Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, "True Wheel"



Side project begun in 1980 by Mission of Burma's Roger Miller and Martin Swope, though Miller left after just a few years of involvement.

What would be the best way to describe these guys? Imagine the aggression and ferocity of Mission pounded into a fired-up modern classical ensemble that's Steve Reich and Arto Lindsay and Frank Zappa all at once. Would it make any sense whatsoever if I described it as punked chamber music? Perhaps.

Try 1988's Sonic Geology compilation 1989's Faultline full-length first.

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