Nate Perkins (trumpet), Zack Farwell (drums), Scott Sutton (drums), Jason DiVincenzo (drums), Aurielle Zeitler (vocals, guitar, keyboards, album art), Kimberly Freeman (keyboards), Jason Rufuss Sewell (keyboards, producer), Mike Conroy (drums), Tim Conroy (keyboards, trumpet), Andy Southard (keyboards, vocals), Bill Hughes (guitar), Dave Reynolds (drums).
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Please visit our SOUVENIR SHOP at giantsquidlives.com to buy any of the items below, since myspace has nuked ALL Paypal buttons, making it impossible for us to sell anything from this page!
The Ichthyologist - $12, and GOING FAST!
Like Black Holes In The Sky: The Tribute to Syd Barrett - $14
Sutter's Fort split 7" with Grayceon - $8, We have like 20 left!!
Metridium Fields digipak - $10
Monster In The Creek EP - SOLD THE FUCK OUT
Metridium Field - original self released version - $10
NEW!!! Ernst Haeckel Full Color Starfish T-Shirt - $15
Full color on black Fruit of the Loom Lofteez 100% Cotton shirts
NEW!!! Ernst Haeckel Medusa Starfish T-Shirt - $15
White and grey ink hand pulled onto black Fruit of the Loom Heavy 100% Cotton shirts. All sizes in stock! If you recently ordered the M or L sizes, please expect a 2 week delay. They should be out in the mail by 7.1.09. Thank you!
White Anatomical Shark on Black Shirt - $13
Cleaning out the garage we found another small batch of this older (but favorite!) shirt design. These are definitely the last of these puppies, so snag them while you can. Adult XL, M, and girlie cut!
Influences
All things with down tuned strings. Creatures with gills, though vertebrae are not necessary. Monterey Bay Aquarium. Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni. Symbiotic relationships. Tectonic shift. El Niño. Paleoichthyology. Cryptozoology. Anadromous leviathans. Time travel. The Internationl Shark Attack Files. The Gold Rush. Aquatic animal echolocation. Shark Week. Liars, lovers, and the few things in between. Subhumans records. Albums engineered by Billy Anderson and Matt Bayles.
Fans of artistically intelligent and organically heavy indie/stoner/post/doom rock/metal and ambient whatever music, in the vein of such bands as Amber Asylum, Isis, Grayceon, Pleasure Forever, Black Heart Procession, God Speed You Black Emperor, Agalloch, Torche, Intronaut, Mono, Boris, Unsane, Tarantula Hawk, Bongzilla, Mastodon, Earth, My Bloody Valentine, Goblin, Om, Minsk, Pelican, Mogwai, Neurosis, Tarental, Blonde Redhead, Unwound, Melvins, Sleep, High on Fire, Tone, Grails, Acid King, Zombi, avant-gard/experimental/progressive rock/metal such as Sleepy Time Gorilla Museum, Priest Bird, Secret Chiefs 3, and Estradasphere, classic rock like Black Sabbath, King Crimson, Rush, The Doors and Pink Floyd, as well as progressive punk the likes of Subhumans, Citizen Fish, Bad Religion and Dead Kennedys, should appreciate Giant Squid's worship of raw guitar overdrive, deliberate delicateness, barbed riffs, somber interludes, tide-like build ups, lyrical scientific jargon, pretty guitar amps, and bad in between song banter at gigs.
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From one's lowest moments, the greatest adventures can begin, and true freedom can be discovered.
Such is the journey that The Ichthyologist, sophomore release from Giant Squid, takes listeners on from its first pounding, other worldly crescendo to the final sweet release at its conclusion. Based on a yet to be released graphic novel of the same name, written by Giant Squid founding member, Aaron Gregory, The Ichthyologist is a concept album of grand scale. Through the thoughts of the album's protagonists, a man stripped of his humanity and left with nothing but the sea in front of him, comes a story about adapting in inhuman ways to survive the shock of human loss and total emotional tragedy, becoming something else entirely in the process.
Incoming praise for the 2009 self released version of The Ichthyologist. Quotes are linked to their source when available:
"An encompassing and engrossing sensory trip." - Terrorizer Magazine
Metridium Fields, the band's debut album on The End Records, was released as a gorgeous digi-pak in August of 2006, and quickly garnered rave reviews around the world. Quotes are linked to their source when available:
Acclaim for Metridium Field, the self released version on the band's own, Tyrannosaurus Records, 2004. Quotes are linked to their source when available:
"Throwing a Donner Party at Sea" live at 924 Gilman, Berkeley, CA with Karyn Crisis!!
"La Brea Tar Pits" live at Thee Parkside, San Francisco, CA while on tour with 16, November 09.
Recording guest appearances on The Ichthyologist, with Billy Anderson, at Shark Bite Studios, Oakland, CA.
Aaron and Jackie vocal/overdub session tidbits from Red Room studio, Seattle, WA with Matt Bayles for The Ichthyologist.
"Revolution in the Water" live at the hardrock/metal showcase for the 2007, SAMMIES Awards in Sacramento CA, with Scotty on drums.
"Neonate" live at Emo's, Austin TX opening for ISIS, Sep 2006, from the Scotty (drums) / Kimberly Freeman (keyboards) era.
"Age of Accountability" live at Old Ironsides, Sacramento, CA, Oct 2005, from the Monster In The Creek era.
Mississippi fan, John Hopper, jamming along to "Metridium Fields." Dude also has one of him jamming to "Ampullae of Lorenzini". John rules, and gets fan of the year award. Now get to work on the Sutter's Fort video, dude! :)
Giant Squid is endorsed by legendary guitar amp manufacturer, ORANGE. Aaron bought the loudest one they make. Click the logo above to see all the ORANGE gear we use.
Aaron Gregory is proudly endorsed by MATT RAINES GUITARS. Raines had two semi-hollow, baritone (27"), seven string beasts hand made exactly to Aaron's designs - with Sevengill shark teeth fretboard inlays as well as other little sharky nuances. Matt Raines can make you a Sevengill too, or check out his other amazing seven string guitars.
A couple handsome boys in La Fin Du Monde make gorgeous guitar cabs under the name, Monolith. They didn't flinch when I told them I wanted a 2x12 guitar cab loaded with an additional 15" speaker. The end result was the perfect compliment to my Orange Thunderverb 200, so now I'm having them make me another one, more or less just as an excuse to drive up to Chico and drink beers with them again. They liked the cab so much too, they built one for themselves afterwards.
Giant Squid is lovingly endorsed by the Denver, CO based, boutique drum and cymbal company, Po Boy Drums. Po Boy made us a beautiful monster of a kit. Hands down some of the greatest sounding and looking drums available, and you never have to step foot in a fucking Guitar Center.
Go here to buy the incredible collection of heavy bands covering the madcap songs of the late, great Syd Barrett. Other than our own big rock version of "Octopus", the album contains tracks by Intronaut, Jesu, Jarboe, Dredge, Pentagram, and Kylesa amongst others.
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