14 Iced Bears

Infobox musical artist
Name = 14 Iced Bears


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Origin = Brighton, UK
Genre = indie pop
Years_active = 1985 - 1992
Label = Thunderball Records
Borderline Records
Slumberland Records
Frank Records
Sarah Records
Associated_acts = Blow Up, Whirl
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Current_members = Rob Sekula
Kevin Canham
Past_members = Nick Emery
Alan White
Dominic Minques
Nick Emery
Nick Roughley
Steve Ormsby (bass)
Bill Cox
Will Taylor
Graham Durrant
Tim White
Rob Colley
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14 Iced Bears were a British indie pop band associated with the C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery [Larkin, Colin:"The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", 1992, Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-579-4] the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham. Their jangly indie pop was characterised by a fuzzy protopunk-influenced guitar sound, and saw them receive modest critical acclaim in Britain's music press as well as prompting disc jockey John Peel to recruit them to record a couple of sessions for his programme on BBC radio. [ [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/14icedbears/ BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 14 Iced Bears ] ] The group released a handful of singles, including "Come Get Me" on the influential Sarah label, and two full-length albums: the eponymous "14 Iced Bears" (1988), and "Wonder" (1991). [Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1]

Influence

In 2003 14 Iced Bears were name checked in the song "Twee" by Tullycraft, and "The Balloon Song" was recorded by The Aislers Set for their 2001 album, "The Last Match".

Discography

Albums and EPs

* "14 Iced Bears" (Thunderball Records, 1988)
* "Precision" (Thunderball Records, 1990) – a compilation of singles
* "Wonder" (Borderline Records, 1991)
* "In the Beginning" (Slumberland Records, 2001) – a compilation of previously released material and live recordings

ingles

* "Inside" / "Bluesuit" / "Cut" (Frank Records, 1986)
* "Balloon Song" / "Like a Dolphin" (Frank Records, 1987)
* "Lie To Choose" (Penetration, 1987) (7" flexi, split with Splendour In The Grass)
* "Come Get Me" (Sarah Records, 1988)
* "World I Love" (Thunderball Records, 1989)
* "Mother Sleep" (Thunderball Records, 1989)
* "Falling Backwards"/"World I Love" (Surfacer, 199?) (split EP with Crocodile Ride)
* "Hold On" (Borderline Records, 1991)
* "Inside" / "Balloon Song" (Slumberland Records, 2001)

References

External links

* [http://www.epitonic.com/index.jsp?refer=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.epitonic.com%2Fartists%2F14icedbears.html 14 Iced Bears at epitonic.com]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/14icedbears/ 14 Iced Bears at the BBC]
* [http://www.twee.net/bands/fourteeniced.html 14 Iced Bears on TweeNet]