Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean

Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean is the debut EP by American post-hardcore band Dance Gavin Dance. Released on November 14, 2006, the album was originally recorded over a six month period with producer Phil Devereux and was subsequently produced and mastered by Kris Crummett after the band signed to Rise Records.

Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean
EP by Dance Gavin Dance
Released	November 14, 2006
Recorded	2006
Studio	Deathbot Studios[1]
Genre	Post-hardcore math rock emo experimental rock
Length	27:43
Label	Rise
Producer	Phil Devereux Kris Crummett
Dance Gavin Dance chronology
Demo (2006) Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean (2006) Downtown Battle Mountain (2007)

The artwork for the EP is a painting by unclean vocalist, Jon Mess—as opposed to Mattias Adolfsson, who has made cover art for all of the band's following albums.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Whatever I Say Is Royal Ocean"	0:48
2.	"The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 1"	4:14
3.	"The Robot vs. Heroin Battle of Vietnam"	3:04
4.	"Tidal Waves: Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner"	3:29
5.	"The Importance of Cocaine"	4:38
6.	"The Robot with Human Hair, Pt. 2"	5:45
7.	"Burning Down the Nicotine Armoire"	5:45
Total length:		27:43

Personnel

Dance Gavin Dance^[2]

• Jonny Craig – clean vocals
• Jon Mess – unclean vocals, artwork
• Will Swan – guitar
• Sean O'Sullivan – guitar
• Eric Lodge – bass guitar
• Matt Mingus – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

• Dance Gavin Dance – production
• Phil Devereux – production, engineering and mixing
• Kris Crummett – mastering
• Kaela Christianson – CD artwork drawn