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Dredg
Origin	Los Gatos, California, USA
Genre(s)	Alternative rock Progressive Rock Art rock Experimental rock[1]
Years active	1996-present
Label(s)	Interscope, Universal
Website	dredg.com
Members
Gavin Hayes Drew Roulette Mark Engles Dino Campanella

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History

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Dredg's first studio album, Leitmotif, was released by the Universal music label on September 11, 2001. Prior to that, it had been self-released by the members of the band. A movie had been planned to be released, as a music video for the entire album. However, in a 2006 interview with thepunksite.com the band confirmed that the project has been scrapped, due to the main character's death.^[2] Image File history File links Emblem-important. ... Original cover art Leitmotif is dredgs first full-length album, originally released by dredg on May 30, 1999. ... Universal Music Group (UMG) is the largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry. ... is the 254th day of the year (255th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday (link displays the 2001 Gregorian calendar). ...

Industry Demos is a collection of four songs from 2001 that Dredg recorded before they were signed to a record label. The four songs are "Of the Room", "Redrawing the Island Map", "Running Through Propellers", and "The Papal Insignia."

El Cielo, their second album, which was released on October 8, 2002, is also a concept album. Prominent influences on the album's concept and themes are letters from Sleep Paralysis medical reports, the painter Salvador Dalí's life and a particular painting, Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate One Second Before Awakening (the first track on the album is named "Brushstroke:dcbtfoabaaposba").^[3] El Cielo is dredgs second album, released on October 8, 2002. ... is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Also see: 2002 (number). ... In popular music, a concept album is an album which is unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical (Shuker 2002, p. ... Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, 1st Marquis of Púbol (May 11, 1904 – January 23, 1989), was a Spanish surrealist painter of Catalan descent born in Figueres, Catalonia (Spain). ... Dream Caused by the Flight of a Bumblebee around a Pomegranate a Second Before Awakening (1944) is a surrealist painting by Salvador Dalí. It measures 51 by 40. ...

On June 21, 2005, Dredg's third album, Catch Without Arms, was released; a video for the single "Bug Eyes" was released. For the spring of 2006, Dredg played on the Taste of Chaos tour, which also featured Deftones, Atreyu, Thrice, and Story of the Year as headlining bands. Also, Dredg headlined their own tour with Ours and Ambulette to hit cities that they did not tour in during the Taste Of Chaos tour (they came on the Taste Of Chaos tour about mid-way through). is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Catch Without Arms is the third album from the Los Gatos, CA rock band dredg, released on June 21, 2005. ... For the album, see Taste of Chaos (album). ... Deftones are a Grammy award-winning experimental alternative rock band from Sacramento, California. ... Atreyu is a metalcore band from Orange County, California. ... Look up thrice in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Story of the Year (a. ... This article is about the rock band Ours. ...

Dredg also composed the score for the 2006 independent film, Waterborne. ^[4] An independent film, or indie film, is a film that is produced outside, independent, of the Hollywood Studio system. ...

On May 11, 2006, Dredg recorded their performance for a live CD entitled Live at the Fillmore. Dredg announced in a MySpace bulletin on October 9, 2006 that the CD is available for pre-sale and that it will be released on November 7 2006. Remixes that currently exist are Dan The Automator's "Sang Real" and Serj Tankian's "Ode to the Sun". Both songs are off Catch Without Arms. The "Sang Real" remix is being made available as an added bonus for purchasing Live at the Fillmore off of iTunes. It is currently unknown what will become of the "Ode to the Sun" remix, or if the "Sang Real" remix will see wider release. is the 131st day of the year (132nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Live at the Fillmore is the first live album by the American progressive/experimental rock band dredg, released in 2006. ... is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Dan the Automator Connell (born Daniel Connell in San Francisco, California in 1967) is an American hip-hop and rap producer most known for his work in the mid to late 1990s and early 2000s. ... Serj Tankian (Armenian: ) (born August 21, 1967 in Beirut, Lebanon[1]) is a Lebanese-born Armenian-American singer, songwriter, poet, activist, and multi-instrumentalist. ...

In the beginning of August 2006, Dredg announced that they would be playing two "special events" back-to-back on September 14 and September 15, 2006 at The Catalyst in Santa Cruz, California. It was later revealed that the special events would be Leitmotif performed in its entirety on the first night and El Cielo in its entirety on the second night. Both nights would also features selections from Catch Without Arms. is the 257th day of the year (258th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 258th day of the year (259th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For other uses, see Santa Cruz. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... A leitmotif (pronounced ) (also leitmotiv; lit. ... El Cielo is dredgs second album, released on October 8, 2002. ... Catch Without Arms is the third album from the Los Gatos, CA rock band dredg, released on June 21, 2005. ...

On November 7 through November 10, 2006, Dredg debuted a new song, "Ireland," at in-store performances that were held in California to promote the release of their first live album, Live at the Fillmore.^{[original research?]} Along with the new song, selections from Catch Without Arms and El Cielo were played, as well as "The Warbler," which has only been officially released as a live track on the Fillmore CD. is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Live at the Fillmore is the first live album by the American progressive/experimental rock band dredg, released in 2006. ... Catch Without Arms is the third album from the Los Gatos, CA rock band dredg, released on June 21, 2005. ... El Cielo is dredgs second album, released on October 8, 2002. ...

The band appeared in the 2007 membership list for The Coterie with honorary membership. The Coterie comprised a fashionable and famous set of English aristocrats and intellectuals of the 1910s, widely quoted and profiled in magazines and newspapers of the period. ...

On February 14, 2007, Dredg issued an update on their website detailing production on a new album. Dredg also released several working song titles to go along with "Ireland." The titles listed were: "Hurricane Felix", "Pieces of Gold", "Wondrous Miracle", "Fleeing to Mexico", "It's Not Worth It", "Long Days and Vague Clues", "2001", and "Fucking Smile Pt. 2.," the final song being a reference to a b-side from the El Cielo sessions entitled "Fucking Smile." In the same announcement, Dredg said that they will debut some of the new songs during a handful of live shows in California, during the first week of April. is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ...

At said shows, new songs, as labeled on the set lists, included "Push Away," "Ireland," "It's Not Worth It," "Quotes," "Wu," and some short musical interludes. Variations of "Symbol Song," "Whoa Is Me" and "Movement I" were also played with the main guitar parts replaced with a horn section consisting of Ben "King" Perkoff on Tenor Saxophone and Terry "The Bari" Forgette on Baritone Saxophone. "Matroshka (The Ornament)" was performed for the first time during these four shows.^{[original research?]}

On July 8, 2007, frontman Gavin Hayes posted a MySpace bulletin with new information on a forth-coming album and tour. The band will tour the West Coast in September and then enter the studio to finish off the fourth studio album for a first half release in 2008. Hayes said that the band has 12-15 songs that may or may not make the final cut, with more songs expected to be written during the recording process. Of the songs previously performed or mentioned in other updates, only "Ireland", "Quotes", "Wondrous Miracle", and "Push Away" are listed as being worked on. A new song titled "Light Switch" also might make the cut. is the 189th day of the year (190th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ...

During their most recent touring, through late September/early October on the west coast, Dredg performed new songs titled: Waterbourne (which is derived from the music Mark and Dino produced for the Waterbourne movie soundtrack), I Don't Know, Wonderous Miracle (played only once at the Catalyst Show in Santa Cruz), some instrumentals and more polished versions of Ireland, It's Not Worth It, and Quotes.

According to a message posted on the band's MySpace page, the writing process for their new album is almost done and plan to enter the studio in early 2008 to start recording. This will be followed by extensive touring in the Spring.

Also found on the band's MySpace page was an update dated December 21, 2007. It states that the band is nearing completion of their fourth album which the band calls their "new offering". In the update they again announce that they will be in the studio and they hope to be out by the end of winter (around March 20th). The band goes on to state that they hope to be on the road (west coast, east coast, midwest) by late April. Following the albums dates are a list of songs that, according to the band, will be making the cut to the new album. The names are: Gathering Pebbles, Light Switch, Mourning This Morning, and McGuffin. These names are said to be working titles. In the messages for the update it is also stated that they have not chosen a producer for the album and that they would attempt that in late January. MySpace is a social networking website offering an interactive, user-submitted network of friends, personal profiles, blogs, groups, photos, music, and videos. ... is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era in the 21st century. ... is the 79th day of the year (80th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

The band posted a new updated on their MySpace page on January 31st, 2008. According to this update, the band will be playing at the Coachella Festival in California on April 26th. Directly afterwards they will enter the studio to begin recording their 4th album, and begin a full US tour in the summer.

On February 28, 2008 the band posted the introduction to a new song off their 4th studio album on their MySpace. The song/demo is titled "Push Away". Also, in late March, the band updated their MySpace with an excerpt of a new song entitled "Quotes" that is believed to be on their 4th studio album. The band also posted their entire 4th studio album in the form of one track. One song that closer followers of the band can interpret is the song "Ireland". Near the end of the track a clearer version of a song (waterborne) is heard, perhaps indicating an "end" track for the new album. On April 16 they posted an entirely new song on myspace called "Holding a Remedy Potion" another excerpt to the forth album or just a b-side.

Etymology

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The name dredg comes from the English word dredge, which in its verbal usage, means to unearth or widen/deepen a river or channel (the device used for doing this is also called a dredge). The band picked the name in its earlier, heavier days, when they thought it was very descriptive of their sound. Image File history File links Emblem-important. ...

Members

• Gavin Hayes - Vocals, Slide Guitar, Guitar
• Drew Roulette - Bass
• Mark Engles - Guitar
• Dino Campanella - Drums, Piano, Organ

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Discography

Studio albums

• Leitmotif, 1998 (re-released 2001)
• El Cielo, 2002
• Catch Without Arms, 2005
• Quotes, 2008

Original cover art Leitmotif is dredgs first full-length album, originally released by dredg on May 30, 1999. ... El Cielo is dredgs second album, released on October 8, 2002. ... Catch Without Arms is the third album from the Los Gatos, CA rock band dredg, released on June 21, 2005. ...

EPs

• Conscious, 1996
• Orph, 1997
• Extended Play for the Eastern Hemisphere, 2002

About the album Orph is a 3-song demo that was released by the band in 1997. ... Extended Play for the Eastern Hemisphere is a 5-song ep that was released by the band dredg and Universal Music Group: EU, in 2002. ...

Live

• Live at the Fillmore, 2006

Live at the Fillmore is the first live album by the American progressive/experimental rock band dredg, released in 2006. ...

Internet EPs

• "Sony Connect Sets" (2005)
• "Napster Sessions" (2007)

Other

• Industry Demos, 2001
• Coquette Demo, 2004
• Bug Eyes CD Sampler, 2005
• Bug Eyes 7" Vinyl, 2005

Bug Eyes 7 Vinyl is a 2-song EP that was sold at the dredg merch table during their initial touring for the release of Catch Without Arms. ...

DVDs

• Crickets, 2003
• Live from the Henry Fonda Theater, 2005

Crickets (DVD) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Live from the Henry Fonda Theater was a live concert of the band dredg, released on DVD as a promotional tool for their third album, Catch Without Arms. ...

Music Videos

• "Same Ol' Road" (2002)
• "Of The Room" (2003)
• "Bug Eyes" (2005)

References

1. ^ Rockdetector profile
2. ^ ThePunkSite.com interview
3. ^ Analysis of El Cielo
4. ^ http://kludgemagazine.com/news/NEWS_Dredg_Scored_a_Film/

External links

• dredg.com
• myspace.com/dredg
• dredg discography at MusicBrainz
• Official dredg forum, now with 30% more bestiality.