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Revision as of 05:51, 27 July 2007
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Minus the Bear is a Seattle, Washington-based band. The band features ex-members of Botch, Kill Sadie, 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 B.J. 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, was released on February 20, 2007[1]
The band's next full length album is titled Planet of Ice, which is slated for release on August 21, 2007. Planet of Ice will have ten tracks, and the song "Dr. L'Ling" was released to the public in April and can be found here at the bottom of the page, http://www.suicidesqueeze.net/minusthebear.html.
Band members
- Dave Knudson - Guitar
- Cory Murchy - Bass
- Alex Rose - Synthesizer, Electronics
- Jake Snider - Lead Vocals, Guitar
- Erin Tate - Drums
Former members
- Matt Bayles - keyboards/drum machine
Notable guest appearances
- Amy Blaschke - On Highly Refined Pirates
- Heather Duby - On Menos el Oso and They Make Beer Commercials Like This
Discography
Album Cover | Year | Title | Label | Format | Other information |
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2001 | This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic | Suicide Squeeze Records | EP | ||
2002 | Bands Like It When You Yell "Yar!" at Them | Suicide Squeeze Records | EP | Promotional EP for Highly Refined Pirates. | |
2002 | Highly Refined Pirates | Suicide Squeeze Records | LP | ||
2004 | They Make Beer Commercials Like This | Arena Rock Recording Co. | EP | ||
2005 | Menos el Oso | Suicide Squeeze Records | LP | Last album with Matt Bayles as a member. | |
2005 | City on Film Split | Polyvinyl Record Co. | Split 7" | Features one remixed track from each band. Minus the Bear contributes "This Ain't a Surfin' Movie", remixed by IQU. | |
2007 | Interpretaciones del Oso | Suicide Squeeze Records | Remix LP | Remixes of each song from Menos el Oso. | |
2007 | Planet of Ice | Suicide Squeeze Records | LP | First album with Alex Rose as a member. |
Music videos
- "The Game Needed Me" from Menos el Oso.
- "Pachuca Sunrise" from Menos el Oso.
References
- ^ "MTB PREP NEW ALBUM, REMIX CD OUT FEB. 20". Minus the Bear News Page. Retrieved January 26.
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External links
- Minus the Bear official site
- Minus the Bear at MySpace
- Minus the Bear discography 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
- Minus the Bear live on WOXY.com, October 18, 2006