Minus the Bear is a math rock group which formed in Seattle, Washington, United States in 2001 and have released four albums and four EPs. The band features ex-members of 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. 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." Despite this light humor, the band's music is quite technical. 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
1 | Surf-N-Turf | Lost Loves |
2 | Hold Me Down | OMNI |
3 | Drilling | Menos el Oso |
4 | Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!! | Highly Refined Pirates |
5 | The Game Needed Me (The Oktopus Remix) | Interpretaciones Del Oso |
6 | You Kill Bugs Good, Man | Highly Refined Pirates |
7 | Pantsuit | This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic |
8 | Ice Monster | Planet Of Ice |
9 | Summer Angel | OMNI |
10 | South Side Life | Lost Loves |
11 | Hey, Wan | This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic |
12 | Fine + 2 Pts | They Make Beer Commercials Like This |
13 | Pony Up! | They Make Beer Commercials Like This |
14 | White Mystery | Planet Of Ice |
15 | Pachuca Sunrise | Menos el Oso |
16 | The Lucky Ones | Lost Loves |
17 | Knights | Planet Of Ice |
18 | You're Some Sort of Big, Fat, Smart-Bug, Aren't Yo | Bands Like it When You Yell "Yar" at Them [EP] |
19 | I'm Totally Not Down With Rob's Alien | They Make Beer Commercials Like This |
20 | What About The Boat? | Voids |