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Performer: Minus The Bear
Engineer: Jake Snider; Alex Rose; Matt Cayles; Chris Common
Producer: Matt Cayles; Chris Common; Minus The Bear
Distributor: Alternative Dis. Alliance

Notes: Minus The Bear: Jake Snider, David Knudson (guitar); Alex Rose (keyboards); Cory Murchy (bass guitar); Erin Tate (drums). Minus the Bear's second full-length release of 2007 (the first being the remix compilation INTERPRETACIONES DEL OSO), PLANET OF ICE marks the debut of new keyboardist Alex Rose, who replaces departed longtime member Matt Bayles. As on previous outings, the Seattle-based band mixes driving indie-rock with subtle slowcore and electronica touches, as best exemplified by the chiming and emotive "Knights."

Spin (p.134) - 3.5 stars out of 5 -- "[S]ublimely elegant and more maturely conceived. It comes to a head when glitchy synths skip into playful free-form guitar on 'Knights'..." Alternative Press (p.172) - 4.5 stars out of 5 -- "PLANET OF ICE finds the Seattle quintet exploring looser, more organic arrangements and indulging next-gen guitar god Dave Knudson's psychedelic side." Alternative Press (p.128) - Included in Alternative Press's '10 Essential Albums Of 2007' -- "Knife-edge guitar lines cut through swathes of synths propelled by the most innovative rhythm section in indie rock..."

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