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Cone Five

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NEW CD - ANTS IN THE SUGAR
Price: $12.00Cone Five was a noise-pop band from Winnipeg, Manitoba, formed in late 1999 and dissolved in mid 2006.The overall sound was a mixture of anger and sweetness, primarily realized in the sharing of lead vocal duties by Matt and Leslie. Correspondingly, the sound ranged in scope from ultra-heavy punk/metal-inspired material to bubblegum and surf. Live shows were loud, energetic and unpredictable. The guitar loomed large in the band's sound, and inspiration came from a variety of surprising and incongruous influences.The band's fifth and final album, "Ants in the Sugar", is to be released by new Winnipeg imprint Grumpy Cloud Records on August 3, 2007. The band's fourth album "Fond Of" was released through Winnipeg-based Conifera Records, and its first three albums "Songs for Dust", "De-ionized Water" and "Picture of Wheat" were self-released under the moniker Dismal Failure Records.The new album will be the band's most extreme and adventurous statement to date. Thank you for your continued interest in Cone Five.

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Member Since: 13/06/2005
Band Website: www.grumpycloud.com
Band Members: Over its 7-year span, Cone Five was: Andrew Workman (drums), Christian Bohonos (drums), Galaxy Jenny (bass), Matt McLennan (vocals/guitar), Leslie Oldham (vocals/synthesizer), Jason Peters (guitar), Ryan McVeigh (guitar), Ken Phillips (bass)
Influences: Smashing Pumpkins, Velvet Underground, Black Flag, Swans, New Pornographers, the Slits, Sonic Youth, Mogwai, Pavement, Yo La Tengo, Cat Power, Black Sabbath, 50's/60's surf/trash
Sounds Like: male/female gods copulating
Record Label: Grumpy Cloud Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

excellent Martlet review

From http://martlet.ca/view/print/3653-cd-reviews-sweet-music Ants in the Sugar Cone Five Grumpy Cloud Records A fusion of aggression and tranquility spark the fifth and final album from Winnipeg's Co...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 03:29:00 GMT

Positive Uptown review

..> ..> A little blurb from http://www.uptownmag.com/2007-11-08/cdreviews.aspx..> ..> Cone Five Ants in the Sugar (Grumpy Cloud) B+ Website: http://www.myspace.com/conefive What a wonderfu...
Posted by on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 11:22:00 GMT

ambiguous Dutch review!

Our friend Wim Boulijit ay Dutch zine Hanx has kindly given us a three-star review. (http://www.hanx.net/recensieimg/oktober07/cone.htm) I don't read Dutch, but I took the liberty of translating it wi...
Posted by on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 09:40:00 GMT

Four and a half star review in Winnipeg Sun

Our warmnest thanks for the following kind words:   CONE FIVE Ants in the Sugar Grumpy Cloud Records Sun Rating: 4 1/2 out of 5 An eclectic mish-mash of art-rock, punk and pop, the fifth (and...
Posted by on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:38:00 GMT

Four star review in Winnipeg Free Press!

Thanks kindly to Jeff Monk for the following, which was printed in the Winnipeg Free Press, September 22, 2007: Sound adventurers Cone Five announced their breakup on their MySpace page in 2006, but t...
Posted by on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 12:53:00 GMT

Cone Five breaks national campus top 50!

hey all, good news - Cone Five has debuted at 32 on the Earshot national campus radio top 50! We couldn't have done it without you, you feisty humans! love Matt
Posted by on Tue, 28 Aug 2007 06:35:00 GMT

Radio penetration!

Hey all, "ants in the sugar" has debuted at 10 at CHRY 105.5, North York! A big thanks to y'all North Yorkians for your nod of approval! More radio news as it develops ...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:38:00 GMT

Funny, short review from CJAM

Cone Five "Ants In The Sugar" **Supposedly this "indie noise" band already broke up, and this is their fifth and final album. Why continue to promote it? I do not know. However, the music is pretty go...
Posted by on Sun, 19 Aug 2007 10:23:00 GMT

"In Pieces" remix

Andrew recently gave the track "Pieces Floating" a bit of a makeover - I've posted it on the front page. Enjoy? PS please buy our album   Matt
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 08:57:00 GMT

buy "ants in the sugar" online!

Our brand new album "ants in the sugar" can now be purchased via paypal on this website! The cost is a mere $12, very reasonable indeed! So don't hesitate, and buy the hottest, noisiest rock album sin...
Posted by on Fri, 10 Aug 2007 07:18:00 GMT