Extreme Spirituals Explained

Extreme Spirituals
Type:	Album
Artist:	Birdsongs of the Mesozoic with Oral Moses
Cover:	Birdsongs of the Mesozoic - Extreme Spirituals.jpg
Recorded:	–
Genre:	Progressive rock
Length:	55:36
Label:	Cuneiform
Producer:	Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Chronology:	Birdsongs of the Mesozoic
Prev Title:	1001 Real Apes
Prev Year:	2006
Next Title:	Dawn of the Cycads
Next Year:	2008

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.^[1] 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.

Personnel

Adapted from Extreme Spirituals liner notes.^[2]

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

External links

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

Notes and References

1. Terry . Rompers . Birdsongs of the Mesozoic . . 2007 . March 19, 2016.
2. Extreme Spirituals . . 2006 . booklet . . Silver Spring, Maryland.