Friendly Rich (Richard Marsella) presents The Birds of Marsville, his 17th album and second release on Toronto-based experimental label We Are Busy Bodies. At the heart of this uniquely imaginative record is the orchestrion — a mechanical street organ built by Brampton inventor Henk De Graauw — whose carnival-like tones serve as the unlikely vehicle for an entire ornithological fantasy.
The Birds of Marsville takes the form of a field guide to 76 extinct imaginary birds, spread across two record sides and compiled by the fictional Hungo-Italian anthropologist C. Smalloochi. It's a meticulously conceived concept album that blurs the line between outsider art, experimental music, and absurdist literature — a genuinely one-of-a-kind artifact for collectors who appreciate music that defies easy categorization.
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- Format: Vinyl
- Release Date: 08/15/2025
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