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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Victor Snaith |
| Also known as | Manitoba |
| Born | 1978 in Dundas, Ontario, Canada |
| Genre(s) | Electronica Indie electronic Noise pop Dream pop |
| Occupation(s) | Producer, Vocals |
| Instrument(s) | Computer,Drum Kit |
| Label(s) | City Slang Merge |
| Website | Official site |
Daniel Victor Snaith (born 1978) is an electronic musician recording under the stage name Caribou. Snaith grew up in Dundas, Ontario (which is also the name of a song from his debut album Start Breaking My Heart) and studied mathematics at the University of Toronto. He is the son of Victor Snaith, a mathematics professor at the University of Sheffield, and the brother of Nina Snaith, a mathematics professor at the University of Bristol.
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Career
Snaith previously recorded under the stage name Manitoba, but changed it in 2004 under threat of an American lawsuit by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba [1], who had used the surname professionally, for more than 30 years (but had not released any music). As Snaith himself commented, "It's like The Smiths suing John Smith or something"[2].Manitoba countered, stating that "This was like someone using the name, Madonna." Uninterested in and unable to afford the contest, Snaith opted to rename his project. Snaith is quoted as saying that he chose the name "Caribou" while on an LSD trip with friends in the Canadian wilderness.[3] Snaith usually performs with a live band when playing gigs, often assuming the role of percussionist (as well as electronic composition, he is an extremely accomplished drummer). Sets also often include complex video projections on a large screen, a DVD of which was released in November 2005. "[I]n music I will have an idea to put some different sounds together or a melody that meshes with a chord sequence or a sonic mood," said Snaith in an interview. "I'm not the type of person who takes physical things apart and plays around with them, but I like taking mental ideas apart and playing around with them. That's what appeals to me about what I've spent my life doing."[4] He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at Imperial College London in 2005. His thesis, titled Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols, was written under the direction of Kevin Buzzard. Snaith currently resides in London, England.
Wikimedia interview
Caribou plays the Bowery Ballroom
Discography
as Manitoba
- People Eating Fruit EP (10/30/2000)
- Paul's Birthday CDS (02/26/2001)
- Start Breaking My Heart (03/26/2001)
- give'r EP (11/26/2001)
- If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be An Airport 12" (01/13/2003)
- Jacknuggeted CDS (02/24/03)
- Up In Flames (03/31/2003)
- Hendrix With Ko CDS (07/14/03)
- Up In Flames (Special Edition) (09/29/03)
- Special Edition EP [second disc of Up In Flames spec.ed.] (09/29/03)
Most of Snaith's older Manitoba material has been subsequently rereleased under the Caribou name.
as Caribou
- Start Breaking My Heart (re-released 2004)
- Up In Flames (re-released 2004)
- Yeti CDS/12" (03/22/05)
- The Milk of Human Kindness (04/18/05)
- Tour-Only CD (Super Furry Animals Tour, Fall 2005)
- Marino (DVD) (Nov 2005)
- Andorra (8/21/2007)
- Melody Day CDS (Aug 2007)
- Tour-Only CD (Sep 2007)
Notes
External links
- Official web site
- Caribou at Last.fm
- Thorough story regarding Caribou name change
- Interview (12/2005)
- interview (07/2005)
- Interview (05/2005)
- "Finally Fitting In: The ever revolving sounds of Manitoba" CBC Radio 3 Session
- Daniel Snaith, at the Mathematics Genealogy Project
