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Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad
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Www.LivePanda.Com Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad GPGDS Is Known For Folding The Aesthetics Of The Jamband Scene Into The Structures Of Reggae. In The Live Setting The Band Performs Extended Jams While Their Previous Studio Albums Have Blended Roots Reggae With Psychedelia In These Times 2012 Or Diverged From The Genre Completely Journeying Into Straight Americana Country 2012 . On STEADY The Band’s Fourth Studio Album And First On Easy Star Records GPGDS Has Synthesized Their Approach By Weaving Traditional Folk Instrumentation Into A Foundation Of Reggae With Arrangements That Let The Reggae Breathe In A Non-Traditional Way. While STEADY May Not Be The First Record To Find Inspiration In Both Old Time Appalachia And ‘70s Jamaica It May Be The Best. Much Of STEADY’s Power Comes From The Attention Put Into The Recording Process. Craig Welsch One Of The Key Players In 10 Ft. Ganja Plant Invited The Band To His Boston Studio With The Intention Of “capturing An Aspect Of Panda That No One Had Ever Heard Yet Something Totally Different.” This Rings True On Tracks Like “Wolf At The Door” And “.45.” Bassist-Singer James Searl Jokes That The Band “has Always Followed John Brown’s Body JBB Into Studios ” As Each Studio They’ve Recorded In Was Previously Used By The Legendary Ithaca New York-Based Band. This Trend Continues Unabated Here As Welsch Was Formerly JBB’s Dub Engineer And Producer On Some Of Their Finest Sessions While Another Song On STEADY – The Herb-Smoking Gem “Mr. Cop” – Was Produced By Matt Saccuccimorano Who Helmed The Controls On The Last JBB Release. The Only Other Track On The Record Not Coming From Welsch – The Title Track – Was Co-Produced By Danny Kalb Who Has Worked With The Green Ben Harper And Jack Johnson. Giant Panda Formed In 2001 In Rochester New York. A Mysteriously Fertile Area For Developing The U.S. Reggae Scene The City Has Ties Going Back To 1981 When Lee “Scratch” Perry Recruited His Entire Backing Band From Rochester. The Upstate NY Region Became Early Supporters Of GPGDS While Its Members Were In High School And Beginning College Playing Weekly Gigs To Cut Their Teeth. In These Formative Years Giant Panda Began To Explore Their Songs With An Experimental Approach That Is Stylistically Akin To The Grateful Dead While Keeping Their Roots Firmly Planted In Reggae Rhythms And Lyrical Content. Around 2005 Tapers Began To Notice And Soon After One Of The Band’s First Colorado Shows Received Homepage Placement On The Popular Taper Website Archive.Org. Almost Overnight GPGDS Became A Mainstay On The Jamband Festival Circuit. From 2005 – 2013 GPGDS’s Three Original Members Drummer Chris O’Brian Guitarist-Singer Dylan Savage And Bassist-Singer James Searl Began A Touring Schedule Averaging Over 100 Shows A Year And Performing Throughout The U.S. Canada And Jamaica. Their Third Lead Singer Multi-Instrumentalist Dan Keller Joined The Group A Few Years Back While Keyboardist Tony Gallicchio Joined In 2013. Most Of The Sessions For STEADY Feature Ex-Keys Man Aaron Lipp Though Gallicchio Can Be Heard On Two Of The Tracks. Giant Panda’s Continuous Time On The Road Hardened The Players Into Monster Instrumentalists. Their Attention To The Studio In Later Years Along With A Unique Blending Of Reggae And Rural American Music Solidified GPGDS As One Of The Region’s Most Beloved Bands. Like Their Hometown They Manage To Unify An Intellectual And Creative Culture With A Hard-Working Blue-Collar Past. The Three Main Songwriters’ Material Is Different Enough To Create A Flowing And Diverse Listening Experience. Savage’s Inspiring Anthems Tend To Be The Most “classically” Reggae With Songs Like “Not The Fool ” “Whatever Cost ” And “Solution” Echoing Influences Like Culture Circa 1979 Early Burning Spear And Jimmy Cliff. Searl Is More Experimental Both In Form “Wolf At The Door” Could Almost Be An Elvis Costello Song While “.45” Utilizes African And Blues Influences And In Lyrics His “Hurt Up Your Brother” Is Almost Dadaist Taking A Few Lines And Constantly Rearranging Them To Achieve New Meanings Imbued With A Nonsensical-Yet-Expressive Feel While One Of The Most Dubbed-Out Riddims On The Record Chugs Along Underneath. Keller’s Songs Stand Illusively In Between And Manage To Go Both Directions With A Hardcore Reggae Groove On “Move” Giving Way To An Unexpected Chorus Or With The Catchy “Home” Being One Of The Only Reggae Songs In History To Use A Banjo So Creatively And Fittingly. Giant Panda Is One Of A Growing Number Of Bands That Work With Both Rootfire Their Management And Easy Star Records. STEADY Marks The Seventeenth Release Rootfire And Easy Star Have Paired Up For Making Them One Of The Most Storied And Successful Partnerships In The Modern Reggae Scene. Release Number Eighteen Is Just A Few Days Away…. GPGDS Has Cut A Full Americana Album As A Sequel To 2012’s Country Which Will Also Come Out On Easy Star On May 18 2015. For Now Though Sit Back And Enjoy STEADY – A Masterpiece That Solidifies Giant Panda’s Standing As A Groundbreaker In The Roots Reggae Scene. BAND MEMBERS James Searl Bass Vocals Chris O'Brian Drums Vocals Dylan Savage Guitar Vocals Dan Keller Guitar Vocals Tony Gallicchio Keys
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Www.LivePanda.Com Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad GPGDS Is Known For Folding The Aesthetics Of The Jamband Scene Into The Structures Of Reggae. In The Live Setting The Band Performs Extended Jams While Their Previous Studio Albums Have Blended Roots Reggae With Psychedelia In These Times 2012 Or Diverged From The Genre Completely Journeying Into Straight Americana Country 2012 . On STEADY The Band’s Fourth Studio Album And First On Easy Star Records GPGDS Has Synthesized Their Approach By Weaving Traditional Folk Instrumentation Into A Foundation Of Reggae With Arrangements That Let The Reggae Breathe In A Non-Traditional Way. While STEADY May Not Be The First Record To Find Inspiration In Both Old Time Appalachia And ‘70s Jamaica It May Be The Best. Much Of STEADY’s Power Comes From The Attention Put Into The Recording Process. Craig Welsch One Of The Key Players In 10 Ft. Ganja Plant Invited The Band To His Boston Studio With The Intention Of “capturing An Aspect Of Panda That No One Had Ever Heard Yet Something Totally Different.” This Rings True On Tracks Like “Wolf At The Door” And “.45.” Bassist-Singer James Searl Jokes That The Band “has Always Followed John Brown’s Body JBB Into Studios ” As Each Studio They’ve Recorded In Was Previously Used By The Legendary Ithaca New York-Based Band. This Trend Continues Unabated Here As Welsch Was Formerly JBB’s Dub Engineer And Producer On Some Of Their Finest Sessions While Another Song On STEADY – The Herb-Smoking Gem “Mr. Cop” – Was Produced By Matt Saccuccimorano Who Helmed The Controls On The Last JBB Release. The Only Other Track On The Record Not Coming From Welsch – The Title Track – Was Co-Produced By Danny Kalb Who Has Worked With The Green Ben Harper And Jack Johnson. Giant Panda Formed In 2001 In Rochester New York. A Mysteriously Fertile Area For Developing The U.S. Reggae Scene The City Has Ties Going Back To 1981 When Lee “Scratch” Perry Recruited His Entire Backing Band From Rochester. The Upstate NY Region Became Early Supporters Of GPGDS While Its Members Were In High School And Beginning College Playing Weekly Gigs To Cut Their Teeth. In These Formative Years Giant Panda Began To Explore Their Songs With An Experimental Approach That Is Stylistically Akin To The Grateful Dead While Keeping Their Roots Firmly Planted In Reggae Rhythms And Lyrical Content. Around 2005 Tapers Began To Notice And Soon After One Of The Band’s First Colorado Shows Received Homepage Placement On The Popular Taper Website Archive.Org. Almost Overnight GPGDS Became A Mainstay On The Jamband Festival Circuit. From 2005 – 2013 GPGDS’s Three Original Members Drummer Chris O’Brian Guitarist-Singer Dylan Savage And Bassist-Singer James Searl Began A Touring Schedule Averaging Over 100 Shows A Year And Performing Throughout The U.S. Canada And Jamaica. Their Third Lead Singer Multi-Instrumentalist Dan Keller Joined The Group A Few Years Back While Keyboardist Tony Gallicchio Joined In 2013. Most Of The Sessions For STEADY Feature Ex-Keys Man Aaron Lipp Though Gallicchio Can Be Heard On Two Of The Tracks. Giant Panda’s Continuous Time On The Road Hardened The Players Into Monster Instrumentalists. Their Attention To The Studio In Later Years Along With A Unique Blending Of Reggae And Rural American Music Solidified GPGDS As One Of The Region’s Most Beloved Bands. Like Their Hometown They Manage To Unify An Intellectual And Creative Culture With A Hard-Working Blue-Collar Past. The Three Main Songwriters’ Material Is Different Enough To Create A Flowing And Diverse Listening Experience. Savage’s Inspiring Anthems Tend To Be The Most “classically” Reggae With Songs Like “Not The Fool ” “Whatever Cost ” And “Solution” Echoing Influences Like Culture Circa 1979 Early Burning Spear And Jimmy Cliff. Searl Is More Experimental Both In Form “Wolf At The Door” Could Almost Be An Elvis Costello Song While “.45” Utilizes African And Blues Influences And In Lyrics His “Hurt Up Your Brother” Is Almost Dadaist Taking A Few Lines And Constantly Rearranging Them To Achieve New Meanings Imbued With A Nonsensical-Yet-Expressive Feel While One Of The Most Dubbed-Out Riddims On The Record Chugs Along Underneath. Keller’s Songs Stand Illusively In Between And Manage To Go Both Directions With A Hardcore Reggae Groove On “Move” Giving Way To An Unexpected Chorus Or With The Catchy “Home” Being One Of The Only Reggae Songs In History To Use A Banjo So Creatively And Fittingly. Giant Panda Is One Of A Growing Number Of Bands That Work With Both Rootfire Their Management And Easy Star Records. STEADY Marks The Seventeenth Release Rootfire And Easy Star Have Paired Up For Making Them One Of The Most Storied And Successful Partnerships In The Modern Reggae Scene. Release Number Eighteen Is Just A Few Days Away…. GPGDS Has Cut A Full Americana Album As A Sequel To 2012’s Country Which Will Also Come Out On Easy Star On May 18 2015. For Now Though Sit Back And Enjoy STEADY – A Masterpiece That Solidifies Giant Panda’s Standing As A Groundbreaker In The Roots Reggae Scene. BAND MEMBERS James Searl Bass Vocals Chris O'Brian Drums Vocals Dylan Savage Guitar Vocals Dan Keller Guitar Vocals Tony Gallicchio Keys
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