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Biography
Infobox musical artist|name = 14 Iced Bears|image =|caption =|image_size =|background = group_or_band|origin = Brighton , England |genre = Indie pop |years_active = 1985& ndash;1992|label = Thunderball Records Borderline Records Slumberland Records Frank Records Sarah Records |associated_acts = Blow Up (band)|Blow Up |Also Known As =|website =|current_members =|past_members = Rob Sekula Kevin Canham Nick Emery Alan White Dominic Minques Nick Emery Nick Roughley Steve Ormsby Bill Cox Will Taylor Graham Durrant Tim White Rob Colley|notable_instruments = 14 Iced Bears were a United Kingdom|British indie pop band associated with the C86 (music)|C86 music scene. Formed in Brighton in 1985, by Rob Sekula and Nick Emery Larkin, Colin:"The Guinness Who's Who of Indie and New Wave Music", 1992, Guinness Publishing, ISBN 0-85112-579-4 the band featured a shifting line-up of musicians across their seven-year existence, centred around songwriter and vocalist Rob Sekula and guitarist Kevin Canham. Their jangly indie pop was characterised by a fuzzy protopunk -influenced guitar sound, and saw them receive modest critical acclaim in Britain's music press as well as prompting disc jockey John Peel to recruit them to record a couple of sessions for his programme on BBC radio. http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/14icedbears/ BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - 14 Iced Bears The group released a handful of singles, including "Come Get Me" on the influential Sarah Records|Sarah label, and two full-length albums: the eponymous 14 Iced Bears (1988), and Wonder (1991).Strong, Martin C.: "The Great Alternative & Indie Discography", 1999, Canongate, ISBN 0-86241-913-1 They reformed in 2010 and toured the US east coast, the US west coast in 2011, as well as some concerts in London, including a John Peel night with Vic Godard, Viv Albertine and the TV Personalities.
Influence
In 2003, 14 Iced Bears were name checked in the song "Twee" by Tullycraft , and "The Balloon Song" was recorded by The Aislers Set for their 2001 album, The Last Match .
Discography
Albums and EPs
14 Iced Bears (Thunderball Records, 1988)
Precision (Thunderball Records, 1990) & ndash; a compilation of singles
http://www.facebook.com/14icedbears 14 Iced Bears on Facebook
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/a/14icedbears/ 14 Iced Bears at the BBC
http://www.twee.net/bands/fourteeniced.html 14 Iced Bears on TweeNet
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