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Released: Oct 25, 2010
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  • Genre: Acoustic / Experimental / Jazz

    Location london, Please select your region., Un

    Profile Views: 635687

    Last Login: 11/8/2012

    Member Since 12/7/2005

    Website www.polarbearmusic.com

    Record Label The Leaf Label

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    HELLO OUR NEW ALBUM PEEPERS CAME OUT ON LEAF LABEL 1ST MARCH AND WE HAVE HAD THESE NICE THINGS SAID ABOUT IT "The most convincing "post-jazz" album yet: **** The Times ................................................................... **** Financial Times......................................................................... "One of the rowdier pleasures of the age" The Independent On Sunday................................................................... "Rochford's mix of circus-oompah patterns, punchy funk with neatly-spliced jazzy offbeats and encyclopaedic world-rhythm references mean you could listen to this compelling set just for him" **** The Guardian....................................................................... "No chance of this Polar Bear becoming an endangered species" **** The Sun.............................................................................. "Seb Rochford's [sic] great band fire onwards and upwards... Sizzling" **** The Mirror......................................................................... "Peepers leaves no doubt as to how successful this union of education and expression is" 9/10 Drowned in Sound ................................................................... "Peepers is the finest Polar Bear album yet, which makes it a very fine recording indeed" All About Jazz................................................................ "Talented musicians reworking the rulebook with hearts and minds at play" BBC Music....................................................................... "A rambunctious and thoroughly absorbing post-bop jazz offering" Record Collector................................................................... "Whether you're a bona fide jazz aficionado, or a poor ignoramus who doesn't know their Chet from their Cheryl Baker, you'll still find something to marvel at with Peepers. Explore." **** Hot Press............................................................................... "The group that flung wide the jazz club windows and let fresh air into a scene mired in cliche and rear-view mirror gazing... Rochford's drums are as characterful as ever, with that sexy groove supplied as standard" The Wire.......................................................................................... "First serious contender for album of 2010" **** Jazzwise...................................................................................... "Their albums have got better and better" **** Uncut............................................................................................. "A raw, live-in-the-room sound, with elliptical nods to James 'Blood' Ulmer, Tortoise and the free-jazz cosmos along the way... It's jazz shorn of the cliché that demands to be taken on its pigeonhole rebuffing merits" **** Mojo................................................................................. "Mournful and berserk fun" **** Observer Music Monthly.....................................................................

  • Members

    for bookings please contact...... james@elasticartists.net.......................................................... for promo please contact......... benwl@theleaflabel.com......................................................... mark lockheart and pete wareham - tenor saxes leafcutter john - the tawny owl tom herbert - dooble bass seb rochford -drums Julia Biel - vocals on snow john greswell - viola on snow adam bishop - bass clarinet on snow ingrid laubrock - tenor sax on fluffy jonny phillips - guitar on beartown joe bentley - trombone on beartown emma smith - violins on beartown hannah marshall - cello on fluffy....

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  • 一正 藤尾

    Thanks so much for the add.
    I'm happy to be able to listen to your good music.
    Thanks again.
    Sincerely.
    from Japan 

    2 days ago
  • cLuStErLuCk

       .
    ..HEY HEY !!!
    ..HOW ARE YOU ??   WE'RE PLEASED TO GREET YOU HERE AND THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR SHARING YOUR SPACE & TALENTS WITH US :))
    ..** Hope you find something to love in here as well ;))
    ..** 150+ songs on our player/playlists !!! Something for Everyone Hopefully ;))  ..**Many Genres in our mix if you space-hop thru our Top Friends **15 Spaces & 5 Bands !!! and **Our Songs Really Don't All Sound The Same**!! :))
      
    ..Mostly ROCKIN'' with a Post-Grunge/ Classic / Metal Sound !!..
    ..but we also mix in an array of other styles as well ;)).. Acoustic & pretty piano love songs.. tech/trance/wave beats..jazzy/blues..
    ..*whatever we feel like ;))..
    ..*****FUTURE CLASSIC ROCK BAND***** ..of sorts !! ;o !!
    ..** Opening our player and clicking around is a cool option !! lol ;o 
    ..** 48 New Songs Coming Soon on Our Upcoming 3-disc set over 5 years in the making !!.. Sounds much better quality with newer studio gear now as well..and once again.. musically.. ANYTHING GOES !! ..Although we're not great engineers.. and I'm far from a trained vocalist ;o !!  we try hard, have fun and the songs are from the heart lyrically in most cases *(even if I'm screaming..lol ;)
    ..** WE THINK WE HAVE SOME PRETTY COOL MEMORABLE TUNES GIVEN THE CHANCE OF A LISTEN OR FEW ;))  ** we better with over 6 hours of music on our spaces** !! ;o lol
    *********************************************************
    ..sooo  PLEASE VISIT ;) PLEASE LISTEN ;) & PLEASE ENJOY ;)
    *********************************************************
    ..**PLEASE COMMENT if You've the Time also ;))   ..even if you're not all that with our music ;((.. YOUR ALWAYS WELCOME TO POST YOUR ADS TO OUR COMMENTS ;)) Our friends are from all musical walks of life so you never know who's gonna love you around here ;))
    ..THANKS AGAIN for YOUR TIME & FRIENDSHIP * ;)) 
    ..Wishing You Successful Days Ahead ;)) Nights Too !!!

    ..Sincerely... Rockingly...  ROB* & TODD* :))

    ..clusterluck..vulcan..drop..cusp..omega..
    ..
    ..now IF YOU PLEASE......
    ............................................ LET'S ROCK !!!!!
    .

    5 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    WE DON'T NEED MORE WELFARE FOR THE RICH Polar!
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT MITT ROMNEY ...

    Don't be FOOLED by a man who would cut programs that

    support the POOR and the MIDDLE CLASS, and give huge

    TAX CUTS to the VERY WEALTHY among us!

    PLEASE LET YOUR VOICE BE HEARD AND

    VOTE ON NOVEMBER 6TH!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    6 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    What do you think about the 47% Polar?
     

    "JACKSON'S LOVE - FOR THE LOVE OF A CHILD" - MY BRAND NEW CD - HAS JUST BEEN RECORDED - WATCH FOR IT SOON @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT 47% of America ...

    Who are the 47% of Americans that pay no federal taxes?

    >  70% are workers who pay payroll taxes

    >  17% are the elderly who receive social security

    >  13% are students, active members of the military,
        the disabled, and the working poor

    >  They are ordinary hard working Americans who deserve
        RESPECT

    With Love, Respect, and Peace, my dear friend

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    7 months ago
  • Michael Ray

    ~SEP. 30, 2012    Sensational Sunday Polar
     
    (Please Click on Picture)

    Thank YOU For YOUR FRIENDSHIP!!
    Your PAGE IS AWESOME. :))

    MY COUSIN AND I, WHEN I WAS PERFORMING 2 CONCERTS IN CHARLOTTE, NC. RECENTLY. THIS PIANO WAS WORTH OVER $300,000.00. I WILL BE SENDING MANY PHOTOS PLAYING GORGEOUS PIANOS.

    I EVEN HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO PLAY LIBERACE'S PIANO WORTH OVER $1,000,000.00. ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE HAVE EVER BEEN ALLOWED TO PLAY IT. I WAS INVITED TO. IT IS REALLY GORGEOUS WITH DIAMONDS AND RHINESTONES ALL OVER IT.

    Polar We Hope YOU Have a Great Weekend!
    Thank GOD it's SUNDAY!!

    Are You Doing Anything EXCITING???
    Please Comment Us And Tell Us What You're Doing. :)))

    Polar Thanks For Your Support!!
    Rock On...LIFE IS GOOD!!!

    Your Friends,
    Michael Ray and My Brother Stephen!!

    http://www.michaelraypiano.com
    `

    7 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Have a GREAT WEEK Polar!
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT HAPPINESS ...

    “HAPPINESS comes of the capacity

    to FEEL DEEPLY,

    to enjoy SIMPLY,

    to THINK FREELY,

    to RISK LIFE,

    to be NEEDED.”

     ~ Storm Jameson

    THE GREATEST HAPPINESS IN LIFE IS TO LOVE

    AND TO BE LOVED IN RETURN!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    9 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    What Becomes of the BROKEN HEARTED Polar?
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS HOW TO MEND A BROKEN HEART ...

    "I can think of younger days when living for my life
    Was everything a man could want to do
    I could never see TOMORROW,
    but I was never told about the SORROW

    And how can you mend a BROKEN HEART?
    How can you stop the RAIN from falling down?
    How can you stop the SUN from SHINING?
    What makes the world go round?

    How can you mend this BROKEN MAN?
    How can a LOSER ever WIN?
    Please help me mend my BROKEN HEART
    and let me LIVE AGAIN."

    ~ Barry and Robin Gibb

    YOU WILL NEVER KNOW TRUE HAPPINESS UNTIL

    YOU HAVE TRULY LOVED, AND YOU WILL NEVER

    UNDERSTAND WHAT PAIN REALLY IS UNTIL YOU

    HAVE LOST IT!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    9 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Groove to some SWEET MUSIC Polar!
     
      Jazz Legend Miles Davis

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS FROM MILES DAVIS ...

    "Sometimes you have to play a long time to be able to play like yourself."

    "I don't care if a dude is purple with green breath as long as he can swing."

    "Do not fear mistakes, there are none."

    "Don't play what's there, play what's not there."

    “It's always been a gift with me, hearing music the way I do. I don't know where it comes from, it's just there and I don't question it.”

    ~ Miles Davis

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    10 months ago
  • Bagus Setiawan

    Ay polar :)

    10 months ago
  • Richard Harris


    Don't let precious TIME SLIP THRU YOUR FINGERS Polar!
     

    I AM RECORDING A NEW ALBUM THIS SUMMER - WATCH FOR IT @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    TODAY'S THOUGHT IS ABOUT TIME ...

    My Dear Friend Polar,

    “TIME is FREE, but it's PRICELESS.

    You can't OWN it, but you can USE it.

    You can't KEEP it, but you can SPEND it.

    ONCE YOU'VE LOST IT

    you can NEVER GET IT BACK.”

    ~ Harvey MacKay

    THE GREAT PARADOX OF TIME ~

    NONE OF US SEEM TO HAVE ENOUGH OF IT

    YET EACH OF US HAVE ALL THERE IS!

    USE YOUR TIME WISELY MY FRIEND!

    With LOVE, RESPECT, and PEACE my friend,

    Richard

    www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    Please take a minute and give my music a listen!

    MY ALBUM "LOVE'S SWEET SONG" HAS BEEN NOMINATED FOR A WAMMIE AWARD AS JAZZ ALBUM OF THE YEAR! LISTEN TO SOME SWEET SOUNDS - AVAILABLE @ www.RichardHarrisLive.com

    10 months ago
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