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  1. 10-01-2013 #1
    dnieper
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    New Birds and Buildings album- Multipurpose Trap

    A mere three years after I thought it would be released, the second Birds and Buildings album "Multipurpose Trap" is finally finished.

    Generally it's got the same mixture of jazz-rock, zeuhl, and symphonic prog as the first album "Bantam to Behemoth," but this time with violin, banjo, and sitars! It might be slightly less intense, especially comparing the opening tracks, and maybe more American-sounding.

    Every song has up to six people singing, but only for a minute or less on most songs. This will confuse people who want to label each song "instrumental" or "vocal"! Ha ha!

    There's also an elaborate booklet. I encourage people to actually buy the CD to see just how elaborate it is. I think its design might be completely unique.

    Here are my favorite two tracks from the album:




    More information:
    http://www.emkog.com/BirdsandBuildings.html
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    Awesome, it's an auto-buy for me, I'm not even going to listen to the samples. Can't wait to hear it!

    Bill
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    Total auto-buy. Been waiting a long time..
    Last edited by TheH; 10-01-2013 at 12:33 PM.
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    The needle of my Zeuhl-detector started moving when listening to these tracks....
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    Long live king Dan! Auto-buy, no question!
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    Cool!
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    Yay! I was worried this release might never see the light of day, so it's a relief to hear otherwise. The songs I've heard on the Bandcamp site sound great!
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    Awesome news!
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    Yay!
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  10. 10-04-2013 #10
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    Thanks for the good words, everybody. CDs are now available at CDBaby:

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/birdsandbuildings
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    Just got the album in, great weird stuff!

    So if you haven't ordered yours, do it now!
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    I waited to place a large Wayside order until this came in stock, which it just did. So it's on order. Really excited to hear it.

    Bill
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    Quote Originally Posted by dnieper View Post
    It might be slightly less intense,
    That's for sure - Secret Crevice is practically an easy listening piece!

    I do have Bantam and will be adding this new one to my want list. Thanks for providing such great....easy listening....music!
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    But I don't like Zuehl...but I like both Birds and Buildings along with Deluge Grander. Anyway, looking forward to the new release.
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    Got it in the mail yesterday. I'm hoping to get to it sometime this weekend.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gryphs also View Post
    But I don't like Zuehl...
    Look at ourZuehlf. Gotta like.
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    Loving this album! Possibly the strongest Dan Britton disc yet, imo.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gryphs also View Post
    But I don't like Zuehl...but I like both Birds and Buildings along with Deluge Grander. Anyway, looking forward to the new release.
    They are not Zeuhl, or Zoole, or Zewl. And I doubt if Dan would disagree.
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    Quote Originally Posted by dpt3 View Post
    Loving this album! Possibly the strongest Dan Britton disc yet, imo.
    Just gave this a first spin last night. While it's probably too early to call, I might agree with this. I found the first half of the album pretty compelling. I got a little distracted later on, but my overall impression was extremely positive. Looking forward to digging deeper into this one, it definitely grabbed me right out of the gate!

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    Need to check this band out.
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    Been meaning to check these guys out for a little while now. Saw them mentioned here quite a bit in the "Best of 2013" threads. Got about a quarter of the way through their debut album and was instantly sold on them. Both albums ordered and on their way to me! Outstanding stuff! Thanks to all of you who've been pimping these guys here, I LOVE being introduced to such quality stuff.
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    Yup, the new one is pretty amazing.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Progatron View Post
    Been meaning to check these guys out for a little while now. Saw them mentioned here quite a bit in the "Best of 2013" threads. Got about a quarter of the way through their debut album and was instantly sold on them. Both albums ordered and on their way to me! Outstanding stuff! Thanks to all of you who've been pimping these guys here, I LOVE being introduced to such quality stuff.
    If you like them, also try the Deluge Grander albums. I guarantee you will like them. August in the Urals sounds the most like Multipurpose Trap but I find The Form of the Good to be slightly better.
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