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Caribou is Canadian Dan Snaith (b. 1978), who formerly recorded under the moniker Manitoba. Known for altering his sound with each subsequent release, he incorporates electronic psychedelia, krautrock rhythms, and breakbeat drums and creates a swirling, lush, musical panorama.
Snaith grew up in Dundas, Ontario, Canada, which gave its name to a song from his debut album Start Breaking My Heart. He studied at the University of Toronto as an undergrad, but was based in the UK for several years until he completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at the Imperial College, London in 2005.
Snaith previously recorded under the stage name “Manitoba”, but changed it under threat of a lawsuit by Handsome “Dick” Manitoba, frontman for The Dictators, a punk-rocker with an appetite for litigation. Uninterested in the legal stoush, Snaith is quoted saying that he chose the new moniker “Caribou” while on an LSD trip with friends in the Canadian wilderness.
He has recorded four full lengths: Start Breaking My Heart, a jazzy, “folktronica” idm album, Up In Flames, the critically acclaimed shoegazer with analog synths and sometimes live, sometimes sampled drums, The Milk of Human Kindness, his krautrock-inspired album that bleeds 70’s prog and 70’s drugscapes, and the psychaedelic pop record, Andorra which landed him the prestigious 2008 Polaris Music Prize on September 29th, 2008.
His eclectic live performances are renowned, in part for their use of simultaneous drummers and synchronised visuals. The live band currently consists of Dan Snaith (guitar, keyboards, vocals, drums, flutophone), Ryan Smith (guitar, keyboards), Andy Lloyd (bass, vocals) and Brad Weber (drums).
Snaith grew up in Dundas, Ontario, Canada, which gave its name to a song from his debut album Start Breaking My Heart. He studied at the University of Toronto as an undergrad, but was based in the UK for several years until he completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at the Imperial College, London in 2005.
Snaith previously recorded under the stage name “Manitoba”, but changed it under threat of a lawsuit by Handsome “Dick” Manitoba, frontman for The Dictators, a punk-rocker with an appetite for litigation. Uninterested in the legal stoush, Snaith is quoted saying that he chose the new moniker “Caribou” while on an LSD trip with friends in the Canadian wilderness.
He has recorded four full lengths: Start Breaking My Heart, a jazzy, “folktronica” idm album, Up In Flames, the critically acclaimed shoegazer with analog synths and sometimes live, sometimes sampled drums, The Milk of Human Kindness, his krautrock-inspired album that bleeds 70’s prog and 70’s drugscapes, and the psychaedelic pop record, Andorra which landed him the prestigious 2008 Polaris Music Prize on September 29th, 2008.
His eclectic live performances are renowned, in part for their use of simultaneous drummers and synchronised visuals. The live band currently consists of Dan Snaith (guitar, keyboards, vocals, drums, flutophone), Ryan Smith (guitar, keyboards), Andy Lloyd (bass, vocals) and Brad Weber (drums).
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Andorra
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The Milk of Human Kindness
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She's The One
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Up In Flames
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VanaoTX wrote:
fart
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calamityjk wrote:
Love the picture. haha
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Yellowfield wrote:
Looking forward to some new stuff
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livingtogether wrote:
how in god's name is pelican narrows at the bottom of this list
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Dgonra wrote:
Up In Flames is less like an album and more like a sonic journey. sooooo pleasant.
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coffeeandpigs wrote:
First time listen to Start Breaking My Heart, awesome.
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EssienPopoola wrote:
"Four Tet and Andorra - best folktronica" - http://happenstanceradio.blogspot.com/search/label/folktronica
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KidOfDeath wrote:
widziałem kiedyś wywiad z nim w Machinie ; )
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krustywazoo wrote:
Listening to Andorra for the first time... I love it! :)
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gutek90 wrote:
That's Dr. Caribou to you, fucker.
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RIPELIVEJAM wrote:
I liked the psychedelia (Andorra's my favorite) :(
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OkerekeTML wrote:
"Fans of Snaith’s earlier, more obviously electronic music will be happy to know he’s also swinging back to club music as both a fan and a creator" YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS
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funkatram wrote:
consistently great music
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Aesthete24 wrote:
Up In Flames is great
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kugayama wrote:
"Fans of Snaith’s earlier, more obviously electronic music will be happy to know he’s also swinging back to club music as both a fan and a creator" NOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.... :-(((
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Tripolie wrote:
Thanks for the info on the new album. I was wondering when to expect it.
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nayrysiad wrote:
can someone send me a link to the up in flames reissue, i dont have the tracks he added after re releasing it
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JUNOVA wrote:
Замечательный исполнитель! Дух захватывает от яркости музыки!!! Нечто свежее и вкусное! :::)
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cara__ wrote:
I love you so much. Yep
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AMinorThreat wrote:
andorra is awesome.
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Jeremy Greenspan joins Vibration Ensemble. DJ Set at Wrongbar Sept 17th.
7 Aug 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/cariboumanitoba
Hi all,
One final addition to the lineup for our two upcoming Caribou Vibration
Ensemble shows: Jeremy Greenspan (Junior Boys) will be joining the band
on vocals and modular synthesizer.
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8 May 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/cariboumanitoba -
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7 Nov 2008 | from blog.myspace.com/cariboumanitoba
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