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Subject: Re: Re: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
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Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 10:59:00 EDT
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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.)

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