Caribou Musician

Daniel Victor Snaith (born March 29, 1978) is a Canadian composer, musician, and recording artist who has performed under the stage names Caribou, Manitoba, and Daphni.

Career

Snaith originally recorded under the stage name Manitoba, but after being threatened with a lawsuit by Richard "Handsome Dick" Manitoba (real name Richard Blum), formerly of punk band The Dictators, Snaith changed his performance name to Caribou. Snaith's previous full-length albums were then re-released under the new moniker, and ''The Milk of Human Kindness'' was released in 2005 by Domino. In June that year the album topped the !earshot Campus and Community Radio Top 200 chart.

When playing gigs, Snaith usually performs with a live band and plays percussion. Ex-bandmates include bassist Andy Lloyd of Born Ruffians and drummer Peter Mitton, now a producer for CBC radio. Currently, the live band consists of Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and John Schmersal. Live shows also often include complex video projections on a large screen, as captured in a DVD released in November 2005. "In 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."

Caribou's 2007 album ''Andorra'' won the 2008 Polaris Music Prize, and his DJ-influenced 2010 album ''Swim'' was on the 2010 Polaris Music Prize'', released under the moniker Daphni, was longlisted for the 2013 Polaris Music Prize.

In December 2011, Caribou curated the All Tomorrow's Parties "Nightmare Before Christmas" festival in Minehead, England, alongside co-curators Battles and Les Savy Fav.

Caribou was awarded Essential Mix of the Year in 2014 by ''Mixmag'' for his "Essential Mix" on 18 October 2014.

Caribou's 2014 album ''Our Love'' received the IMPALA Album of the Year Award.

In 2015, '' Up In Flames'' was selected by fans to be one of the ten albums re-issued by The Leaf Label as part of the label's 20th anniversary celebrations. This saw the album released on limited edition double vinyl and made available to fans via the PledgeMusic service.

In 2021 he also received the Libera Awards as Best Dance/Electric Record 2021 for his album ''Suddenly'' (Merge Records) by the American Association of Independent Music (A2IM).

Personal life

In 2005, Snaith received a PhD degree in mathematics from Imperial College London, for work on '' Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols'' under Kevin Buzzard. Snaith described his work ironically in a modest manner as "original, but I would still call it trivial."
He is the son of mathematician and brother of mathematician Nina Snaith.

Discography

Studio albums

as Manitoba

* ''Start Breaking My Heart'' (2001)
* '' Up in Flames'' (2003)

as Caribou

* ''The Milk of Human Kindness'' (2005)
* ''Andorra'' (2007)
* ''Swim'' (2010)
* '' Our Love'' (2014)
* '' Suddenly'' (2020)

as Daphni

* ''Jiaolong'' (2012)
* ''FabricLive.93'' (2017)
* ''Joli Mai'' (2017)
* ''Cherry'' (2022)

EPs

as Manitoba

* ''People Eating Fruit'' EP (30 October 2000)
* ''give'r'' EP (26 November 2001)
* ''If Assholes Could Fly This Place Would Be an Airport'' 12" (13 January 2003)

Most of Snaith's older Manitoba material has been subsequently rereleased under the Caribou name.

as Caribou

* ''Tour CD 2005'' (2005) Super Furry Animals Tour
* ''Marino'' EP (2005)
* ''Tour CD 2007'' (2007)
* ''Tour CD 2010'' (2010)
* ''Caribou Vibration Ensemble'' (2010, ATP) Live album featuring Marshall Allen. Caribou 'side project'.
* ''CVE Live 2011'' EP (2014) Caribou Vibration Ensemble. Caribou 'side project'.

as Daphni

* ''Resident Advisor'', February 2011 (5 tracks of episode #246)
* ''Daphni Edits Vol. 1'', 12" esista March 2011
* ''Pinnacles / Ye Ye'', 12" split with Four Tet ext March 2011
* ''Daphni Edits Vol. 2'', 12" esista August 2011
* ''JIAOLONG001'', 12" iaolong October 2011
* ''Ahora'', 12" mazing Sounds November 2011
* ''Julia / Tiberius'', 12" featuring Owen Pallett iaolong April 2014
* ''Sizzling EP'', June, 2019

Singles

as Manitoba

* "Paul's Birthday" CDS (26 February 2001)
* "Jacknuggeted" CDS (24 February 2003)
* "Hendrix with Ko" CDS (14 July 2003)

as Caribou

* "Yeti" CDS/12" (22 March 2005)
* "Barnowl" (2005)
* "Melody Day" CDS (August 2007)
* "She's the One" (March 2008)
* "Eli" (2008)
* "Odessa" (24 April 2010)
* "Leave House" (2010)
* "Bowls" (19 July 2010)
* "Can't Do Without You" (15 July 2014)
* "Our Love" (September 2014)
* "Your Love Will Set You Free" (2014)
* "All I Ever Need" (2014)
* "Mars" (2015)
* "Home" (2019)
* "You and I" (2020)
* "Never Come Back" (2020)
* “You Can Do It” (August 2021)

as Daphni

*"Sizzling" (2019)
*"Cherry" (2022)
*"Cloudy" (2022)
*"Clavicle" (2022)
*"Mania" (2022)

Music Videos

as Caribou
* ''Marino: The Videos'' DVD (2005) 16 videos for 'Up In Flames' (8), and 'Milk Of Human Kindness' (8), and 'The Milk Of Human Kindness (Story Edit)' featurette.
* Can't Do Without You - 2014
* Sun - 2010
* Odessa - 2010
* You Can Do It - 2021

Awards and recognition

* 2007 Top Heatseekers – No. 5 (''Andorra'')
* 2007 Billboard Top Independent Albums – No. 26 (''Andorra'')
* 2008 Polaris Music Prize – winner (''Andorra'')
* 2010 Polaris Music Prize

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