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Birth name
  
Clinton McKinnon

Name
  
Clinton McKinnon

Years active
  
1986–present


Occupation(s)
  
Musician

Also known as
  
Bar

Role
  
Musician

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Genres
  
Experimental, experimental rock, avant-garde, pop, roll

Instruments
  
Saxophone, keyboards, various woodwind instruments and vocals

Music groups
  
Mr. Bungle (1989 – 2000), Secret Chiefs 3

Albums
  
Mr Bungle, Disco Volante, Xaphan: Book of Angels V, Second Grand Constituti, California

Similar People
  
Danny Heifetz, Theo Lengyel, Trey Spruance, Trevor Dunn, Timba Harris

Clinton "Bär" McKinnon (born 24 December 1969) is an American musician, perhaps best known playing saxophone in San Francisco based band Mr. Bungle.

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Bär, pronounced 'bear', is a childhood nickname, given to him by his older sisters. In 1989 Bär joined Mr. Bungle and studied music at Humboldt State University. His primary instrument is the saxophone, but he plays a number of other instruments including flute, keyboards, guitar, drums, percussion, bass and other assorted woodwinds.

He was a member of Mr. Bungle from 1989 to their disbandment in 2000, and has written and performed with Secret Chiefs 3, Dieselhed and Humboldt County hip hop/reggae/rock fusion band Lakota. He has also appeared on the Melt-Banana album Charlie, on the Carl Hancock Rux album Rux Revue, on the Ray's Vast Basement album On the Banks of the Time, on the Eyvind Kang's album The Story of Iceland and on the Barefoot Hockey Goalie album One Part Thomas Edison. Bär McKinnon is currently gigging around Melbourne with a band called Umläut.

Biography

Bungle's lead singer Mike Patton had by the start of the '90s achieved success in mainstream rock and metal with his other band Faith No More, which ultimately helped secure Mr. Bungle a record deal with Warner Bros. The band released a self-titled album (produced by John Zorn) in 1991, followed by the highly surreal Disco Volante in 1995. Their final album was California. As a multi-instrumentalist, Bär provided a distinct style both as a player and songwriter, most notably on Mr. Bungle's final album, California. The album takes inspiration from Burt Bacharach and The Beach Boys, influences close to Bär's heart. The album allowed more freedom for all members of Bungle in the songwriting process. California blended lounge, pop, jazz, funk, thrash metal, Hawaiian, Middle Eastern, kecak and avant-garde music. The band did 5 tours to support this record. For the most part, perhaps with the exception of the Sno-Core 2000 tour where they were often booed, the band did have success attracting an audience.

Umläut

Clinton's self-titled project Umläut was released with guest vocals from Mike Patton on one of the tracks titled "Atlas Face". Umläut is the culmination of years of work for McKinnon, after moving to Melbourne, Australia. The current lineup includes vibraphone and keyboards as well as Bär on saxophone and flute and is available on Amazon.com

Track listing

  1. "Kitty Puppy" – 3:26
  2. "Atlas Face" – 2:53
  3. "The Mistaken Power" – 3:05
  4. "Dirty Dishes" – 2:28
  5. "Living The Dream" – 2:26
  6. "Bigfoot Is Real" – 3:36
  7. "Work Truck" – 2:17
  8. "The Horrible Things We Say" – 2:25
  9. "Chill Pill (Soy Ta Lahtoe)" – 3:56
  10. "Buttons" – 6:25
  11. "Dain Bramage" – 4:40

Mr. Bungle

  • 1988 – Goddammit I Love America! (demo)
  • 1989 – OU818 (demo)
  • 1991 – Mr. Bungle
  • 1995 – Disco Volante
  • 1999 – California

    • Secret Chiefs 3

  • First Grand Constitution and Bylaws (1996, Amarillo Records)
  • Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws: Hurqalya (1998, Amarillo Records)
  • Eyes of Flesh, Eyes of Flame live album (1999, Web of Mimicry)
  • Book M (2001, Web of Mimicry)
  • First Grand Constitution and Bylaws Remastered (2000, Web of Mimicry)
  • Second Grand Constitution and Bylaws: Hurqalya Remastered (2000, Web of Mimicry)

    • Songwriting credits

  • 1991 – Mr. Bungle
  • 1995 – Disco Volante
    1. Untitled
    2. "After School Special" (words: Dunn/McKinnon/Patton, music: McKinnon) – 2:47
    3. "The Bends" (music: Patton/McKinnon/Spruance) – 10:28
      1. "Man Overboard"
      2. "The Drowning Flute"
      3. "Aqua Swing"
      4. "Follow the Bubbles"
      5. "Duet for Guitar and Oxygen Tank"
      6. "Nerve Damage"
      7. "Screaming Bends"
      8. "Panic in Blue"
      9. "Love on the Event Horizon"
      10. "Re-Entry"
  • 1999 – California
    1. "The Air-Conditioned Nightmare" (words: Patton music: Patton/McKinnon) – 3:55
    2. "Goodbye Sober Day" (words: Patton music: Patton/McKinnon) – 4:29

    Guest appearances

  • Ray's Vast Basement – On the Banks of the Time (1998)
  • Carl Hancock Rux – Rux Revue (1998)
  • Melt-Banana – Charlie (1998) (with Mr. Bungle)
  • Eyvind Kang – The Story of Iceland [Tzadik] (2000)
  • Barefoot Hockey Goalie – One Part Thomas Edison
  • Rhymes, Rituals & Rhythms – Lakota (1994)
  • The Ribbon Device – Saturation Day (2006)
  • Glasfrosch – "If You Go Far Enough into The Sky You'll Come Out Underwater" [Anon Islet Records] (2011)
  • Twelve Foot Ninja – Silent Machine (2012)

    • References

    Clinton McKinnon (musician) Wikipedia
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