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"Podington Bear may be heavily indebted to the Aphex Twins and Brian Enos of the world, but he or she shares their ability to inject heart into a genre that can be icy and clinical by nature ... when programmed correctly, robots can convey the soul-sick pathos of grieving poets." -- NPR Song of the Day "If you make music yourself, you'll probably either feel inspired by or grow jealous of Podington Bear ... I gave a listen, and the songs are not bad-- inventive, not-in-your-face instrumental music that reminded me a bit of early-ish Múm." -- Wired "Simple, ambient instrumental tracks provide a beautiful background ... that never comes off overbearing or distracting. The music, and rate at which Podington Bear is pumping out the tunes, puts him in contention for the `hardest working man in showbiz' title." -- Muzzle of Bees "Here's the kicker ... this stuff is good. Very good, as a matter of fact. " -- Kinky Origami "The cutest thing to ever happen to your iPod." -- The Money Shot The definitive Podington Bear collection includes 10 CDs, 135 songs, and over 8 hours of music. Podington Bear is a modern music internet phenomenon. Profiled on NPR, Wired, heaps of blogs, and selected as a Best of 2007 podcast by the iTunes Music Store, P. Bear's original method of music delivery has reached listeners far and wide. He serves up thousands of songs every day via his podcast on iTunes, cycling through the parade of music now contained in The Box Set. The music itself is 100% instrumental, inventive, delightful, and accessible. The sonic palate varies widely, juxtaposing acoustic instrumentation with synthesized and distorted sounds. The songs are constructed of simple melodies that mutate modally with surprising twists of composition. Touchstones would be Hot Chip, Björk, The Album Leaf, or early Múm. Little is known about this character except that he lives in Portland and prefers to work anonymously and alone. The body of work is represented uniformly by a simple line drawing of a bear, invoking a legacy and an ethos that surrounds the music. It is a collection that works in the foreground or the back. In this age of media saturation and attention deficit disorder, the Podington Bear box set is not unlike that novel or film that completely pulled you in, leaving you a little bit changed.