“At Land’s Edge,” the new LP from Roger + Ben Miller’s band, M2, is now available. Copies (w/ download card) will be sold at shows or online from Feeding Tube Records.

M2 is two Miller Brothers, Roger and Benjamin.

Roger (Boston: Mission of Burma, Alloy Orchestra, etc), plays prepared piano, with bolts and alligator clips stuck on and between the piano’s strings, plus a few specific techniques of his own.

Benjamin (NYC: Glenn Branca Ensemble, Sensorium Saxophone Orchestra, etc), plays his unique “Multiphonic Guitar” which involves multiple pickups, preparations, and electronic devices modifying sounds after the fact.

The music is entirely improvised, with bravura technique sublimated for ensemble sound. Both ambient and experimental, it is the gradual, occasionally sudden, shifting and interplay between the two brothers that defines their sound. Between the two of them, the usual sounds of a piano/guitar duo will thoroughly be avoided.

LP Release shows:

Fri., June 15. 7pm.

New Spectrum, 121 Ludlow, 2nd Floor, NY, NY.

Tickets $15. $10 for students and seniors.

Sat., June 23. 7:30pm. With sound installation by Neptune.

Arts at the Armory Cafe, Somerville, MA.

Tickets $12 at the door; $10 advance.

Get them <ahref=”http://bit.ly/MNfh3l”>here.

M2

Benjamin Miller

Roger Miller

Feeding Tube

Mission of Burma today revealed the cover artwork and track listing for their forthcoming fifth studio album, Unsound on The A.V. Club online. Head over here to read the piece and view the art.

Unsound will be released July 9th on Fire Records.

Mission of Burma’s Roger Miller talked to St. Louis, MO’s Riverfront Times in an in-depth interview about not only the band’s past, but also it’s first Missouri shows in over twenty years, and the upcoming album with Fire Records, Unsound, due out July 9th. Read the interview here

Mission of Burma today announced that their upcoming LP will be called Unsound, and its release date is set for July 9, 2012. Pitchfork.com exclusively premiered a stream of album track, “Dust Devil,” which you can listen to HERE.

Mission of Burma have announced they will be releasing their fifth studio album this July. One of their most ambitious, progressive and vibrant albums to date, the record will receive a worldwide release on Fire Records. Stay tuned for more info to come soon.

On December 15th, Clint Conley of Mission of Burma will be performing a few songs with Jeff Conolly for the Christmas Cavalcade, an annual concert benefitting the Somerville homeless coalition. For a suggested donation of $20, you can catch a slew of great performers and donate to a great cause. The event will be held at Johnny D’s in Somerville.

Mission of Burma have confirmed a pair of shows at Brighton Music Hall for January 20th and 21st, 2012. These will be the band’s first shows in Boston since January 2010.

A small number of tickets have been reserved for an exclusive fan pre-sale, which will begin tomorrow, November 2 at 10AM local time. Follow the links below to get your tickets.

Jan. 20, 2012 :: Mission of Burma @ Brighton Music Hall :: Pre-Sale

Jan. 21, 2012 :: Mission of Burma @ Brighton Music Hall :: Pre-Sale

German label World IN Sound has re released the Sproton Layer album With Magnetic Fields Disrupted, originally recorded by Roger Miller and his two younger brothers, Laurence and Benjamin, in 1970. Along with a remastered CD, the re release features a 20 page full color booklet, detailing the history of the band, photos, journal entries, and drawings.

Sproton Layer was a psychedelic rock group from Ann Arbor, Michigan, thriving primarily between 1968 and 1970. Originally called “Freak Trio,” the band found their niche after becoming addicted to Pink Floyd’s Piper at the Gates of Dawn, which greatly influenced their psychedelic rock sound. Michael Azerrad described the recordings as, “a valuable document of an amazing band that sounded like Syd Barrett fronting Cream.” Though the boys were only 16 – 18 when this album was recorded, they crafted a mature experimentation into the realm of psych rock. You can check out part of two of the tracks and download an order form by clicking the spinning vinyl here!

The hot and sticky atmosphere didn’t stop Mission of Burma from playing a killer free show at the Beekman Beer Garden on August 7th.
 
 
 
 

Photo Credits: Chris Gersbeck

Clint Conley was recently a guest on East Village Radio in preparation for Mission Of Burma’s upcoming show at the Beekman Beer Garden this Sunday in New York City. Listen to the radio interview here, and click here for more information on the New York show.