Faultline (album)

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Faultline
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Studio album by
Released1989 (1989)
RecordedJanuary – February 1989 (1989-02)
StudioLyx Studio
(Worcester, MA)
Genre Avant rock, progressive rock, experimental rock
Length57:22
Label Cuneiform
Producer Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Bob Winsor
Birdsongs of the Mesozoic chronology
Sonic Geology
(1988)
Faultline
(1989)
Pyroclastics
(1991)
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Faultline is the second album of the American Avant-rock band Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1989 by Cuneiform Records. [2]

Contents

The album was a transitional one for the band, as it was their first recording after the departure of Birdsongs co-founder Roger Miller who had been replaced by saxophonist Steve Adams. Adams soon left the band to join the saxophone quartet ROVA and was in turn replaced by Ken Field. Both Adams and Field recorded material for Faultline. The introduction of a saxophone also tilted the band’s soundslightly towards jazz.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The True Wheelbase" Erik Lindgren 2:59
2."They Walk Among Us" Martin Swope 3:35
3."Coco Boudakian"Erik Lindgren5:47
4."I Don't Need No Crystal Ball"Steve Adams3:20
5."Chariots of Fire"Martin Swope2:46
6."Magic Fingers (25¢)"Erik Lindgren6:08
7."Faultline"Steve Adams4:41
8."On the Street Where You Live" Frederick Loewe/Martin Swope4:05
9."Maybe I Will"Rick Scott6:08
10."There Is No One"Erik Lindgren3:44
11."Slo-Boy"Erik Lindgren4:26
12."Pteropold"Erik Lindgren4:30
13."Just Say Yes"Steve Adams5:13

Personnel

Adapted from Faultline liner notes. [3]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1989 Cuneiform CD, LP Rune 19

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References

  1. Anderson, Rick. "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic: Faultline > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 28, 2012.
  2. Rompers, Terry (2007). "Birdsongs of the Mesozoic". Trouser Press . Retrieved March 19, 2016.
  3. Faultline (booklet). Birdsongs of the Mesozoic. Silver Spring, Maryland: Cuneiform Records. 1989.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)