Caribou, Toro Y Moi
Sat. 05/15 | 8:00PM @ Warehouse Live (map)
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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 Fest 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), Brad Weber (drums) and John Schmersal
(bass, vocals).
Toro y Moi is the solo project of The Heist and The Accomplice lead singer Chaz Bundick. Bundick is currently residing in Columbia, South Carolina. His solo project varies from folk to electronic to indie pop. He is currently writing, recording music, and touring. - Artists
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HoustonPress on Caribou, Toro Y Moi @ Warehouse Live
over 2 years agoSwim, the first record by electro-pop musician Daniel Snaith (aka Caribou) since he won the Polaris Music Prize for 2007's Andorra, is worth every penny of that $20,000 prize money. Sometime after Andorra and experimenting with his live-band Caribou Vibration Ensemble at last year's All Tomorrow's Parties fest, Snaith crafted Swim's delicate balance of traditional, electronics-driven dance music and textures of more experimental sounds and musique concrète. more at www.houstonpress.com
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Do713 Guestlist on Caribou, Toro Y Moi @ Warehouse Live
over 2 years agoWe'll give away these tix later in the week. Either way, plan to come to the Do713 Launch Party before the show! http://do713.com/event/2010/05/15/do713-launch-party-sponsored-by-shiner-and-deep-eddy-vodka
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