Albums: Omni, Menos El Oso, Planet of Ice

Minus the Bear is an indie rock group which formed in Seattle, Washington, United States in 2001 and have released four albums and four EPs. The band consists of Jake Snider (vocals, guitar), Dave Knudson (guitar), Cory Murchy (bass), Alex Rose (synths, vocals) and Erin Tate (drums). Original keyboardist Matt Bayles left the band in 2006, but has remained on good terms with the band and produced their 2007 album "Planet of Ice".

The band is known for their amusing song titles such as "Hey, Wanna Throw Up?Get Me Naked" and "Monkey!!!Knife!!!Fight!!!".

Despite this light humor, the band's music is quite technical. Members of the band were formerly in the bands Botch, killsadie, and Sharks Keep Moving. Their sound involves a mix of Pele-esque guitar-taps and electronics, with a Don Caballero-esque sophistication of composition.

The name Minus the Bear comes from the famed TV show B.J. and the Bear ?minus the bear. 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. Matt Bayles wrote on his homepage that he would be replaced by Alex Rose, an Engineer on Menos el Oso. Their second full-length album, Menos el Oso, was released on August 23, 2005 on the label Suicide Squeeze.

The singles "Hooray" and "Houston We Have Uh-Oh..." have been featured on popular music websites such as PureVolume. This release signaled the end to the amusing song titles featured on previous releases. A remix album of Menos El Oso, entitled 'Interpretaciones Del Oso', was released on February 20th, 2007, featuring remixes by Plan B, Morgan Henderson of The Blood Brothers and Jason Clark of Pretty Girls Make Graves, among others.

Minus the Bear's third full-length album, titled 'Planet of Ice' was released on August 21, 2007 on Suicide Squeeze, with a limited vinyl pressing on Suburban Home Records. The album was recorded during February/March 2006 and, as of late May, was leaked onto the internet. In 2008, Minus The Bear released an EP entitled Acoustics, which contained seven tracks including a previously unreleased track 'Guns & Ammo'.

Band members Dave Knudson - guitar Cory Murchy - bass Alex Rose - synthesizer, drum machine, vocals, electronics, saxophone Jake Snider - lead vocals, guitar Erin Tate drums Former members Matt Bayles - vocals, keyboards/drum machine, electronics Former bands Dave Knudson - used to play in Botch Jake Snider - used to play in Sharks Keep Moving Erin Tate used to play in killsadie Corey Murchy used to play in killsadie

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