Mose Giganticus

Mose Giganticus
Matt Garfield, frontman for Mose Giganticus
Background information
Origin	Bensalem, Pennsylvania, United States
Genres	Post-metal, heavy metal, sludge metal, punk rock, electropunk
Years active	1999–present
Labels	Independent Relapse Records Imminent Threat Records Slanty Shanty Records The Cottage Records Valiant Death Records
Associated acts	Fire Down Below Hulk Smash Axe Populi The Emotron Bunnydrums Red Devil Grass Faking
Website	Official Website
Members	Matt Garfield Joe Smiley Christopher Kayfield (Cinematographer)
Past members	Scott Reigel Dan Eppihimer Aaron O'Brien-Eichman Ricky Culp Evan Pontell-Schaefer Steve Jansson Shane Hall Curtis Parker Garrett LoConti Jeff Newell Zac Hobbs Brooks Wilson Kylewilliam Campol Kyle Knight Thomas Smolenski Dickie Grote Jon Foy Jeff Claxton Andy Kohler Justin Hickerson Sam Tremble Tim Harman Evan Wall Jerry Wayne Pickler Jr. Steve Cooper Chris Grigg Colin Smith Marc Laurick Mat Lutchman

Mose Giganticus is an American heavy metal / electropunk band based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania led by songwriter, vocalist, programmer, drummer, and keyboardist Matt Garfield. Originally formed in 1999 as a solo project, Garfield has called upon a variety of additional musicians for live performances and now includes long time contributing guitarist, bassist, vocalist, and recording engineer Joe Smiley as a full-time member. Stylistically, Mose Giganticus is notable for incorporating vocoder and synthesizer into traditionally "guitar-centric" musical genres, as well as for Garfield's prominent use of a modified Roland AX-7 keytar in past live performances. From 2008 to 2012, Mose Giganticus toured North America, including the Yukon and Alaska, in a waste vegetable oil-fueled tour bus assembled and maintained personally by Garfield. After a prolonged hiatus, Mose Giganticus announced the start of the Singles Series, an ongoing digital singles compilation, in May 2016.

Garfield, drummer in several Philadelphia-area hardcore punk rock bands, began Mose Giganticus as a solo electronic home-recording project in 1999, playing few occasional live performances. His focus on the band intensified years later, in 2005, with a significantly revamped sound rooted in hardcore punk, while still maintaining prominent elements of electronic music. This effort culminated in the 2006 debut full-length album, The Invisible Hand, a concept record based around humanity's relationship with technology. Initially released on Richmond, Virginia-based Valiant Death Records, the record was followed by several US tours in 2007 with fellow electronic bands Abiku and The Emotron. During these early tours, Garfield performed solo, layering live vocals and keyboards over pre-recorded backing tracks. A compilation featuring remixes from 23 artists of the track My Machine from The Invisible Hand, tentatively titled Our Machine: Remix Collection, was later completed and scheduled to be released on Valiant Death Records in early 2008, but failed to materialize when the label folded unexpectedly due to financial troubles.