Welcome to Music Talk, with me, Michael Music

Brought together by a shared love of left field pop music , beats , psychedelia and cinematic sounds and samples, Bear Bones began rehearsing and recording in mid 2010 after demise of former band 8Ball. With a stated brief to make electronic music from an organic perspective , the band began sculpting tracks using samples , harmonies , found sounds , old synths and guitars.

Having built a solid reputation through some low key single releases and gigs , Bear Bones are set to release their debut Ursa Major EP in late September 2011.

With a slot already confirmed at this years Electric Picnic , the latter half of the year will see the band do a steady stream of gigs with more recordings to follow.

"...There’s only been one official tune so far the Deerhunter-esque ‘Moonman’ as well as a song by Ken under the name Skeleton Jones which will now be taken under the Bearbones umbrella. Both of these tracks are rather brilliant though so we’re not worried about sticking our neck out…"

State Magazine Faces of 2011 / Nialler 9



What began as an experiment in close proximity rehearsal of new material quickly evolved into a highly charged & creative writing and recording session. With Ciaran Kelly on drums and record button, Mark Sullivan on guitar and sarcasm and my good self on vocals and note book, we set about applying some of the elements of the swing that we love, to the original songs that I have penned over the last two months. 

The first results were promising but it needed something...a little bit of Viking perhaps? Enter Mr Peter Akerstrom, guitar player extraordinare and all round nice guy. His delicate finger picking style and natural ability to groove blended perfectly with the new material. Second round rehearsals begin with a new Double Bass player, Lotsi. The material sounds great, and now it's time to call the Maestro: Maciek. Playing both Harmonica and Clarinet, Maciek puts the icing on the cake. His melody's are soaring and coarse and always beautiful. 

And so it begins in earnest, the journey towards a new album. It's been a long time coming and it's completely different to anything I have ever recorded before but with so many sterling musicians around me and the so much positivity I am extremely excited to be embarking once again on this rockiest of roads. 

I invite you to join me and all the rest of these musical mad men as we try to capture lightning in a bottle..

Underworld are Rick Smith and Karl Hyde. Their peerless first album - dubnobasswithmyheadman - was released to universal acclaim in 1994. In the thirty years since that mould breaking debut, the band have established their reputation as one of the most groundbreaking and important electronic acts of all time, one that constantly pushes creative boundaries, twists genres and refuses to stay still. In those thirty years, their music has soundtracked approximately 100,000,000 nights out, and the mornings after. In the past year alone, Underworld have played live in front of over half a million people all across the globe.

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