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Art Bears
12+ albums
Avant-GardeProgressive rockRIORock In Oppositionexperimental
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Art Bears were an avant-garde rock group from the United Kingdom formed during the disassembly of Henry Cow in 1978 by three of its members, Fred Frith on guitar, bass, violin, and keyboards, Chris Cutler on percussion, electronics, and lyrics, and Dagmar Krause on vocals. The group released three studio albums between 1978 and 1981, and toured Europe in 1979. After their third album in 1981, they disbanded, although Cutler and Frith continue to play concerts together as a duo. The Art Bears' music was often deeply political in content, reflecting the bands' socialist leanings, and frequently experimental. Art Bears were more "song oriented" than Henry Cow, although much of the material that comprised their debut album release was actually written with the intention of being performed by Henry Cow. Art Bears were formed during the recording of Henry Cow's last album after disagreements arose over the album's content. Frith and Cutler favoured song-oriented material, while others in the band wanted instrumental compositions. As a compromise, Frith, Cutler and Krause agreed, early in 1978, to release the songs already created on their own album, Hopes and Fears, under the name Art Bears, with the rest of Henry Cow credited as guests. The instrumental material appeared later on the final Henry Cow album, Western Culture (1979). Hopes and Fears (1978) thus consisted of Henry Cow songs plus new Art Bears material recorded later by Frith, Cutler and Krause to complete the album.
top songs
albums
Winter Songs
The World As It Is Today
Hopes and Fears
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Nouvelle Vague - 'Late Night Tales'
Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague
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Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague (Remastered)
Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague (Sampler)
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VA - Nouvelle Vague presents Late Night Tales
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Late Night Tales: Nouvelle Vague (Remastered Version)
Late Night Tales
Hopes & Fears
1979-05-01: R.I.O. Festival, Milan, Italy