Beat of the Mesozoic

Beat of the Mesozoic
EP by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Released 1985
Recorded March – August 1985 at Le Studio, Montreal.
Genre Rock in Opposition
Length 21:51
Label Ace of Hearts
Producer Richard W. Harte
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic chronology

Magnetic Flip
(1984)		 Beat of the Mesozoic
(1985)		 Sonic Geology
(1988)

Beat of the Mesozoic is the second EP by the American Avant-rock band Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1985 through Ace of Hearts Records.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic [1]

Brian Olewnick of Allmusic gave the album two out of five stars, saying that parts of the record "come across as affected and bland" and sometimes "a bit overwrought." However, he gave good mention to the track "The Beat of the Mesozoic, part I", concluding that at their best the band is "able to generate an infectious power and percussive drive that makes one wish for further explorations along that particular road."[1]

Never being individually issued on Compact Disc, only some of Beat of the Mesozoic had been included on compilations such as Sonic Geology and The Fossil Record. Finally, the entire release was issued by Cuneiform Records on Dawn of the Cycads, a two-disc anthology including most of the band's early work.[2]

Track listing

Side one
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "Lost in the B-Zone"  Erik Lindgren 4:27
2. "Waterwheel"  Roger Miller 3:53
3. "Excavation No. 32"  Roger Miller 3:05
Side two
No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "The Beat of the Mesozoic, part I"  Roger Miller 5:27
2. "Scenes from a..."  Erik Lindgren 4:59

Personnel

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Additional musicians and production
  • Richard W. Harte – production
  • Tony Volante – engineering

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Olewnick, Brian. "Beat of the Mesozoic". Allmusic. Retrieved July 26, 2012.
  2. ↑ "BIRDSONGS OF THE MESOZOIC: DAWN OF THE CYCADS". cuneiformrecords.com. Retrieved July 26, 2012.