- Volcano The Bear
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Name = Volcano The Bear
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Origin = Leicester, England
Genre = Experimental/Improvised
Years_active = 1996–present
Label = Volucan,Pickled Egg Records , Misra,Beta-lactam Ring ,United Dairies
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Notable_instruments =Volcano The Bear are an
improvisation al/experimental English band formed inLeicester in 1995. The group's members are Aaron Moore (drums,trumpet ,vocal s), Nick Mott (saxophone ,guitar , vocals), Clarence Manuelo (tapes,electronics ) and Daniel Padden (keyboards, guitar,clarinet , vocals). Although the principal roles of each member are as listed, the group use a large array of additional sound-making objects to create their music.Their early work was characterized by theatrical live performances and unconventional recording methods; for example "The One Burned Ma", their second full-length album, contains no tracks on which all four members appear. Having self-released a handful of cassettes and
CDR s, they came to the attention ofSteven Stapleton ofNurse With Wound , who revived hisUnited Dairies imprint to release "The Inhazer Decline", their first full-length album. However, a proposed collaboration with Nurse With Wound was not completed. They continued to release regular live CDRs on their own Volucan imprint, and later albums such as "Five Hundred Boy Piano" and much of "The Idea Of Wood" were performed live in the studio.A
hiatus in group activity occurred in the early part of the 2000s with Mott and Moore reviving their pre-Volcano the Bear unitSongs Of Norway . Manuelo created an album andEP asEarthtrumpet . Padden foundedThe One Ensemble Of Daniel Padden initially as a solo project, later expanded to a quartet, with Chris Hladowski and Aby Vulliamy (both ofNalle ), and Peter Nicholson. This unit has subsequently issued its releases as "The One Ensemble", with Padden releasing an album in 2006 of his solo material under his own name. Padden has also played with theGlasgow Improvisers Orchestra .Moore drummed for
The Nightingales for a while, and in 2005 formed the duo "Dragon or Emperor" with occasional VtB collaborator Stewart Brackley. He also released asolo album "The Accidental" on whichAlex Neilson andAndrew Liles appear.In early 2006 the band reconvened to release a double album "Classic Erasmus Fusion" to excellent reviews, and later that year released a live recording of their first performance as a full band in 4 years entitled "Egg and Two Books".
Discography
Compilation appearances
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Lactamase Bonus Compilation "External links
* [http://www.brainwashed.com/vtb/ Volcano the Bear at brainwashed.com]
* [http://www.brainwashed.com/padden/ One Ensemble of Daniel Padden at brainwashed.com]
* [http://www.white-heat.com/?page=articles&id=28 Interview with Volcano The Bear (2008)]
* [http://www.blrrecords.com Beta-lactam Ring Records]
* [http://www.losingtoday.com/reviews.php?review_id=495&band_alpha=v Review of Five Hundred Boy Piano at losingtoday.com]
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