CoD/S&D: Mission of Burma affiliated groups (Volcano Suns, Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, Space Negros)

Also Search: the first Dredd Foole and the Din single (which features MOB as backing band) and alb.

(Straight To Video = David Kleiler (Volcano Suns), Curtis, and Bob Fay (ex-Sebadoh))

consonant is fantastic, Volcano Suns sounds like Husker Du to these ears (though I haven't heard a ton of VS, only "Thing of Beauty"), Binary System is the bomb live, and that about sums up what I've heard from the members of MoB aside from MoB...

ALL NIGHT LOTUS PARTY is mighty fine too, not least for "White Elephant" (which, I believe, even MTV used in a promo spot).

birdsongs are reissuing all their ace of hearts material as "dawn of the cycads" at the end of the month. i love that stuff and am glad its all going to appear. i was wondering about this topic of burma related bands. anyone else have suggestions?

One of the greatest L.A. bands that never had to chance to put out a record was Straight To Video. David Kleiler was the singer/guitarist and Bob Fay was the drummer. Excellent 3-piece. I still play out a demo CD-R I have by them: "Project: Go!" is an anthem.

old post from sometime ILM-er Douglas' blog:

So you know how Mission of Burma broke up in 1983, and got back together a couple of years ago, and then they made ONoffON and there was much rejoicing, etc.? Well, there's a missing chapter to the story, and here's part of it: Wrong Pipe's "Kuchkah Tay Zod" (removed), the B-side of a single they made in 1994. Wrong Pipe was a one-off collaboration between Roger Miller (who wrote this one) and Clint Conley (thanks to both of them for permission to post this)--unsurprisingly, it sounds like an alternate-universe version of Burma, with totally different (non-live-band-based) production. Also unsurprisingly, it's awesome. (I sort of wish they'd done some more recording like this, or that they'd do some more recording like this, actually: taking advantage of the incredible chemistry they've got, but free of the obligations of being, y'know, Burma.) Also, the dream-language of the lyrics reminds me a little of Miller's solo album Oh. (guitars, etc.), one of the best bridges I've ever heard between rock and experimental music.

Posting here b/c Volcano Suns doesn't have a dedicated thread...Does anyone else remember a commercial that used "White Elephant" or am I making this up?

I dunno but did you know they made a video for that song?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLPS8ldoKc0

First Volcano Suns song I ever heard - was on the Wailing Ultimate compilation that Homestead put out.

mission of burma was a good band.

There should be a Wailing Ultimate poll/thread. Love it. It's one of those records I remember buying -- from Rock Records on Washington in the Loop.

Space Negros is an incredible band name

There should be a Wailing Ultimate poll/thread.

It was an amazing and important comp for me at the time! I think I eventually ended up buying every single one of the source records, even the Reactions album, though I can't remember that song at all now.

> It was an amazing and important comp for me at the time!

Agreed.

Some google digging says it was used in either a Levi's or Gap ad. Maybe Levi's?

i was gonna go to the sproton layer show that was near me recently but i didn't. i'll bet it was great though. fave burma-related album for sure.

Someone propose a best-of Volcano Suns. I've checked them out and like stuff like "Jak" but find their albums really hit-or-miss.

i only really like that song! jak. i even liked it when the throwing muses did it. i was never a big fan. i love the cover of the orange years album though.