Frank Cougar is a truly international musician: born in Russia in the mid-60s, Frank moved to Paris while still a child; only later in life did he become resident in Birmingham and sow the seeds of his musical career. This career followed in the footsteps of his father who was a singer himself.

Having sung for various projects while in London (including Chrome Dog Bone, Sons of Samuel Volcano and recording an album of soundtracks under the pseudonym Andy Green), Frank moved back to Birmingham's Chelmsley Wood two years ago in order to bless the people of Birmingham with his unique talent.

Drawing on influences as disparate as William Burroughs, Jim Morrison, Frank Sinatra, and The Young Gods, Mr Cougar has already fashioned a name for himself on the underground circuit including gigs at club DiaboliquE, the Supersonic festival and the legendary Electric Cinema, as well as playing live for the Sonic Arts Network ("The Agents of Impurity", as broadcast on Resonance FM) and appearing on Brum net-radio, Mouth of God.

The Sons of Samuel Volcano release on 3 Pin features an archive of long-lost recordings from Frank Cougar's projects while based in London towards the turn of the Century. All the original recordings of these tracks have now been destroyed, leaving Frank's original (first generation) analogue tapes as the only surviving memoir of this music - comprising four tracks from the original Sons of Samuel Volcano (obvious from their resolutely lo-fi sound: the progressive, drum machine-based crunch-fest Lavonia, Frank's beautiful acoustic lament The Late Show, Down Crow Road and fuzz-heaven GI Blues For Two), three tracks excerpted from the Soundtracks album (the apoclyptic Let The Sun Fall, the obligatory - although excellent - spoken word track The Clown Breaks and the original version of the Frank Cougar live classic Elephant), and, crowning the set: the track Endeavour, the greatest pop song never heard; legend has it that this piece, recorded in a 48 track London studio, won Frank a four album deal with Sony over five years ago...or would have, if Frank had been willing to accept the emasculating terms they demanded.

Genres: Rock, Blues , Folk , Jazz , Traditional, Electronic, Rock N Roll
Gig Info: Mr Cougar has already fashioned a name for himself on the underground circuit including gigs at club DiaboliquE, the Supersonic festival and the legendary Electric Cinema, as well as playing live for the Sonic Arts Network ("The Agents of Impurity", as broadcast on Resonance FM) and appearing on Brum net-radio, Mouth of God.

The Sons of Samuel Volcano release on 3 Pin features an archive of long-lost recordings from Frank Cougar's projects while based in London towards the turn of the Century. All the original recordings of these tracks have now been destroyed, leaving Frank's original (first generation) analogue tapes as the only surviving memoir of this music - comprising four tracks from the original Sons of Samuel Volcano (obvious from their resolutely lo-fi sound: the progressive, drum machine-based crunch-fest Lavonia, Frank's beautiful acoustic lament The Late Show, Down Crow Road and fuzz-heaven GI Blues For Two), three tracks excerpted from the Soundtracks album (the apoclyptic Let The Sun Fall, the obligatory - although excellent - spoken word track The Clown Breaks and the original version of the Frank Cougar live classic Elephant), and, crowning the set: the track Endeavour, the greatest pop song never heard; legend has it that this piece, recorded in a 48 track London studio, won Frank a four album deal with Sony over five years ago...or would have, if Frank had been willing to accept the emasculating terms they demanded.

Comments: sons of samuel volcano cd in ltd 100 hand finished and exclusive die-cut packaging out now! released monday may 30 2005

• Rock
• Blues
• Folk
• Jazz
• Traditional
• Electronica
• Rock N Roll