
Bear in Heaven (Adam on right)
(by Dawn Reed) You've been trekking with us for a bit now and may have noticed my total admiration for the Brooklyn based pros of dance your ass off electro rock- Bear in Heaven. When they were making their way around the US on a second go 'round in support of the phenom I Love You, It's Cool album, they got cut a little short to make their way home safely in the midst of Hurrican Sandy. They are back on the road this weekend for a mini tour through DC, Pittsburgh, Chicago, and Cleveland. I was stoked to get a hold of guitarist Adam Wills, and asked him the most important questions that have been eating at all of us BinH fans. Here he tells us about Mexican prison (kinda), bongos, and Amazonian icaros.

Scene Trek: Let's pretend NASA didn't transmit a song from Earth to Mars via the Curiosity rover by a dude from Black Eyed Peas. I mean, seriously. If NASA had asked you for a song to signify the moment in history, what track from your discography would you have put into the universe?
Adam: I think we should send them all 2700 hours of our slowed down album. It's deep.
Somehow, your album I Love You, Its Cool has been heard by beings in a different galaxy. What track do you think will drive them to come learn more about the human species?
I'd like to think the space guys are pretty mellow dudes and enjoy the more laid back side of our particular brand of electronic bongo rock. So I'd offer em up "Sweetness & Sickness." It's groovy and it's got bongos in stereo, so they might be pretty keen to come check this lil' planet out. (They already know everything about us.)
I love that you feature fan made videos on your website. One fan had set your music over rad scenes from Labyrinth, which was pretty dope. Would you consider remixing a song from Labyrinth?
Do people know the songs from Labyrinth? Crazy. I haven't seen that movie in 20 years. That's a rad video though.
Adam: I think we should send them all 2700 hours of our slowed down album. It's deep.
Somehow, your album I Love You, Its Cool has been heard by beings in a different galaxy. What track do you think will drive them to come learn more about the human species?
I'd like to think the space guys are pretty mellow dudes and enjoy the more laid back side of our particular brand of electronic bongo rock. So I'd offer em up "Sweetness & Sickness." It's groovy and it's got bongos in stereo, so they might be pretty keen to come check this lil' planet out. (They already know everything about us.)
I love that you feature fan made videos on your website. One fan had set your music over rad scenes from Labyrinth, which was pretty dope. Would you consider remixing a song from Labyrinth?
Do people know the songs from Labyrinth? Crazy. I haven't seen that movie in 20 years. That's a rad video though.

Wyld Stallyns
Time travel exists, and Bear in Heaven gets to ride that phone booth (sans Wyld Stallyns!) to any time to change the face of music. What time would you go?
Time travel does exist. The "phone booth" is the dream plane. I go different places every time I close my eyes, no need to get in some silly booth.
What was one of your favorite places to perform at abroad?
Russia, Mexico, Australia, Poland, the more remote, the more memorable. Don't ask me about the time I almost went to Mexican prison. Ok, go ahead and ask.
Time travel does exist. The "phone booth" is the dream plane. I go different places every time I close my eyes, no need to get in some silly booth.
What was one of your favorite places to perform at abroad?
Russia, Mexico, Australia, Poland, the more remote, the more memorable. Don't ask me about the time I almost went to Mexican prison. Ok, go ahead and ask.

I always like to pick music brains with: heard any amazing international bands recently? Have you stumbled upon any cool scenes that Westerners may not know of yet?
I'm pretty into sacred chants, icaros from the Amazon, Lakota morning songs, ya know, party music. Can't think of any particular scenes off the top of my head (haven't finished this cup of coffee yet.) But check out these gems from the past, Dave Bixby, Craig Leon, and J.D. Emmanuel.
Finally, what's going on in your post tour future? Recording, music videos, late night circuit, babies, vacay?
All of the above, you nailed it!
I'm pretty into sacred chants, icaros from the Amazon, Lakota morning songs, ya know, party music. Can't think of any particular scenes off the top of my head (haven't finished this cup of coffee yet.) But check out these gems from the past, Dave Bixby, Craig Leon, and J.D. Emmanuel.
Finally, what's going on in your post tour future? Recording, music videos, late night circuit, babies, vacay?
All of the above, you nailed it!