Giant Claw

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Keith Rankin's solo recordings as Giant Claw are as trippy, colorful, and unpredictable as his eye-catching visual artwork. Since debuting in 2010, the project's numerous releases have ranged from dense sound collages and synth freak-outs to mutated prog rock and psychedelia to footwork and vaporwave. Along with Seth Graham (with whom he makes similarly bizarre, unclassifiable music as Cream Juice), Rankin runs the eclectic, highly productive Orange Milk Records label. Rankin provides the artwork for most of the label's releases, including albums by Sean McCann, Foodman, and Jerry Paper, in addition to releases on other labels by Guerilla Toss, Giraffage, and Sedcairn Archives. Rankin has also received acclaim for his work as part of the prolific vaporwave group Death's Dynamic Shroud.wmv.
The Columbus, Ohio-based artist began releasing tapes as Giant Claw in 2010, the same year he co-founded Orange Milk. Following several tapes and CD-Rs on labels like Digitalis and Bridgetown Records, the project made its vinyl debut in 2012 with the EP Haunted Planet (Wool Recordings) and LP Mutant Glamour (Orange Milk). In stark contrast to these warped, playful Krautrock-esque releases, Rankin displayed his darker, cinematic side on 2013's Music for Film, released by Constellation Tatsu. Other releases from the same year, including Impossible Chew (Field Hymns) and Max Mutant (Tranquility Tapes), explored influences such as chiptune, free jazz, and library music. Giant Claw's 2014 full-length Dark Web, a split release by Orange Milk and Noumenal Loom, was a postmodern collision of footwork and contemporary R&B, and was easily the project's most acclaimed release to date. The MIDI symphony Deep Thoughts followed in 2015, and Giant Claw vs. Guerilla Toss, Rankin's remix of five songs by the New York-based punk-funk collective, was released by DFA in 2016. Giant Claw's fragmentary yet spacious Soft Channel was released by Orange Milk in 2017. ~ Paul Simpson, Rovi
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Soft Channel 001
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
06:02
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Pulled Me in Dark
Giant Claw
Pulled Me in Dark
06:58
Composers: Keith Rankin
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Choosing to be Seen
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
05:08
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby - Isabel Barnes / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby - Isabel Barnes
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Giant Bittersweet
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
05:17
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
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I Feel Something
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
05:15
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
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Together, Our Thing
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
04:02
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
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Turn it Up
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
03:35
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
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Blister Pod
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
03:30
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby

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Albums
2025 Orange Milk
07-01-2023
Together, Our Thing
01
Turn it Up
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
03:35
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
02
I Feel Something
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
05:15
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
03
Together, Our Thing
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
04:02
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
04
Crucifixion Bean
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
03:06
Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
05
Blister Pod
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
03:30
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
06
Giant Bittersweet
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
05:17
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
07
( again )
Giant Claw
Together, Our Thing
02:43
Writer: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby / Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby
Access the complete album info (8 songs)
(P) 2021 Genot Centre
10-10-2021
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
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Soft Channel 002 (Live)
Giant Claw
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
05:26
Composers: Giant Claw
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Soft Channel 007 (Live)
Giant Claw
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
05:05
Composers: Giant Claw
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Soft Target (Live)
Giant Claw
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
03:54
Composers: Giant Claw
04
Loner Bug (Live)
Giant Claw
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
03:09
Composers: Giant Claw
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Mirror Guide, Pt. 1 (Live)
Giant Claw
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
04:15
Composers: Giant Claw
06
Drops of Primed Water Leading to Another World (Live)
Giant Claw
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
04:28
Composers: Giant Claw
07
Soft Channel 003 (Live)
Giant Claw
Millennium Bug Live 2018​-​2021
04:03
Composers: Giant Claw
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2021 Orange Milk
14-05-2021
Mirror Guide
01
Earther
Giant Claw
Mirror Guide
04:38
Composers: Keith Rankin
02
Mir-Cam Startup
Giant Claw
Mirror Guide
01:40
Composers: Keith Rankin
03
Mir-Cam Online
Giant Claw
Mirror Guide
03:33
Composers: Keith Rankin
04
Disworld
Giant Claw
Mirror Guide
04:58
Composers: Keith Rankin
05
Until Mirror
Giant Claw
Mirror Guide
05:59
Composers: Keith Rankin
06
Mirror Guide, Pt. I
Giant Claw
Mirror Guide
04:06
Composers: Keith Rankin
07
Mirror Guide, Pt. II (you and me)
Giant Claw
Mirror Guide
08:53
Composers: Keith Rankin
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2017 Orange Milk
08-09-2017
Soft Channel
01
Soft Channel 001
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
06:02
02
Soft Channel 002
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
05:33
03
Soft Channel 003
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
03:59
04
Soft Channel 004
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
03:13
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Soft Channel 005
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
05:19
06
Soft Channel 006
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
04:15
07
Soft Channel 007
Giant Claw
Soft Channel
06:11
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2015 Orange Milk
06-11-2015
Deep Thoughts
01
Deep Thoughts 001
Giant Claw
Deep Thoughts
04:26
02
Deep Thoughts 002
Giant Claw
Deep Thoughts
03:00
03
Deep Thoughts 003
Giant Claw
Deep Thoughts
03:56
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Deep Thoughts 004
Giant Claw
Deep Thoughts
02:45
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Deep Thoughts 005
Giant Claw
Deep Thoughts
04:34
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Deep Thoughts 006
Giant Claw
Deep Thoughts
02:58
07
Deep Thoughts 007
Giant Claw
Deep Thoughts
02:48
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2014 Orange Milk
30-09-2014
Dark Web
01
Dark Web 001
Giant Claw
Dark Web
04:12
02
Dark Web 002
Giant Claw
Dark Web
04:14
03
Dark Web 003
Giant Claw
Dark Web
05:00
04
Dark Web 004
Giant Claw
Dark Web
03:13
05
Dark Web 005
Giant Claw
Dark Web
05:17
06
Dark Web 006
Giant Claw
Dark Web
05:38
07
Dark Web 007
Giant Claw
Dark Web
05:37
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(P) 2013 Constellation Tatsu
10-03-2013
Music for Film
01
Radiation Poisoning
Giant Claw
Music for Film
05:40
Writer: Giant Claw
02
Century of Shame I
Giant Claw
Music for Film
01:08
Writer: Giant Claw
03
Century of Shame II
Giant Claw
Music for Film
01:06
Writer: Giant Claw
04
Tears
Giant Claw
Music for Film
02:55
Writer: Giant Claw
05
Last Empress in Dread
Giant Claw
Music for Film
03:53
Writer: Giant Claw
06
Rumbling Music I
Giant Claw
Music for Film
01:51
Writer: Giant Claw
07
Rumbling Music II
Giant Claw
Music for Film
04:28
Writer: Giant Claw
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2012 Orange Milk
12-08-2012
Mutant Glamour
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Brain on Cream
Giant Claw
Mutant Glamour
03:59
02
Glamour Mutant
Giant Claw
Mutant Glamour
02:33
03
Empire of Summer
Giant Claw
Mutant Glamour
03:32
04
Glitter Logic
Giant Claw
Mutant Glamour
02:50
05
L.A. Christ
Giant Claw
Mutant Glamour
06:04
06
Mutants in the Bedroom
Giant Claw
Mutant Glamour
02:23
07
Body Science
Giant Claw
Mutant Glamour
02:16
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2011 Orange Milk
20-03-2011
Midnight Murder
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Parallax Border
Giant Claw
Midnight Murder
10:44
02
I Know I'm Like a Ghost
Giant Claw
Midnight Murder
05:26
03
Big Heat
Giant Claw
Midnight Murder
05:24
04
Big Crush
Giant Claw
Midnight Murder
03:28
05
Time Ghost
Giant Claw
Midnight Murder
04:15
06
Aqua Bats
Giant Claw
Midnight Murder
05:03
07
Midnight Chew
Giant Claw
Midnight Murder
06:16
EPs
16-03-2012
Haunted Planet
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Haunted Planet
Giant Claw
Haunted Planet
08:00
02
Spirit Heal Me
Giant Claw
Haunted Planet
03:44
03
Dream Love
Giant Claw
Haunted Planet
02:01
04
Hobo Cop
Giant Claw
Haunted Planet
02:30
Singles
2025 Orange Milk
13-06-2025
Something to Believe In
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Something to Believe In
Giant Claw
Something to Believe In
04:06
Writer: Keith Rankin / Composers: Keith Rankin
02
Pulled Me in Dark
Giant Claw
Something to Believe In
06:58
Writer: Keith Rankin / Composers: Keith Rankin
2025 Orange Milk
22-05-2025
Pulled Me in Dark
01
Pulled Me in Dark
Giant Claw
Pulled Me in Dark
06:58
Composers: Keith Rankin
2024 Galen Tipton
08-03-2024
yellow patches
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yellow patches
galen tipton
yellow patches
03:44
Composers: Keith Rankin
2024 Orange Milk
26-01-2024
CRASH
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CRASH
Giant Claw
CRASH
04:09
Composers: Keith Rankin - galen tipton - Diana Gruber
2023 Noumenal Loom
25-04-2023
Crucifixion Bean
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Crucifixion Bean
Holly Waxwing
Crucifixion Bean
03:06
Composers: Keith Rankin - Garrett Crosby