Giant Squid - The Ichthyologist Album

Tracklist

1	Sevengill (Notorynchus cepedianus) Flute – Lorraine RathVoice – Anneke Van Giersbergen	7:10
2	Rubicon Wall (Acipenser transmontanus)	8:00
3	Throwing A Donner Party At Sea (Physeter catodon) Trumpet – Nate PerkinsVoice – Karyn Crisis	5:41
4	Dead Man Slough (Pacifastacus leniusculus)	5:32
5	Mormon Island (Alluvial Au) Violin – Kris Force	6:40
6	Blue Linckia (Linckia laevigata) Trumpet – Nate Perkins	7:13
7	Sutterville (Vibrio cholerae)	4:09
8	La Brea Tar Pits (Pseudomonas putida)	7:29
9	Emerald Bay (Prionace glauca) Oboe – Cat Gratz	6:12
10	Panthalassa (Lampetra tridentata) Trumpet – Nate Perkins	5:50

Versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
TL37-2	Giant Squid	The Ichthyologist ‎(CD, Album)	Translation Loss Records	TL37-2	US	2009
VV-05	Giant Squid	The Ichthyologist ‎(LP, Blu + LP, Fle + Album, Ltd)	Vega Vinyl	VV-05	US	2010
VV~005	Giant Squid	The Ichthyologist ‎(LP, Gre + LP, Ora + Album, Ltd)	Vega Vinyl	VV~005	US	2010
VV~005	Giant Squid	The Ichthyologist ‎(2xLP, Album, TP)	Vega Vinyl	VV~005	US	2010
VV~005	Giant Squid	The Ichthyologist ‎(2xLP, Album, Ltd)	Vega Vinyl	VV~005	US	2010

Credits

• Banjo – Aaron Gregory
• Bass – Bryan Beeson
• Cello – Jackie Perez Gratz
• Drums – Chris Melville Lyman
• Engineer – Matt Bayles
• Guitar – Aaron Gregory
• Keyboards – Aaron Gregory
• Lyrics By – Aaron Gregory
• Mastered By – Ed Brooks
• Mixed By – Matt Bayles
• Producer – Matt Bayles
• Voice – Aaron Gregory , Jackie Perez Gratz
• Written-By – Giant Squid

Notes

Limited to 1000 machine numbered copies

Short intro

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