Extreme Spirituals

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. 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

Personnel

Adapted from Extreme Spirituals liner notes.

Musicians

• Michael Bierylo Ã¢Â€Â“ guitar, sampler, programming, recording
• Ken Field Ã¢Â€Â“ saxophone, flute, percussion
• Erik Lindgren Ã¢Â€Â“ grand piano, recording
• Oral Moses Ã¢Â€Â“ vocals
• Rick Scott Ã¢Â€Â“ synthesizer

Additional musicians

• Larry Dersch&nbsp;– drums <small>(3, 8, 9)</small>
• Terry Donahue&nbsp;– congas <small>(1)</small>
• Jason N. Marchionna&nbsp;– percussion <small>(2, 5, 12)</small>
• Ken Winokur&nbsp;– djembe <small>(1)</small>

Production and additional personnel

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

Release history

References

External links

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