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Triclops! was an American, San Francisco and Oakland-based
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/ progressive rock band, formed in 2005. They released two full-length albums, a 7" picture disc single, and an EP on noted independent record labels
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, and
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. Triclops! includes members of noted bay area bands
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, Bottles and Skulls, and Lower Forty-Eight. The band went on hiatus in 2010 following the release of their second full-length ''Helpers On The Other Side'', with the members remaining busy in their older bands and new projects. Triclops! guitarist Christian Eric Beaulieu's current project is as the primary songwriter for Los Angeles-based band Anywhere, which also features progressive punk luminaries Mike Watt and
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. Triclops! albums are composed of lengthy, epic songs with often-spastic structures. Complex, aggressive guitar lines and a driving rhythm section competed for space with strongly melodic vocals, which were frequently obscured beneath a bevy of vocal effects; this sonic juxtaposition earned strong critical reactions, both positive and negative, for the band's releases. Noted for its powerful live show, in which singer John Geek frequently ventured into the audience, Triclops! extensively toured the United States and Europe. The band's last publicized performance date was in April, 2010.


Discography


Studio albums

* ''Out Of Africa'' (
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, March 2008) * ''Helpers On The Other Side'' (
Alternative Tentacles Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California. It was used by Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single " California Über Alles". After realizing the potential for an independent labe ...
, 2010)


Singles and EPs

* ''Cafeteria Brutalia EP'' (12"
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on Missing Finger Records / CD on
Sick Room Records Sick Room Records Ltd. (often referred to as Sickroom) was an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded in 2001 by Mitch Cheney and Steve Sostak of the band Sweep the Leg Johnny and Ryan Duncan. The label was kn ...
, February 2007) * ''Too Many Humans'' (7"
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on
Gold Standard Laboratories Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL was an independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado by Sonny Kay. In 2000, it was relocated to San Diego, California, United States, and two years later, to Los Angeles. It was hea ...
, August 2007, the last release on that label)


See also

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Alternative Tentacles Alternative Tentacles is an independent record label established in 1979 in San Francisco, California. It was used by Dead Kennedys for the self-produced single " California Über Alles". After realizing the potential for an independent labe ...
*
Gold Standard Laboratories Gold Standard Laboratories or GSL was an independent record label which was founded in 1993 in Boulder, Colorado by Sonny Kay. In 2000, it was relocated to San Diego, California, United States, and two years later, to Los Angeles. It was hea ...
*
Sick Room Records Sick Room Records Ltd. (often referred to as Sickroom) was an independent record label based in Chicago, Illinois. The label was founded in 2001 by Mitch Cheney and Steve Sostak of the band Sweep the Leg Johnny and Ryan Duncan. The label was kn ...


References


External links


Official siteBand's Official Facebook Page

Alternative TentaclesSick Room RecordsThrasher Magazine Interview with Triclops!, September 2009Interview with Triclops in Alarm Press
July 2008 Musical groups from the San Francisco Bay Area Alternative Tentacles artists Musical groups established in 2005 {{US-rock-band-stub