Faultline, by Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic

Faultline

by Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic

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spicyinvalid I Don't Need No Crystal Ball is my favorite track, but somehow impossible to select as such. (Hey Webmaster Fix Please!)

Anyhow, there once was a time when I hated this album. After forcing myself to listen to it for no discernible reason, I began to appreciate some elements and eventually the whole shebang. It is quite different, often challenging to ears, but a worthy piece of art. IDNAB (fave track) brings a lot of angular suspense especially in the middle with pitch-sliding synth melting

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	1.	The True Wheelbase 02:58
	2.	They Walk Among Us 03:34
	3.	Coco Boudakian 05:46
	4.	I Don't Need No Crystal Ball 03:20
	5.	Chariots Of Fire 02:47
	6.	Magic Fingers (25 Cents) 06:07
	7.	Faultline 04:40
	8.	On The Street Where You Live 04:05
	9.	Maybe I Will 06:07
	10.	There Is No One 03:46
	11.	Slo-Boy 04:28
	12.	Pteropold 04:32
	13.	Just Say Yes 05:13

about

Formed in 1980, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic play a unique mix of rock, punk, classical, minimalism, and free-form music, with occasional forays into even more unexpected directions.

Faultline was the first first release by the band after the departure of founder Roger Miller and was also their first for Cuneiform. It continued & built upon the group's signature sound that 1st emerged in the early 80's but also with many new twists.

"This was the first Birdsongs of the Mesozoic album to be released after the departure of keyboardist and founding member Roger Miller. He was briefly replaced by reedman Steve Adams, who left before the completion of Faultline to join ROVA, a San Francisco-based saxophone quartet. Saxophonist Ken Field stepped in to take his place, helped to finish the album, and subsequently became a permanent member of the band.
The addition of reed instruments marked a fundamental change in the band's sound. Instead of a rather architectural, if raw, sound based on the interaction of twin keyboards, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic began to sound a little bit jazzier, if no less structurally rigorous and aggressive. On "Coco Boudakian," guitarist Martin Swope sounds uncannily like Arto Lindsay; the title track rocks out in a blocky but complex way. But there are several moments of serene beauty as well, in particular the limpid Steve Adams composition that ends the program. Highly recommended." – All Music

''...fantastically innovative music.''
-Exposé.

credits

released January 1, 1989

Steve Adams: tenor and alto sax, synth, bass clarinet, percussion, drum machine
Martin Swope: guitar, samples
Rick Scott: synth, percussion, piano
Ken Field: alto and soprano sax, percussion
Erik Lindgren: piano, samples, trumpet, drum machine
with
Willie 'Loco' Alexander: percussion (tracks 9, 10)

Recording/mixdown down at Ly Studio, Worcester Ma January/February 1989.
Recording/mixdown engineer Bob Winsor.
Produced by Bob Winsor and Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic.

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic albums available on Bandcamp:
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dawn-of-the-cycads
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/extreme-spirituals
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-iridium-controversy
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petrophonics
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/dancing-on-aa
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-fossil-record-1980-1987
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/pyroclastics
cuneiformrecords.bandcamp.com/album/faultline

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Cuneiform Records Washington, D.C.

Cuneiform Records is a record label releasing adventurous, boundary-bursting music by artists from around the world.

They have always championed an eclectic mixture of musical styles and artists and have consistently danced at the dangerous intersection where genres meet.

In doing so, they have become one of the most prominent labels of New Music.

Founded in 1984.
Based in Washington D.C. ... more