Minus The Bear
Planet Of Ice 2LP (salt & pepper vinyl)

Following the success of Highly Refined Pirates' forward-thinking guitar gymnastics and Menos el Oso's groundbreaking glitch rock, Seattle's premier pop revisionists Minus the Bear dug into some of rock music's most ostentatious years for inspiration for their 2007 album, Planet of Ice. The title alone conjures images of Yes's Relayer album art, and the influence of the elder statesmen's symphonic scope can be felt throughout Planet of Ice's lush and intricate arrangements. You can also hear the band channel the ominous instrumental interplay of Lamb-era Genesis on "Dr. L'Ling," the deceptively savvy musicianship and pristine production of Steely Dan on "White Mystery," and the tightrope walk between ethereal space and pre-metal riffage of Pink Floyd's "Echoes" on "Lotus." Not that Minus the Bear completely abandoned their earlier style elements of Menos el Oso's sample-driven technique can be heard on the lead single "Knights." But the heart of the song ultimately belongs to the haunting Fripp-esque guitar lines spliced between verses. Suicide Squeeze is proud to reintroduce Planet of Ice's creative marriage of classic motifs and modern musical wizardry with a vinyl remaster 7 courtesy of Bernie Grundman. 

NEW / Released in 2007 / Reissue 2024

Tracklist:

A1 BURYING LUCK

A2 ICE MONSTER

A3 KNIGHTS

A4 WHITE MYSTERY

A5 DR. L'LING

A6 PART 2

A7 THROWIN' SHAPES

A8 WHEN WE ESCAPE

A9 DOUBLE VISION QUEST

A10 LOTUS