music article he/she has posted that wasn't about Katey-poo :-) Sorry I can't be more specific, I haven't played their EP in several months. (Husker Du's "Zen Arcade" has been very tenacious, throwing down any other platter that attempts to mount the turntable for more than one cut. Shriekback's "Nemesis," however, seems to show signs of hanging out for a while.) -- Rich $alz {mit-eddie, ihnp4!inmet, wjh12, cca, datacube} !mirror!rs Mirror Systems 2067 Massachusetts Ave. 617-661-0777 Cambridge, MA, 02140