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'''Frondo Ediacar''' is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED]. | [[File:Frondo_Ediacar_and_his_Mighty_Mighty_Rangeomorphs.jpg|thumb|"Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" (Front album cover).]]'''Frondo Ediacar''' is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED]. | ||
Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era. | Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era. | ||
== In the News == | |||
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File:A_Field_Guide_to_Edible_Theropods.jpg|link=A Field Guide to Edible Theropods|''[[A Field Guide to Edible Theropods]]'' is a book about preparing, cooking, serving, and eating various theropods. The latest edition has an introduction by Frondo Ediacar, describing his experiences in the upper Cretaceous as a boy. | |||
File:T-Rex and Triceratops poster.jpg|link=T-Rex and Triceratops|Poster for ''[[T-Rex and Triceratops]]''. Courtesy [[Gnomon Chronicles Film Board]]. | |||
File:T-Rex and Triceratops - The Answer Is No.jpg|link=The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops|Publicity still for "[[The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops]]". | |||
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== Biography == | == Biography == | ||
* Early years - contributed to [[A Field Guide to Edible Theropods]] at the age of seven after surviving five weeks alone in the | * Early years - contributed to [[A Field Guide to Edible Theropods]] at the age of seven after surviving five weeks alone in the late Cretaceous era (within a half-million years of the [[Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (nonfiction)|Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event]]. He would later write about this experience in the song "[[Asteroids Belt]]". | ||
* Formed his first band of paleontologist-musicians, "Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" at the age of fourteen. | * Formed his first band of paleontologist-musicians, "Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" at the age of fourteen. | ||
** The next day the band released their now-famous album of the same name to disappointing reviews. | ** The next day the band released their now-famous album of the same name to disappointing reviews. | ||
** The prestigious ''Journal of Aberrant Paleontology'' called the album "a seemingly random re-evaluation of well-established paleontological music theory | ** The prestigious ''Journal of Aberrant Paleontology'' called the album "a seemingly random re-evaluation of well-established paleontological music theory." | ||
* "[[Small Shelly Fauna (album)|Small Shelly Fauna]]" ... the "difficult ''n''th album" (—[[Fell Swoop]]) | |||
* Breakthrough and fame ... the [[Avalon Explosion (album)|Avalon Explosion]] album. | * Breakthrough and fame ... the [[Avalon Explosion (album)|Avalon Explosion]] album. | ||
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* Accusations of genetically engineering dinosaur-musicians in violation of musician's union contract, and subsequent retirement from the music-paleontology business. | * Accusations of genetically engineering dinosaur-musicians in violation of musician's union contract, and subsequent retirement from the music-paleontology business. | ||
* Solo work - commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed albums "Ocean Soup" and "Trilobite Blues" ... what music critic [[Fell Swoop]] called (in a rare moment of decency) "critically becalmed". | * Release of controversial single "[[You Made Your Mistaken Point]]" — Virgin Records subsequently revokes its contract with [[Frondo Ediacar Research Associates]], a heavy financial and emotional blow for [REDACTED] | ||
* Solo work - commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed albums "[[Ocean Soup (album)|Ocean Soup]]" and "[[Trilobite Blues (album)|Trilobite Blues]]" ... what music critic [[Fell Swoop]] called (in a rare moment of decency) "critically becalmed". | |||
* Collaborations with [[Feral Butler]] and [[Neon Diatom]] ... | * Collaborations with [[Feral Butler]] and [[Neon Diatom]] ... | ||
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TO_DO - film and video | TO_DO - film and video | ||
== Fiction cross-reference == | == Fiction cross-reference == | ||
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* [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | * [[Gnomon Chronicles]] | ||
* [[Neptune Slaughter]] | * [[Neptune Slaughter]] | ||
* [[Small Shelly Fauna (album)]] | |||
* [[The Gnomon Chronicles Game]] | * [[The Gnomon Chronicles Game]] | ||
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* [REDACTED] - model for Frondo Ediacar | * [REDACTED] - model for Frondo Ediacar | ||
* [[Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (nonfiction)]] | |||
== External links == | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran Ediacaran] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ediacaran_biota Ediacaran biota] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rangeomorph Rangeomorph] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_shelly_fauna Small shelly fauna] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avalon_explosion Avalon explosion] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambrian_explosion Cambrian explosion] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/End-Ediacaran_extinction End-Ediacaran extinction] @ Wikipedia | |||
* [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistaken_Point_Ecological_Reserve Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve] | |||
=== Social media === | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1517887492384600066 Post] @ Twitter (23 April 2022) | |||
* [https://twitter.com/GnomonChronicl1/status/1340005326834298880 Post] @ Twitter | |||
* [https://www.facebook.com/GnomonChronicles/posts/2516481905143119 Post] @ Facebook | |||
[[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | [[Category:Fiction (nonfiction)]] | ||
[[Category:Paleontology (nonfiction)]] | |||
[[Category:Musicians]] | [[Category:Musicians]] | ||
[[Category:People]] | [[Category:People]] | ||
[[Category:Paleontologists]] | [[Category:Paleontologists]] | ||
[[Category:Scientists]] | [[Category:Scientists]] | ||
Latest revision as of 16:50, 19 July 2023
Frondo Ediacar is the stage name of paleontologist and musician [REDACTED].
Ediacar is known for his elaborate stage productions, including hermetically sealed performance spaces which replicate environmental conditions of the pre-Cambrian era.
In the News
A Field Guide to Edible Theropods is a book about preparing, cooking, serving, and eating various theropods. The latest edition has an introduction by Frondo Ediacar, describing his experiences in the upper Cretaceous as a boy.
Poster for T-Rex and Triceratops. Courtesy Gnomon Chronicles Film Board.
Publicity still for "The Answer is No: T-Rex and Triceratops".
Biography
- Early years - contributed to A Field Guide to Edible Theropods at the age of seven after surviving five weeks alone in the late Cretaceous era (within a half-million years of the Cretaceous–Paleogene (K–Pg) extinction event. He would later write about this experience in the song "Asteroids Belt".
- Formed his first band of paleontologist-musicians, "Frondo Ediacar and his Mighty Mighty Rangeomorphs" at the age of fourteen.
- The next day the band released their now-famous album of the same name to disappointing reviews.
- The prestigious Journal of Aberrant Paleontology called the album "a seemingly random re-evaluation of well-established paleontological music theory."
- "Small Shelly Fauna" ... the "difficult nth album" (—Fell Swoop)
- Breakthrough and fame ... the Avalon Explosion album.
- Accusations of genetically engineering dinosaur-musicians in violation of musician's union contract, and subsequent retirement from the music-paleontology business.
- Release of controversial single "You Made Your Mistaken Point" — Virgin Records subsequently revokes its contract with Frondo Ediacar Research Associates, a heavy financial and emotional blow for [REDACTED]
- Solo work - commercially unsuccessful but critically acclaimed albums "Ocean Soup" and "Trilobite Blues" ... what music critic Fell Swoop called (in a rare moment of decency) "critically becalmed".
- Collaborations with Feral Butler and Neon Diatom ...
- Recent work ...
Discography
TO_DO - discography
Film and video
TO_DO - film and video
Fiction cross-reference
- Cretaceous Office Supplies
- Crimes against mathematical constants
- Gnomon algorithm
- Gnomon Chronicles
- Neptune Slaughter
- Small Shelly Fauna (album)
- The Gnomon Chronicles Game
Nonfiction cross-reference
- [REDACTED] - model for Frondo Ediacar
- Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event (nonfiction)
External links
- Ediacaran @ Wikipedia
- Ediacaran biota @ Wikipedia
- Rangeomorph @ Wikipedia
- Small shelly fauna @ Wikipedia
- Avalon explosion @ Wikipedia
- Cambrian explosion @ Wikipedia
- End-Ediacaran extinction @ Wikipedia
- Mistaken Point Ecological Reserve