110 The H. R. Giger Episode, or "The New Switcheroo"

Listener Appreciation Month continues with another fan requested topic -- Swiss Surrealist painter H. R. Giger. Responsible for the design of Ridley Scott's titular "Alien" and some of the most unnerving art you've ever seen in a Hot Topic poster rack, he has left behind a legacy worth discussing since his unfortunate death in 2014. Nathan and Craig talk at length about his life, his nightmares, and their own takes on some of the influences, themes, and implications of his various pieces. They also discuss fine art forgeries, absinthe, DMT, Aphex Twin, The Chalice, bandcamp, evolutionary biology, guns, biomechanics in the real world, Bambi, and that artist life. This episode features the song "Drowned Lady, Queen Of Maggots" by Amorte, "False Awakening" by Anders, "The Bomb" by HHSOLID, and "Antithesis To Bliss" by Schematics for Gravity, as well as "Days Of Chaos," "Echoes Of Time," "Mesmerize," "Myst On The Moor," and "Satiate" by Kevin MacLeod. This episode also features sound effects from freesfx.co.uk.