Birdsongs of the Mesozoic

• Magnetic Flip [Ace of Hearts, 1984] A-

Consumer Guide Reviews:

Magnetic Flip [Ace of Hearts, 1984]
I have no idea how hard this music might have been to conceive or execute, and at times I catch it slipping into bombast or soundtrack, but it's definitely good for a nice postmodern version of the kick vintage fusion or art-rock used to provide (very) occasionally. I pigeonholed their EP as atmospheric because it was less directional--and as not loud because I thought Roger Miller really wanted to save his hearing. A-

Further Notes:

Subjects for Further Research [1980s]: Though Mission of Burma's answer to hearing damage slipped into bombast and soundtrack even on the ace Magnetic Flip, they were usually good for a nice postmodern version of the kick vintage fusion or art-rock used to provide occasionally. Debussy meets the electric guitar, sort of. Rykodisc's Sonic Geology collected their works. And of course there were offshoots, too.