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dredg is a progressive alternative band from Los Gatos, California, USA.
History Their 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. After the album gained retail space, dredg acquired an almost immediate cult following, owing much to Leitmotif's unique sound and concept. A movie has been planned to be released, as a music video for the entire album, though the project has been stalled. El Cielo, their second album, which was released on October 8, 2002, is also a concept album. A big influence on the album's concept and themes have a lot to do with 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"). 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 and Thrice as headlining bands. Also, dredg headlined their own tour with Ours and Ambulette. dredg also composed the score for the 2006 independent film, Waterborne. * In addition to music, dredg also composes artwork, which is available for viewing on the band's official website. On May 11, 2006, dredg recorded their performance for a live CD. Though the title is Live at The Fillmore, dredg announced in a MySpace bulletin on Oct, 9 2006 that the CD is available for pre-sale * and that it will be released on November 7th 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. 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. The band later announced that, in addition to selections from Catch Without Arms, they will be performing Leitmotif in its entirety on the first night and El Cielo in its entirety on the second night. Recordings of these shows can be obtained via archive.org in FLAC format (the links can be found on the news page of traversing.net). Videos of the two shows are currently being edited. Moniker 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. Members Studio albums EPs Live Other DVDs | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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