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Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Dancing on A'A
by AAJ Staff
Dancing on A'A documents the improvising quartet Birdsongs of the Mesozoic early in their second decade. It's highly unusual for a group of improvisers to stick together for over 20 years, but this is hardly an average group. While other stable musical units might doggedly pursue the same style to perfection, Birdsongs aims for the anti-style. Anything that crosses genre boundaries is fair game for this group.
On Dancing on A'A, electric and acoustic instruments arrive at fruitful collisions. Birdsongs ...
read moreBirdsongs Of The Mesozoic: Petrophonics
by Glenn Astarita
With their 10th recording titled Petrophonics, Boston Massachusetts based “Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic” have perhaps achieved the pinnacle of mastery with this truly superb newly released effort. Here, pianist/composer Erik Lindgren and woodwind specialist Ken Field cap off a string of successful solo ventures as the duo realigns with guitarist Michael Bierylo and synthesizer ace Rick Scott for the band’s latest and first effort in over five years.
“BOTM” continues to defy any rigid semblance of categorization yet surge onward ...
read moreErik Lindgren: Erik Lindgren Scores!
by AAJ Staff
When Listening to The CD, Erik Lingren Scores! , One can't help but think about the 1973 Charlton Heston movie, Soylent Green. Now, wait a minute, give me a chance to explain. You see, Soylent Green is set in 21 century New York City, which boasts a bloated population of 40 million people. Everything is in short supply, including food and apartments (some things never change!). All public access areas are packed to the hilt with wall-to-wall people. There is ...
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by Glenn Astarita
Had a rough day at the office? Bills are piling up? Well, New England based composer, keyboardist, music conductor Erik Lindgren with his latest release titled Scores!, may provide some much needed relief from life’s absurdities and indifference’s. Here, the multitalented composer derives inspiration from - the seasons, the ocean, Seattle, Washington and Brian Eno’s classic – “Music For Airports”. On Scores!, Lindgren conducts various instrumentalists through a series of sonic soundscapes that generally breath life and serenity while providing ...
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