Volcano the Bear was formed in 1995 with the constant idea of being a group with uncompromising and boundless ideas, and they?1;ve always tried to aim for a live environment where they can do whatever they please. This results in a live show that beyond grandiose sonic qualities, blends the very essence of key words such as surreal, shifting moods, myriad of instruments, humor, beauty and to a certain degree, even self-indulgence. That said, these sonic transgressors are not for everyone. If you?1;re a fan of free-form improvisations, free jazz, weird drones, pagan folk, whimsical acoustic pieces, disjointed percussive riffs, crackling electronics and actually own more than one record by either the Sun City Girls, This Heat, Faust, Residents, The Shadow Ring or Captain Beefheart,then you owe it to yourself to check out these cats. CATONAPOTATO is a perfect example of Volcano the Bear in a live setting. All eight tracks presented here were recorded live by the duo of Aaron Moore and Nick Mott at four different occasions in 2004. These four shows took place in Leicester (England), Paris (France), Norrköping (Sweden) and Sheffield (England) and all broadcasts different sides of this talented duo. The number of styles explored throughout seems endless, though words like free, folk and jazz keep popping into my head. CATONAPOTATO is not necessarily free jazz or free folk, but it does indeed display music that is completely free from any sort of constraint and structure. It just floats along, how ever it wants to, with the aid of squeaking and skronking horns, corrosive string massage and hypnotic drums that more than once approaches the tribal. It?1;s mainly an instrumental affair, although some vocals come up on a few tracks and as if all this wasn?1;t enough, we?1;re served some incongruous electric guitar rhythms that recalls the Sun City Girls at their very best.