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Boston, United States (1983 – present)

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic is a musical group founded in Boston, Massachusetts in 1983.

After Roger Miller broke up the seminal post-punk group Mission of Burma due to his tinnitus, he co-formed Birdsongs of the Mesozoic to perform quieter music. Initial personnel were Roger Miller (piano), Martin Swope (guitar), Erik Lindgren (keyboards) and Rick Scott (keyboards); all personnel doubled on various percussion instruments.

The new group was entirely instrumental, and incorporated many disparate elements: “Very few bands have ever managed to straddle the worlds of modern classical music and rock as successfully as this one did.”

Miller and Swope had left by the early 1990s, replaced by Ken Field (saxophone) and Michael Bierylo (guitar), leaving Lindgren in control of the group. He steered Birdsongs into more overtly-jazz influenced music. Miller has continued to work with the band in guest capacity from time to time.

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progressive rock, avant-garde, avant-prog, rio, contemporary jazz
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Nadiva_Ch wrote:
July 2009

Mz: 248,2 - 65 Ma (GTS 89). Extensive interval for these birds.

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toy-maker wrote:
January 2009

lmao xD

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Samuel_G wrote:
November 2008

"The Iridium Controversy" is a nice Album

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mrsjazz wrote:
August 2008

They're quite interesting and it's no easy listen. Nice. I like challenging music. I already have digested Sonic Geology and Petrophonics for starters. Which albums do you suggest for the main dish?

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Samuel_G wrote:
June 2008

I miss the pieces from the Album "The Iridium Controversy". What a pity that they aren't online as well!

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tyx wrote:
January 2008

Hit and miss.

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praisingfolly wrote:
January 2008

What if any CDs of theirs are better than Petrophonics?

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LivingLegend06 wrote:
January 2008

Haha what a name.

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