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Floating Bear is a band in which Dominic Chad used to be a member before Mansun.

History

Formed in 1991 when Dominic attended Bangor University in 1991 where he met Mark Howard a Bass Guitarist who along with other student members formed the band. When Mark first and Dominic first met Dominic sang and played on guitar 'Need Your Love So Bad' by Fleetwood Mac.

Band Members

• Dominic Chad - Guitar (Fender Stratocaster)
• Mark Howard - Bass
• Lance Paine - Drums
• Pete James - Vocals
• Iain Jenner

Influences

• Jimi Hendrix
• The Doors

Performances and Recording

The band only recorded 3 studio sessions, Dom could not only play guitar and piano but he had a good voice

Known Tracks

• Astral Plane
  • Writen by Mark and Dominic, the first song they wrote together,

	It was the first song Dom & I wrote together, & we'd come up with the guitar & bass parts while apart at Xmas 91, hence the name Astral Plane!! We were listening to The Doors' LA Woman a lot at the time, as well as always Hendrix. I think we just wanted to be at Woodstock in 69 at that point, modern influences came a bit later
—Mark Howard

Band Gallery

• Recording Gallery
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  Performing at Bangor University Student Union in 1992

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  Photo of Mark and Dominic circa 1994

References

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