Songs about science XVI: return of the giant isopod

Back in 2007 – before The Great Beyond had even started its songs about science series – a strange charity compilation album was brought to our attention. For some slightly unfathomable reason a collection of songs about giant isopods was being put together.

As noted at the time:

You don’t get many people waxing lyrical about the giant isopod – a kind of deep-sea woodlouse larger than many dogs. As well as looking like they’ve stepped out of one of your darker nightmares, giant isopods also have the unappealing habit of feeding on the carcasses of dead things that sink down to the ocean floor.

Now the man behind the project has revealed the outcome…

The plan had been to put it together and release it as a charity record, with proceeds going to the Marine Conservation Society. It never happened. I can only apologise.

So today, as long-belated attempt to make amends to the musicians who made some, frankly, amazing contributions to a very silly idea for a record, I have decided to just upload the thing so people can finally listen to it.

You can listen to all 17 songs here. Embedded for your listening pleasure is the slightly strange Giant Isopods Ate My Well-Known Brand of Corn Chip.