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Feral Business

About Feral Business

Plenty of noise. One person.

As Feral Business, I'm the one-man band that I create as Bear Cole. I write, perform, and produce dark, danceable music that incorporates goth, darkwave, techno and dark rock in one place. My industrial beats, gritty textures and pop melodies are created using the same equipment. There's no one else to hold accountable.

Hooks with teeth

I enjoy a song that makes you want to get on your feet but provides you with an uncomfortable thought process. Sometimes I will follow a hypnotic groove; other times I will increase the amount of distortion until my emotions become everyone's problems. Atmosphere, desire, frustration, noise and a memorable chorus all have a place here. Kick the Crown, Goblin, or Move That Skeleton would be good starting points to explore the rest of the catalog. You may also find yourself standing ominously in the corner as an acceptable method of listening.

The Person Behind Feral Business

Feral Business is one of many artist identities I use as part of 1st Drop Music. Every artist identity represents a different aspect of my musical life through its own distinct sound and personality. This identity allows me to bring together all of my ideas for dark, noisy, danceable music under one umbrella. Band meetings are short. Creative differences are personal.

Be Feral

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Whiskey Wednesday, even though it's not even Wednesday. Stay Feral My Friends.

Red light. Black cat. Feral company.

Inside the Feral Business studio.

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1st Drop HALLOWEEN artwork51 tracks1st Drop HALLOWEEN

A seasonal collection for eerie, theatrical, and darkly playful music from the 1st Drop universe. Expect Halloween music, shadowy electronic textures, macabre storytelling, and mischievous late-night energy. This playlist is being prepared as a living catalog route. Its description establishes the curatorial purpose now, and selections can grow without changing that identity. Follow the playlist as new and archival music is connected across 1st Drop Music.

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Experience Feral Business artwork17 tracksExperience Feral Business

A concentrated dose of Feral Business and its unruly collision of pop instinct, punk attitude, dance energy, and dark humor. Expect feral hooks, theatrical songwriting, electronic bite, outsider energy, and songs that refuse polite boundaries. This edition currently brings together 17 tracks, sequenced as a living catalog route rather than a fixed greatest-hits package. Follow the playlist as new and archival music is connected across 1st Drop Music.

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1st Drop Music Hits artwork78 tracks1st Drop Music Hits

A front-door collection of standout songs from across the 1st Drop Music catalog. Expect signature releases, fan favorites, essential tracks, and defining moments from the label’s artists. This edition currently brings together 78 tracks, sequenced as a living catalog route rather than a fixed greatest-hits package. Follow the playlist as new and archival music is connected across 1st Drop Music.

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Southwest Soul artwork33 tracksSouthwest Soul

Songs shaped by desert distance, regional memory, and the emotional weather of the American Southwest. Expect Southwestern soul, Americana, independent hip-hop, country storytelling, desert atmosphere, and homegrown voices. This edition currently brings together 33 tracks, sequenced as a living catalog route rather than a fixed greatest-hits package. Follow the playlist as new and archival music is connected across 1st Drop Music.

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Oct 14, 2026Stay Feral: An Artist Statement for the Work Ahead

Stay feral is more than a sign-off. It is the Feral Business commitment to curiosity, human-made music, sharp edges, movement, and work that remains alive.

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Oct 14, 2026Guitars, Machines, and Human Hands: The Feral Business Production Language

Feral Business treats guitars, synthesizers, drum machines, voices, and studio processing as one production language shaped by human choices.

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Oct 14, 2026A Dance Floor for Outsiders: Who Feral Business Is For

Feral Business makes room for listeners who feel too strange for the center and too alive for the corner—a dance floor built from difference, not conformity.

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One mind · Ten artists · Since 2005The 1st Drop Music Experiment - Meet Bear Cole and His Expanding Inner Universe of Artists.Discover the story ↗