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Other, Folk, Psychedelic |
Volcano the Bear was formed in May 1995, in leicester, england, by Daniel Padden, Laurence Coleman, Nick Mott and Aaron
Moore. These four musicians encountered frustrations with the limitations of traditional musical endeavors and sought an outlet
that could defy convention. Volcano the Bear quickly became the platform for their total artistic freedom and personal
expression, where they could explore collective ideas and interests in a new and inventive manner.
The music that came forth from this collective ideology was a beautiful cross-section of the English underground of ...read more
Volcano the Bear was formed in May 1995, in leicester, england, by Daniel Padden, Laurence Coleman, Nick Mott and Aaron
Moore. These four musicians encountered frustrations with the limitations of traditional musical endeavors and sought an outlet
that could defy convention. Volcano the Bear quickly became the platform for their total artistic freedom and personal
expression, where they could explore collective ideas and interests in a new and inventive manner.
The music that came forth from this collective ideology was a beautiful cross-section of the English underground of years past
(Robert Wyatt, This Heat, Nurse With Wound) alongside the rhythms of Can, the trickery of Faust and a Residents-like surrealist
bent. Volcano the Bear adapt these lofty inspirations into a sound that is distinctly their own creation, one that blurs the lines
between songs, composition, noise and improvisation.
Volcano the Bear’s own Volucan imprint was home to their first recordings, released in limited cassette and CD-R formats.
Glowing reviews in magazines like The Wire and Audion quickly expanded the group’s fan base, and soon Volcano the Bear
released the mini-LP Yak Folks Y’Are on the pickled egg label. Devout fans included United Dairies/Nurse With Wound
mastermind Steven Stapleton, who made Volcano the Bear the first non-NWW release on his label in nearly a decade. Their first
US release was The One Burned Ma, on the misra label « hide |
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