Planet of Ice

Description

Very limited vinyl represses, download card included. Following the success of Highly Refined Pirates forward-thinking guitar gymnastics and Menos el Osos groundbreaking glitch rock, Seattles premier pop revisionists Minus the Bear dug into some of rock musics most ostentatious years for inspiration for their 2007 album, Planet of Ice. The title alone conjures images of Yess Relayer album art, and the influence of the elder statesmens symphonic scope can be felt throughout Planet of Ices lush and intricate arrangements. You can also hear the band channel the ominous instrumental interplay of Lamb-era Genesis on Dr. LLing, the deceptively savvy musicianship and pristine production of Steely Dan on White Mystery, and the tightrope walk between ethereal space and pre-metal riffage of Pink Floyds Echoes on Lotus. Not that Minus the Bear completely abandoned their earlier style elements of Menos el Osos sample-driven technique can be heard on the lead single Knights. But the heart of the song ultimately belongs to the haunting Fripp-esque guitar lines spliced between verses. Suicide Squeeze is proud to reintroduce Planet of Ices creative marriage of classic motifs and modern musical wizardry with a vinyl remaster courtesy of Bernie Grundman.