Guardian Alien

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Guardian Alien
Origin Brooklyn, New York
Genres Psychedelic rock, noise rock, experimental rock, avant-garde
Years active2010 (2010)–present
Labels Thrill Jockey, Infinite Limbs, Swill Children, Animal Image Search
MembersAlex Drewchin Jr.
Past membersCamilla Padgit-Coles
Justin Frye
Mario Maggio
Turner Williams Jr.
Eli Winograd
Bernard Gann
Ashiq Khondker
Website www.guardianalien.tumblr.com

Guardian Alien is a music project started by drummer Greg Fox. [1] There have been many collaborators since the project's inception in 2010, and it is currently the duo of Fox and Alexandra Drewchin.

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Background

Guardian Alien was formed in 2010 by Greg Fox, former drummer of Teeth Mountain, Dan Deacon, the black metal band Liturgy, [1] and others. They played several shows throughout 2010 and 2011 in Brooklyn, New York and released their self-titled debut album exclusively on vinyl during the same year. [2] Their second album, See the World Given to a One Love Entity, was released on July 24, 2012. [3] It is a 37-minute instrumental one track album. The iTunes version contains a bonus track. [4]

Collaborators

Discography

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References

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  2. "Thrill Jockey". Thrilljockey.com. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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  4. "See the World Given to a One Love Entity (Bonus Track Version) by Guardian Alien on iTunes". Music.apple.com. July 24, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2020.