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  • Art Bears
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  • Art Bears
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dbo:associatedMusicalArtist
  • News_from_Babel
  • Henry_Cow
Subject
  • British experimental musical groups
  • English rock music groups
  • Musical groups established in 1978
  • Political music
  • Chris Cutler
  • Fred Frith
  • Musical groups disestablished in 1981
  • Rock in Opposition
  • 1978 establishments in England
abstract
  • Taking shape out of the ruins of Henry Cow, one of the most prominent and daring acts emerging from the Canterbury scene, Art Bears built upon the musical adventurousness of Cow, but opted for a more song based approach. The marxist bent of Bears' predecessor remained, but taking both more subtle as well as blunt expression.The 'proper' Art Bears emerged during the recording of what was supposed to be Henry Cow's fifth studio album: it was apparent early on that the direction many of the songs were taking was toward song territory. After the first sessions, it was decided that additional material was to be recorded, and released under the Art Bears moniker.Responsible for the drive in this direction was two thirds of the trio: drummer and lyricist Chris Cutler and guitarist/ bassist/ keyboardist/ violinist Fred Frith. These completing pieces were Terrain, The Tube The Dance and Piers.Singing with Cow since its first collaborative record with Slapp Happy was german vocalist Dagmar Krause. In great part responsible for the distinctiveness of latter Henry Cow and Art Bears, Dagmar has a near-operatic singing style, ranging from utterly expressive to restrained and repressed: a perfect match for the texts and their accompanying music.
dbo:abstract
  • Art Bears were an English avant-rock group formed during the disassembly of Henry Cow in 1978 by three of its members, Chris Cutler (percussion, texts), Fred Frith (guitar, bass guitar, violin, keyboards) and Dagmar Krause (vocals). The group released three studio albums between 1978 and 1981, and toured Europe in 1979.In 2008 Cutler, Frith and others formed Art Bears Songbook, an Art Bears %22review%22 project that performed at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Quebec, Canada.
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  • 56d7fb1f53a7ddfc01f904f7
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  • 1981
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  • 1978
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  • 1636220
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wsb:deezer_page
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  • 203192
wsb:iTunes_page
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wsb:name_without_accent
  • Art Bears
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wsb:record_label
  • Recommended Records
wsb:spotify_page
wsb:wikia_page
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  • RIO
  • Avant-garde
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