Minus the Bear
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| Background information | ||
| Origin | Seattle, Washington, USA  |
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| Genre(s) | Indie rock | |
| Years active | 2001–present | |
| Label(s) | Suicide Squeeze Records Arena Rock Recording Co. Polyvinyl Record Co. Luckyhorse Industries |
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| Website | minusthebear.com | |
| Members | ||
| Dave Knudson Cory Murchy Jake Snider Erin Tate Alex Rose |
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| Matt Bayles Scott West |
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Minus the Bear is a Seattle, Washington-based band with five releases to their credit. Their latest album, Menos el Oso, was released on August 23, 2005 on Suicide Squeeze. The band features ex-members of Botch, Killsadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound is a combination of Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics, with sophisticated time signature composition. The name "Minus the Bear" comes from an inside joke between the band members, referring to the 80s TV show BJ and the Bear.
Minus the Bear is known for their amusing song titles, with examples including "Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked", "Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo", "Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!!" and "Lemurs, Man, Lemurs". On their latest album, Menos el Oso, the song names didn't carry the same humorous punchlines as on previous releases. Singles "Hooray" and "Houston We Have Uh-Oh..." have been featured on popular music websites such as PureVolume.
On January 2, 2006 Matt Bayles, keyboardist and producer for Minus the Bear, announced that he was leaving the band in order to focus on record production work. His last performance with the band was on January 28, 2006. Subsequently, he was replaced by Alex Rose, who previously worked as a sound engineer on Menos el Oso.
An album of remixes of songs from Menos El Oso, entitled Interpretationes del Oso, has been announced, with a February 20, 2007 release date.[1]
The band's next full length album is tentatively titled Planet of Ice, to be released in Summer 2007. Some likely song titles are "Ice Monster", "Electric Rainbow" and "Knights".[1]
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[edit] Band members
- Dave Knudson - Guitar
- Cory Murchy - Bass
- Alex Rose - Synthesizer, Electronics
- Jake Snider - Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Erin Tate - Drums
[edit] Former members
- Matt Bayles - keyboards/drum machine
- Scott West - Guitar
[edit] Notable guest appearances
- Amy Blaschke - On Highly Refined Pirates
- Heather Duby - On Menos el Oso and They Make Beer Commercials Like This
[edit] Discography
- This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic (EP 2001, Suicide Squeeze Records)
- Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" at Them (EP 2002, Suicide Squeeze Records)
- Highly Refined Pirates (2002, Suicide Squeeze Records)
- They Make Beer Commercials Like This (EP 2004, Arena Rock Recording Co.)
- Menos el Oso (2005, Suicide Squeeze Records)
- This Ain't a Surfin' Movie (IQU remix)/Pony's Last Trick (Notebook remix) Split 7 inch with The City on Film (2005, Polyvinyl Record Co.)
- Interpretaciones del Oso (2007, Suicide Squeeze Records)
- Planet of Ice (2007, Suicide Squeeze Records)
[edit] Music videos
- "The Game Needed Me" from Menos el Oso.
- "Pachuca Sunrise" from Menos el Oso.
[edit] References
- ^ a b MTB PREP NEW ALBUM, REMIX CD OUT FEB. 20. Minus the Bear News Page. Retrieved on January 26, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Minus the Bear official site
- Minus the Bear at MySpace
- Minus the Bear at MusicBrainz
- Minus the Bear at eMusic.com
- Minus the Bear at PureVolume
- Minus the Bear at Last.fm
- Minus the Bear live on Fabchannel
- Minus the Bear Message Board
- Suicide Squeeze official website
- Minus the Bear at 2:30 Publicity
- Minus the Bear Photos on Flickr
- Arena Rock Recording Co.
- Luckyhorse Industries - Minus the Bear merchandise page
