TRANSLATION LOSS WELCOMES GIANT
SQUID TO THEIR FAMILY
Translation Loss Records is extremely
pleased to announce the signing of San Francisco’s GIANT SQUID.
Translation Loss Records
will release The Ichthyologist this summer in correlation with
the bands summer tour alongside label mates GRAYCEON (*TL
has a Giant Squid / Grayceon split planned for
2010). Engineered, mixed and produced by Matt Bayles (Mastodon, ISIS, Pearl Jam), The Ichthyologist was self-released earlier this
year by the band as a work in progress, and has now been tweaked with four of the ten songs being completely remixed and/or re-mastered, with added new bits and some re-recorded and improved on parts, due to the band’s constant
strive for perfection from their mastermind / lunatic, Aaron John Gregory.
The record will also be repackaged with all new original
art by legendary, world-renowned comic book artist, Sam Kieth (The Maxx,
Batman, The Sandman). The band’s lineup is rounded out by Jackie
Perez Gratz of Amber Asylum / Grayceon, Bryan Ray Beeson and Christopher
Melville Lyman. GIANT SQUID’s last record was released via
The End Records and the band has since appeared on a tribute to SYD
BARRET late last year alongside Pentagram, Kylesa and Jesu.
Christian McKenna from Translation Loss
had this to say about the signing: “After floating around with Drew
(TL) and Aaron in the Pacific right by Alcatraz collecting mollusks
while avoiding sharks and paparazzi for several hours… the three of
us decided it was a no brainer to work together.. Giant Squid
is completely unique to anything going on in heavy music nowadays and
we couldn’t be happier to be along for the ride.”
GIANT SQUID CURRENT TOUR DATES:
Jun 19 2009 @ Forthrite Screenprinting,
Karyn Crisis Art Show - FREE! Oakland, California
Jun 26 2009 @ The Phoenix Theater, w/
Slough Feg, Cormorant, Helms Alee, La Fin Du Monde Petaluma, California
Jun 27 2009 @ Cafe Coda W/ La Fin Du
Monde, Helms Alee Chico, California
Jul 30 2009 @ Thee Parkside w/ Black
Cobra, Grayceon, Cormorant San Francisco, California
Jul 31 2009 @ Old Ironsides w/ Grayceon,
Them Hills, Young Aundee Sacramento, California
Aug 1 2009 @ Rotture w/ Thrones, Grayceon,
Sedan Portland, Oregon
Aug 2 2009 @ Gusto’s w/ Grayceon, Pussygut
Boise, Idaho
Aug 3 2009 @ Burt’s Tiki Lounge w/
Grayceon, Nine Worlds, Eagle Twin Salt Lake City, Utah
Aug 4 2009 @ Bar Bar w/ Grayceon, Kingdom
of Magic Denver, Colorado
Aug 5 2009 @ O’Leavers w/ Grayceon,
Lepers Omaha, Nebraska
Aug 6 2009 @ The Aquarium w/ Grayceon,
Sleeping In Gethsemane Fargo, North Dakota
Aug 7 2009 @ The Hexagon w/ Grayceon,
Iron Thrones, Frontier Minneapolis, Minnesota
Aug 8 2009 @ U.S. Tour w/ Grayceon Chicago,
Illinois
Aug 9 2009 @ Mac’s Bar w/ Grayceon
Lansing, Michigan
Aug 10 2009 @ Howlers w/ Grayceon, Bloody
Panda Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Aug 11 2009 @ US tour w/ Grayceon Cleveland,
Ohio
Aug 12 2009 @ Union Pool w/ Grayceon,
Hull Brooklyn, New York
Aug 13 2009 @ Machines With Magnets w/
Grayceon, Loon, Bellows Providence, Rhode Island
Aug 14 2009 @ TBA w/ Grayceon, Rosetta
and Cable Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Aug 15 2009 @ The Milestone w/Grayceon
Charlotte, North Carolina
Aug 16 2009 @ U.S. Tour Birmingham, Alabama
Aug 17 2009 @ Mia’s w/ Ketea Shreveport,
Louisiana
Aug 18 2009 @ U.S. Tour New Orleans,
Louisiana
Aug 19 2009 @ Downtown Music Little Rock,
Arkansas
Aug 20 2009 @ U.S. Tour Lawrence, Kansas
Aug 21 2009 @ U.S. Tour Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma
Aug 22 2009 @ Red 7 w/ Lions Of Tsavo,
Watching The Moon Austin, Texas
What folks are saying about
GIANT SQUID:
"While the narrative may take a
page from Gregory’s personal life, musically, The Ichthyologist invokes
the elemental force of Neurosis, the cinematic scope of God Speed You
Black Emperor, and the attitude of punk rock" – Revolver
Magazine
"Musically, however you view The
Ichthyologist, it's a massive undertaking with layers of instrumentation,
voices, sonic moods, waves and textures, presenting a life affirming
twist on the light-dark, up-and-down, seesaw post metal style."
- Decibel Magazine
"Monstrously penetrating, conceptually
abstract, doomingly essential." - Thrasher Magazine
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