Beyond Aphelion by GrayScale Whale

Gary S. Whale, an astrominer from Earth on a mission to reap the resources of a distant planet, embarks into space from the once green rock. Further into his journey, Gary unwillingly flies into a wormhole; he emerges from the wormhole into a new universe. Waking up on an unfamiliar planet, he encounters the culture of Afro Aliens. He sees a foreign face that reminds him of his home and his love that he's convinced he will not return to. Their encounter is interrupted by a distress signal of some kind. The alien in the message, Supideo Xer, is calling him to a neighboring planet nearly void of life that is being dictated by a tyrannical oligarchy. On his way to the planet he travels through an asteroid belt, weaving through each asteroid that comes in his path, ultimately to no avail as he crashes and falls to the planet he was called to by Supideo. In the crash, his new love is killed and Gary believes he has lost the last of what reminds him of his home on Earth. He faces the oligarchy, surprisingly humans like himself, who melt and reform into one gargantuan beast. After a very grueling battle he defeats the beast who then collapses in on itself, forming a trans-dimensional vortex Gary is then sucked into. On the other side of this abysmal vortex is Earth, before the time of astrominers, green and beautiful once again.

Tracklist

1.	Departure	5:04

2.	Wormhole	7:44

3.	Afro-Alien Encounter	8:14

4.	To the Moon	8:08

5.	The Belt	6:55

6.	Never	3:35

7.	Resistance is Futile	6:58

8.	In/Out of the Abyss	6:04

9.	Return	11:18

Credits

released August 21, 2015

GrayScale Whale:

Nick VanBuskirk ~ Saxophones, Melodica, Bass Clarinet, Vocals
Kevin Beardsley ~ Electric Bass, Double Bass, Acoustic Guitar
Ricky Pérez ~ Percussion, Keyboard
Alex Hornaday ~ Percussion

Our Talented Guests and Artists:

Tristan Stewart ~ Electric Guitar, Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
Duncan LeMay ~ Keyboard, Organ
Rick Shocket ~ Keyboard, Melodica
Jody Miller ~ Violin
Drew Harrison ~ Electric Guitar

Ariel Kopelove ~ Front cover art
Casey Nash ~ Back cover art

A big thanks to Duncan LeMay, our very gracious sound engineer who helped and taught us immense amounts during the recording process.

Much love goes out to our families who made this biologically and financially possible. We wouldn't be who we are today without their love and support.

Finally, thanks to our listeners and fans for keeping us creative and motivated. Here's to all the people who come out and listen to us on the street, follow us, generously tip us, groove with us, and give us their love. This album is for you.

With love,

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GrayScale Whale

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