14 Iced Bears
| 14 Iced Bears | |
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| Origin | Brighton, England |
| Genres | Indie pop |
| Years active | 1985–1992 |
| Labels | Thunderball Records Borderline Records Slumberland Records Frank Records Sarah Records |
| Associated acts | Blow Up |
| Past members | |
| Rob Sekula Kevin Canham Nick Emery Alan White Dominic Minques Nick Emery Nick Roughley Steve Ormsby 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 [1] 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.[2] 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).[3] They reformed in 2010 and toured the US east coast, the US west coast in 2011, as well as some concerts in London, including a John Peel night with Vic Godard, Viv Albertine and the TV Personalities.
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[edit] 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.
[edit] Discography
[edit] 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
[edit] Singles
- "Inside" / "Bluesuit" / "Cut" (Frank Records, 1986)
- "Balloon Song" / "Like a Dolphin" (Frank Records, 1987)
- "Balloon Song (live) (7" flexi, split with the Hermit Crabs)
- "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)
[edit] References
- ^ Larkin, Colin:"The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", 1992, Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-579-4
- ^ BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 14 Iced Bears
- ^ Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1
