Deathbird Earth’s collaboration LPs w/ members of Stinking Lizaveta, EDO and Nick Millevoi out today on SRA Records!

Philly’s space/noise duo Deathbird Earth are set to release their debut album »Objective Consciousness« on April 3rd, 2026 via SRA Records (Soul Glo, HIRS), but before they do they’ve got a couple tricks up their sleeves.

Namely, two massive improvisational collaboration LPs to be released on limited vinyl and cassette with Planet-Y (Yanni Papadopoulos of Stinking Lizaveta & Pete Wilder of EDO) and Nick Millevoi (Basic, Many Arms, Desertion Trio). Born out of all-nighter collab sessions for »Objective Consciousness« tracks, Deathbird Earth found themselves with two full-lengths’ worth of longform, mind-melting material.

Deathbird Earth + Nick Millevoi:

On Deathbird Earth + Nick Millevoi, the band comes together with intrepid guitar explorer Nick Millevoi – best known for his work with Many Arms, Desertion Trio, and as sonic architect of BASIC – to deliver a set of explosive, hard-hitting journeys. Struck by a collective lightning bolt of inspiration, the trio meld prog and psychedelia à la Hawkwind with the dark introspection of Neil Young’s soundtrack to Jim Jarmusch’s Dead Man with equal parts focus and abandon. Bookended by the same spiraling riff and swirling synth drones, each of the album’s six passages remain grounded in riff-centric heavy rock while fearlessly seeking the musical cosmos.

Says BJ, “I have known Nick for a long time. Our old bands played together often and whenever we needed someone to fill in at a show or on tour Nick was always there. He’s a phenomenal guitarist known for his ability to improvise. I saw him play a set last year at PhilaMOCA with Steve Montenegro and a glitchy drum machine where he built up this big sound from a very small thing and it was impressive. I wanted to take some of that idea and bring it to our album. Of course once we got going we kept going with parts flowing out of us quickly. The closest we got to planning something out was saying “let’s do that again but shorter” (ONE vs SIX) and “we should do something like Hawkwind” (THREE). I had a great time working with Nick and was very happy that we had so much extra material that we could make a full album out of it on its own.”

Photo by Dan Cohoon

Dave adds, “Unlike BJ, I had never met Nick before the session where we recorded these tracks. Similarly, improvising an entire album’s worth of material and having it be good enough to release it into the world was a new experience for me. I’m always excited to do something different than things I have done in a past life and as a result this album was a very rewarding personal experience.”

Deathbird Earth + Planet-Y:

On the collaboration with Planet-Y, Pete Wilder (EDO) explains, “When Planet Y agreed to collaborate with Deathbird Earth, I was not sure how it would go. It was all going to be improv, with no net and no advance directive.

As soon as the session began, it was clear that Deathbird Earth’s driving, heavy grooves and vintage keyboards were going to mesh with Planet-Y’s vintage deep space, sonic exploration.

But as the session progressed, and the mutual musical footing took hold, some gold began to form. Dave’s heavy anchor of drums combined with Bruce’s pile-driving, overdriven bass was like witnessing an asteroid bursting through the Earth’s atmosphere, unleashing volcanic eruptions and thunder.

With Deathbird Earth bringing the ground-shaking rumbling of a cataclysm, and Planet-Y bearing witness from deep space, it somehow all works – creating some fascinating surprises, and a great deep listening experience.”

Upcoming releases:

Armed with an abundance of material born out of album recording sessions and the late night collaborations, Deathbird Earth lead their descent upon Terra with:

3/12: Two longform collaborations, with Nick Millevoi and Planet-Y

4/3: Album »Objective Consciousness«

More music video and single dates coming soon!

Deathbird Earth Winter 2026 shows:
Fri Feb 13 @ 1901 House, Huntington WV
Sat Feb 14 @ UCRP, 2 Piece Fest Chiacgo IL
Sun Feb 15 @ Harmony Gym, Bloomington IN
Fri Feb 20 @ Flemington DIY, Flemington NJ
Sat Feb 21 @ Ukie Club, 2 Piece Fest Philadelphia PA
Sat Feb 28 @ Mobtown Ballroom, 2 Piece Fest Baltimore MD

Collabs release show:
Thu Mar 12 @ Johnny Brenda’s Philadelphia with Joe Lally/Yanni/Jason K. & Bruxxer

Record release show:
Fri Apr 24 @ PhilaMOCA w/ New Dawn Fades (also record release show), Disappearances, Red Brick

Physical pre-orders on SRA Records:

• »Objective Consciousness« (Vinyl, CD cassette)

• »Deathbird Earth + Nick Millevoi« (Vinyl, cassette)

• »Deathbird Earth + Planet Y« (Vinyl, cassette)

All songs written by Deathbird Earth except »Christchurch 281« written by Deathbird Earth and Eleni Kostiopoulos. »Mission: Planet-Y« improvised by Deathbird Earth and Planet-Y. »Mission: Nick Millevoi« improvised by Deathbird Earth and Nick Millevoi.

Deathbird Earth is:
BJ – Bass, Synthesizers, Vocals
Dave – Drums, Percussion, Synthesizer

FFO: King Crimson, Melvins, Hawkwind, »Who Are You« by Black Sabbath, the first 20 seconds of »The Barbarian« by Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Courtesy of Good Boy PR

Bojan Bidovc // music enthusiast, promoter, misanthrop and sometimes a journalist as well