Extreme Spirituals

Extreme Spirituals
Extreme Spirituals
Studio album by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses
Released	September 19, 2006
Recorded	2003 – 2006
Studio	Various Sounds Interesting; (Middleborough, MA; Virtual Planet; (Brookline, MA); ;
Genre	Progressive rock
Length	55:36
Label	Cuneiform
Producer	Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic chronology

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Extreme Spirituals is a collaborative studio album by the group Birdsongs of the Mesozoic and vocalist Oral Moses, released on September 19, 2006 by Cuneiform Records.^[2] The album consists of 19th-century Negro spiritual songs re-arranged in the experimental rock/classical style of the Boston-based Birdsongs of the Mesozoic.

Track listing[edit]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"I'm a Rollin'"	5:32
2.	"Couldn't Hear Nobody Pray"	3:24
3.	"A Little More Faith in Jesus"	5:37
4.	"Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child"	4:10
5.	"Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho"	3:36
6.	"Swing Low Sweet Chariot"	4:18
7.	"Listen to the Angles Shoutin'"	4:22
8.	"Wayfaring Stranger"	4:14
9.	"Great Day"	5:05
10.	"Nobody Knows the Trouble I See"	5:13
11.	"Oh Freedom"	4:43
12.	"Amen"	5:22

Personnel[edit]

Adapted from Extreme Spirituals liner notes.^[3]

Musicians

Michael Bierylo – guitar, sampler, programming, recording
Ken Field – saxophone, flute, percussion
Erik Lindgren – grand piano, recording
Oral Moses – vocals
Rick Scott – synthesizer

Additional musicians

Larry Dersch – drums (3, 8, 9)
Terry Donahue – congas (1)
Jason N. Marchionna – percussion (2, 5, 12)
Ken Winokur – djembe (1)

Production and additional personnel

Birdsongs of the Mesozoic – production
Rich Durkee – mixing
Diane Menyuk – design
Chuck Sokol – assistant engineer
Margaret Wiegel – photography
Jonathan Wyner – mastering

Release history[edit]

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2006	Cuneiform	CD	Rune 241

References[edit]

^ Anderson, Rick. "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Extreme Spirituals: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
^ Rompers, Terry (2007). "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 19, 2016.
^ Extreme Spirituals (booklet). Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Silver Spring, Maryland: Cuneiform Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links[edit]

Extreme Spirituals at Discogs (list of releases)
Extreme Spirituals at Bandcamp

[allmusic-1] Anderson, Rick. "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Extreme Spirituals: Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

[trouserpress-2] Rompers, Terry (2007). "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

[linearnotes-3] Extreme Spirituals (booklet). Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Silver Spring, Maryland: Cuneiform Records. 2006.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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