Fifteen years ago this American band began as a recording project only. Three years later they released their first eponymous EP. Two years later they unleashed an LP 'Magnetic Flip' and started working as a live band to support said album. In 1985 they released a second EP; 'Beat of time Mesozoic'. In 1987, now working with Cuneiform Records, a revised line-up recorded 'Faultline' and in 1992 'Pyroclastics'. 1993 saw the release of 'The Fossil Record', which is a collection of previously unreleased material. Here we have Birdsongs of the Mesozoic's eighth release, with the line-up that have worked together for the last three years. The first three tracks are incidental music by two keyboards, guitar and saxophone amalgamated with assorted percussion - providing a melange of classical and jazz overtones. Then on 'Readymen' the group begin to exhibit a style more akin to 'Ceux du Dehors' era of Univers Zero. 'Swamp' begins slowly with a piano and assorted sound effects before the distorted guitar entrance of Michael Bierylo. Gradually a complex tune evolves - full of invention, reminiscent perhaps of 'Uncle Meat'. 'The Pearly Eyed March' closes the album and is just one of the many eery and impressive themes thereon. Definitely an avant-rock disc to check out.
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