Remember when Dylan went electric it’s sort of like that but of course on a much smaller level. They have made a record that is much different than their previous releases. It had this parallel similar to a Jeckyl and Hyde type split personality one being dan and the other Dredg.”ĭredg performing on 8-8-11 at The Great American Music Hallĭredg is taking one of the biggest risks of their 17 year career. “It symbolizes two separate people coming from different backgrounds and creating one piece of art. What started as a joke became fitting”, Hayes continues. I said that’s a great album title! Dan replied enthusiastically, ‘you should do it, that’s awesome.’ When it came time to name the record, we had a lot of titles out there but this is the one that everbody agreed on. We were talking about old jobs, and Tim mentioned how he used to be part of a rodeo clown duo named Chuckles and Mr Squeezy. “We were all going to dinner, Dan, the band, and our engineer on the record (Tim Carter). The album’s title started off as a joke, says frontman Gavin Hayes. The result would be strangely but appropriately titled “Chuckles and Mr. They had always talked about doing an entire record together and in 2010 the timing was right for everyone involved. Dredg played a sold out show here in their hometown of San Francisco last weekend and lead singer Gavin Hayes chatted with The Vinyl District beforehand to discuss the band’s new sound, the inevitable backlash, and share a fun story or two.ĭredg and Dan the Automater met years ago when Dan did a remix for one of the band’s songs which led to them later becoming good friends. It’s a dream team of sorts two artists from very different backgrounds combine forces to deliver a truly unique record. Progressive art-rock masters Dredg and the wildly imaginative hip-hop producer extrodinaire Dan the Automator have come together to create a stunning album and clear front-runner for most ambitious record of 2011.

Gavin Hayes at The Great American Music Hall - San Francisco 8-6-11

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