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Encyclopedia > Caribou (musician)
Caribou

Background information
Birth name Daniel V. Snaith
Also known as Manitoba
Born 1979 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 V. Snaith, Ph.D. (born 1979) is an electronic musician recording under the stage name Caribou. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 526 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (554 × 631 pixel, file size: 391 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Taken by Alex Reynolds at the Trocadero Theatre, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on May 10, 2005. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Dundas, Ontario, Canada held a town charter between 1848 and 2001. ... Motto: Ut Incepit Fidelis Sic Permanet (Latin: Loyal she began, loyal she remains) Capital Toronto Largest city Toronto Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor James K. Bartleman - Premier Dalton McGuinty (Liberal) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 106 - Senate seats 24 Confederation July 1, 1867 (1st) Area [1] Ranked... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Electronic music. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Noise pop is a term used to loosely describe a number of alternative rock bands that fuse punk rocks attitude and anger with the atonal noise, feedback, and free song structures of noise music, presented in a decidedly pop context. ... Dream pop is a type of alternative rock that originated in the early 1980s when bands like Cocteau Twins, Dead Can Dance, and A.R. Kane (to whom the term has been attributed) began twisting New Wave melodies into sonic, echoing textures and mumbled vocals. ... In the music industry, record producer designates a person responsible for completing a master recording so that it is fit for release. ... In music a singer or vocalist is a type of musician who sings, i. ... A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified with the purpose of making music. ... The NASA Columbia Supercomputer. ... A drum kit (or drum set or trap set) is a collection of drums, cymbals and sometimes other percussion instruments arranged for convenient playing by a single drummer. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... City Slang Records is an indenpendent record label from Berlin, Germany. ... Merge Records is an independent record label based in Durham, North Carolina. ... Doctor of Philosophy, abbreviated Ph. ... Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ...


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. Dundas, Ontario, Canada held a town charter between 1848 and 2001. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... The University of Toronto (U of T) is a public research university in the city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ... The University of Sheffield is a research university, located in Sheffield in South Yorkshire, England. ... Nina Claire Snaith is a British mathematician, currently an Advanced Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, who works in random matrix theory and quantum chaos. ... The University of Bristol is a university in Bristol, England. ...


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], a musician and DJ who had used the name since the 1970s. Snaith is quoted as saying that he chose the name "Caribou" while on an LSD trip with friends in the Canadian wilderness. [2]. Richard Handsome Dick Manitoba (born Richard Blum in The Bronx, New York, January 29, 1954) is an American musician, most known for his 30-year stint as lead singer of the proto-punk New York City band, The Dictators. ... Lysergic acid diethylamide, commonly called LSD, LSD-25, or acid. ...


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. A drummer in Action A drummer is a person who plays the drums, particularly the drum kit, marching percussion, or hand drums. ... Size comparison: A 12 cm Sony DVD+RW and a 19 cm Dixon Ticonderoga pencil. ...


He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at Imperial College London, studying under Kevin Buzzard. Snaith currently resides in London, England. Imperial College London (also known as Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine) is a British university institution and a constituent college of the University of London. ... Professor Kevin Mark Buzzard is a British mathematician and currently a Professor of Pure Mathematics at Imperial College London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Monarch Queen Elizabeth II...

Contents

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)

Start Breaking My Heart is a 2001 album by Manitoba. ... Up in Flames is a 2003 album by Manitoba. ...

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 (8/19/2007)

The Milk Of Human Kindness is a 2005 album by Caribou. ...

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  Results from FactBites:
 
Caribou (musician) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (192 words)
Daniel V. Snaith (born 1979), who records under the stage name Caribou, is an electronic musician.
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 quoted as saying that he chose the name "Caribou" while on an LSD trip with friends in the Canadian wilderness.
NodeWorks - Encyclopedia: Reindeer (805 words)
In Sami, the male caribou is called sarve, a castrated bull (which in old time was performed by a bite) hierke and the female sex is called vaya.
Woodland Caribou have disappeared from most of their original range and are considered "threatened" where they remain.
Caribou is also the artist name of electronic musician Dan Snaith, who used to be known as Manitoba.
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