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Minus the Bear

Seattle, WA · 2001–present · active
experimental rockindie rockmath rock
Seattle's Minus the Bear crafted a uniquely sophisticated brand of indie rock built on Dave Knudson's tapping-heavy, effects-laden guitar work and Jake Snider's smooth, understated vocals. Albums like 'Menos el Oso' and 'Planet of Ice' blended math rock precision with dance-friendly grooves and atmospheric electronics, creating a sound that was cerebral yet deeply accessible. Though the band called it quits in 2018 after a farewell tour, their influence on the intersection of indie and progressive rock remains significant.
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Discography

This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic
This Is What I Know About Being Gigantic 2001 · LP
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7 tracks
  1. 1 Hey, Wanna Throw Up? Get Me Naked 3:49
  2. 2 Lemurs, Man, Lemurs 3:10
  3. 3 Untitled 2:07
  4. 4 Intro 1:12
  5. 5 Just Kickin' It Like A Wild Donkey 4:09
  6. 6 Potato Juice & Liquid Bread 4:58
  7. 7 Pantsuit... Uggghhh 5:55
Highly Refined Pirates
Highly Refined Pirates 2002 · LP
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14 tracks
  1. 1 Thanks For The Killer Game Of Crisco Twister 3:35
  2. 2 Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!! 3:32
  3. 3 Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse 5:24
  4. 4 Hey, Wanna Throw Up? 0:34
  5. 5 Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo 4:09
  6. 6 We Are Not A Football Team 3:02
  7. 7 You Kill Bugs Good, Man 1:10
  8. 8 Spritz!!! Spritz!!! 3:03
  9. 9 Women We Haven't Met Yet 4:04
  10. 10 Damn Bugs Whacked Him, Johnny 0:47
  11. 11 I Lost All My Money At The Cock Fights 4:54
  12. 12 Andy Wolff 2:09
  13. 13 Let's Play Guitar In A Five Guitar Band 5:12
  14. 14 Booyah Achieved 0:50
Bands Like It When You Yell 'YAR' At Them
Bands Like It When You Yell 'YAR' At Them 2004 · EP
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5 tracks
  1. 1 Spritz!!! Spritz!!! 3:03
  2. 2 Women We Haven't Met Yet 4:05
  3. 3 You're Some Sort Of Big, Fat, Smart-Bug, Aren't You? 1:08
  4. 4 Drop It Like It's Hot 2:41
  5. 5 I Lost All My Money At The Cock Fights (Demo Version) 5:00
Interpretaciones del Oso
Interpretaciones del Oso 2007 · LP
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11 tracks
  1. 1 Drilling (P.O.S. Redo) 3:43
  2. 2 Memphis & 53rd (Fog Remix) 4:06
  3. 3 Fulfill The Dream (Old Italy Tyondai Braxton Remix) 3:21
  4. 4 This Ain't A Surfin' Movie (IQU 06 Mix) 4:35
  5. 5 The Fix (Plan B Remix) 4:21
  6. 6 Hooray (Dark Baby Remix) 2:56
  7. 7 The Game Needed Me (The Oktopus Remix) 4:38
  8. 8 Pachuca Sunrise (Alias Remix) 4:19
  9. 9 Michio's Death Drive (Michio A.K.A. Monostereo Remix) 3:47
  10. 10 El Torrente (J. Clark Remix) 4:06
  11. 11 The Pig War (O. Hunter Remix) 5:05
Planet Of Ice
Planet Of Ice 2007 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 Burying Luck 4:57
  2. 2 Ice Monster 4:07
  3. 3 Knights 3:43
  4. 4 White Mystery 4:43
  5. 5 Dr. L'Ling 6:52
  6. 6 Part 2 3:54
  7. 7 Throwin' Shapes 2:50
  8. 8 When We Escape 4:07
  9. 9 Double Vision Quest 4:33
  10. 10 Lotus 8:48
Acoustics
Acoustics 2008 · LP
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7 tracks
  1. 1 Guns & Ammo 3:59
  2. 2 We Are Not A Football Team 2:57
  3. 3 Burying Luck 4:26
  4. 4 Knights 4:00
  5. 5 Pachuca Sunrise 3:38
  6. 6 Throwin' Shapes 3:26
  7. 7 Ice Monster 4:10
They Make Beer Commercials Like This
They Make Beer Commercials Like This 2008 · LP
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7 tracks
  1. 1 Fine + 2 PTS 3:50
  2. 2 Let's Play Clowns 3:37
  3. 3 Dog Park 2:35
  4. 4 I'm Totally Not Down With Rob's Alien 4:06
  5. 5 Hey! Is That A Ninja Up There? 4:05
  6. 6 Pony Up! 3:47
  7. 7 Houston, We Have Uh-Oh 3:52
OMNI
OMNI 2010 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 My Time 4:05
  2. 2 Summer Angel 4:44
  3. 3 Secret Country 5:31
  4. 4 Hold Me Down 4:07
  5. 5 Excuses 4:38
  6. 6 The Thief 4:33
  7. 7 Into The Mirror 5:10
  8. 8 Animal Backwards 4:16
  9. 9 Dayglow Vista Rd 5:09
  10. 10 Fooled By The Night 7:21
Infinity Overhead
Infinity Overhead 2012 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 Steel And Blood 3:49
  2. 2 Lies And Eyes 4:00
  3. 3 Diamond Lightning 4:55
  4. 4 Toska 4:30
  5. 5 Listing 3:33
  6. 6 Heaven Is A Ghost Town 4:48
  7. 7 Empty Party Rooms 3:42
  8. 8 Zeros 3:29
  9. 9 Lonely Gun 3:43
  10. 10 Cold Company 5:04
Lost Loves
Lost Loves 2014 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 Electric Rainbow 3:41
  2. 2 Surf-n-Turf 3:35
  3. 3 Broken China 5:39
  4. 4 Walk On Air 3:33
  5. 5 Patiently Waiting 4:12
  6. 6 Cat Calls & Ill Means 3:37
  7. 7 Invented Memory 4:25
  8. 8 South Side Life 4:17
  9. 9 Your Private Sky 4:47
  10. 10 The Lucky Ones 4:58
Planet of Ice (Deluxe Edition)
Planet of Ice (Deluxe Edition) 2014 · LP
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13 tracks
  1. 1 Burying Luck 4:57
  2. 2 Ice Monster 4:07
  3. 3 Knights 3:43
  4. 4 White Mystery 4:43
  5. 5 Dr. L'Ling 6:52
  6. 6 Part 2 3:54
  7. 7 Throwin' Shapes 2:50
  8. 8 When We Escape 4:07
  9. 9 Double Vision Quest 4:33
  10. 10 Lotus 8:48
  11. 11 Cat Calls & Ill Means (Bonus Track) 3:39
  12. 12 Electric Rainbow (Bonus Track) 3:42
  13. 13 Patiently Waiting (Bonus Track) 4:15
Acoustics II
Acoustics II 2016 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 Riddles 3:31
  2. 2 The Game Needed Me 3:00
  3. 3 Absinthe Party At The Fly Honey Warehouse 4:32
  4. 4 Diamond Lightning 4:34
  5. 5 Hooray 4:07
  6. 6 The Storm 3:31
  7. 7 When We Escape 3:40
  8. 8 Summer Angel 5:07
  9. 9 Empty Party Rooms 3:40
  10. 10 Dayglow Vista Rd 4:09
VOIDS
VOIDS 2017 · LP
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10 tracks
  1. 1 Last Kiss 4:31
  2. 2 Give & Take 3:42
  3. 3 Call the Cops 3:40
  4. 4 Invisible 3:56
  5. 5 What About the Boat? 5:07
  6. 6 Silver 5:53
  7. 7 Tame Beasts 4:20
  8. 8 Erase 5:10
  9. 9 Robotic Heart 4:27
  10. 10 Lighthouse 5:23
Fair Enough EP
Fair Enough EP 2018 · EP
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4 tracks
  1. 1 Fair Enough 4:16
  2. 2 Viaduct 4:25
  3. 3 Dinosaur 5:13
  4. 4 Invisible (Sombear Remix) 4:03
Farewell
Farewell 2021 · LP
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26 tracks
  1. 1 Drilling - Live 5:44
  2. 2 Last Kiss - Live 4:35
  3. 3 Lemurs, Man, Lemurs - Live 3:23
  4. 4 Absinthe Party at the Fly Honey Warehouse - Live 5:56
  5. 5 Thanks for the Killer Game of Crisco Twister - Live 3:29
  6. 6 Diamond Lightning - Live 5:11
  7. 7 My Time - Live 4:10
  8. 8 Summer Angel - Live 4:46
  9. 9 Cold Company - Live 6:29
  10. 10 Fair Enough - Live 4:09
  11. 11 The Fix - Live 3:37
  12. 12 Fine + 2 Pts - Live 4:54
  13. 13 I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien - Live 4:36
  14. 14 This Ain’t a Surfin’ Movie - Live 5:00
  15. 15 The Game Needed Me - Live 3:25
  16. 16 Invisible - Live 4:10
  17. 17 Monkey!!! Knife!!! Fight!!! - Live 3:39
  18. 18 White Mystery - Live 5:10
  19. 19 Spritz!!! Spritz!!! - Live 4:06
  20. 20 Knights - Live 4:00
  21. 21 Let’s Play Guitar in a Five Guitar Band - Live 7:45
  22. 22 Hey, Wanna Throw Up? - Live 1:12
  23. 23 Get Me Naked 2: Electric Boogaloo - Live 4:07
  24. 24 Into the Mirror - Live 5:16
  25. 25 Throwin’ Shapes - Live 3:19
  26. 26 Pachuca Sunrise - Live 5:36
Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
Menos el Oso (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) 2025 · LP
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16 tracks
  1. 1 The Game Needed Me 3:14
  2. 2 Memphis & 53rd 3:40
  3. 3 Drilling 5:03
  4. 4 The Fix 3:31
  5. 5 El Torrente 4:56
  6. 6 Pachuca Sunrise 3:35
  7. 7 Michio’s Death Drive 3:35
  8. 8 Hooray 4:17
  9. 9 Fulfill the Dream 3:23
  10. 10 The Pig War 4:38
  11. 11 This Ain’t A Surfin’ Movie 4:52
  12. 12 Hooray (Demo) 4:24
  13. 13 Drilling (Demo) 5:30
  14. 14 The Pig War (Demo) 4:43
  15. 15 Michio's Death Drive (Demo) 3:33
  16. 16 I’m Totally Not Down With Rob’s Alien (Demo) 4:03
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