Birds and Buildings

DAN BRITTON

The second Birds and Buildings will be called "Multipurpose Trap"
and will be released in early 2011

Resemble

1965 Miles Davis, 1969 King Crimson, 

1973 Magma, 1980 Genesis, 

1992 Anglagard, 1998 Deus ex Machina, 

2005 Opeth

Soon

Myspace

Emkog

From in USA

Jazz-Rock-Fusion

Birds and Buildings (New Album)

Tracks.

01. The Dumb Fish (3:30)
02. Horse-Shaped Cloud (formerly Underscore) (4:30)
0 3. Miracle Pigeon (2:30)
04. East is Fort Orthodox (6:00)
05. Secret Crevice (maybe to be renamed Stealth Cantiri) (5:00)
06. Tragic Penguin (7:00)
07. Catapult (10:00)
08. Aviator Prosco (10:00)
09. Abonimable Pelican (14:00) (former working title was "Acoustic Techno")

Members.

- Dan Britton: keyboards and guitars
- Brett d'Anon: bass and guitars
- Brian Falkowski: sax, flute, and clarinet
- Malcolm McDuffie: drums and percussion

Members

Trinna Kesner: acoustic guitar, viola, violin
Natalie Hughes: cello and bass guitar
Jennifer LaPlatnia: piano, accordion, and vibes
Megan Wheatley: vocals
Kelli Short: oboe
Dan Britton: keyboards, guitars
Ignacio Cruz: zither, dulcimer, electric guitar
Pat Gaffney: drums
N. Scott Robinson: percussion
Brian Falkowski: flute and clarinet 

Listen

All Over Everywhere, Inner Firmaments Decay (2010)
01. Art of the Earth (4:13)      
02. Endless Night (3:18)
03. The Shroud (5:40)      
04. Honesty (4:29)   
05. After All the Years (6:57)
06. On a Dark Street (3:08)
07. Until the Sun Begins to Fall (3:32)
08. Gratitude (10:34)

Birds and Buildings - Bantam to Behemoth

Avestin notes near the end of his excellent review of this album that if your into any of Dan Britton's other projects(DELUGE GRANDER & CEREBUS EFFECT) or another band called PANZERPAPPA then this is recommended.Well for whatever reason i have had a hard time getting into two thirds of these bands,and so it should be no surprise that this album while impressive fails to capture my heart.By the way i love the Avant/Jazz/Fusion band CEREBUS EFFECT.Anyway this album is impressive,there's lots to like but for whatever reason i have a hard time paying attention and enjoying much of this.Maybe it's just too much for me that's all.I'll give a brief analysis. "Birds Flying Into Buildings" is probably my favourite with that zeuhl inspired beginning and then the jazzy section that follows with mellotron.This song has my full attention. "Terra Fire" has vocals and i must say they sound distant and processed at times,i like when they sound more normal.Some nice bass 2 minutes in and lots of mellotron. "Tunguska" opens with some atmosphere.Flute comes in followed by piano then vocals.I like the drum work and then the piano before 4 minutes. "Caution Congregates And Forms A Storm" is such a good title for the longest song on here.The piano sounds really good as the mellotron flows.The tempo picks up 3 minutes in,some deep bass follows.Lots of piano 9 1/2 minutes in as it settles somewhat. "Chronicle Of The Invisible River Of Stone" opens with more piano and we get some guest female vocals a minute in.I like the piano/percussion melody 7 minutes in. "Yucatan 65:The Agitation Of The Mass" opens with acoustic guitar as flute joins in.Mellotron is plentiful in this tune as well.I like the sound better after 7 minutes to the end where it becomes darker and more intense, sort of like the start of the album. "Chakra Khan"(haha) is uptempo with horns,vocals,keys and drums standing out.Guitar before 3 minutes. "Battalion" has a great intro as vocals come in.Check out the piano and drumming after 2 minutes. The sax is prominant 7 minutes in and the drumming is outstanding.Mellotron ends it. "Sunken City,Sunny Day" is mellow with piano,mellotron,acoustic guitar and spoken word samples.Cool song to end it. At over 69 minutes in length and with all the variety and amazing instrumental work there's lots here for everyone to enjoy.Highly recommended to all(except for me). (Prog Reviewer)

From in USA
Eclectic Progressive Rock
Birds and Buildings - Bantam to Behemoth - 2008
Tracks.
1. Birds Flying Into Buildings (9:13)
2. Terra Fire (3:36)
3. Tunguska (6:33)
4. Caution Congregates and Forms a Storm (10:53)
5. Chronicle of the Invisible River of Stone (9:19)
6. Yucatan 65: The Agitation of the Mass (10:35)
7. Chakra Khan (5:59)
8. Battalion (9:55)
9. Sunken City, Sunny Day (3:19)
Total Time: 69:22
Members.
- Dan Britton / keyboards, guitars, vocals
- Malcolm McDuffie / drums
- Brian Falkowski / saxophones, flute, clarinet
- Brett d'Anon / bass, guitars
- Megan Wheatley / vocals (5)
Godspeed!