Sonic Vista Music is an independent English

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, founded in

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in 2005, notable for having business connections in Japan and Canada.

History

Founded by the members of the band Ernest, and shortly afterwards by promoter and ''Strummer'' music magazine editor, Ken Foster, the label sought to escape the confines of the heavily London weighted UK

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by exploring overseas markets, particularly Canada and Japan. This has led to the formation of Jaded Rebel Entertainment in Canada and Sonic Vista Japan. The first release was ''Pimps, B**ches (and Superheroes)'' by Ernest in 2005. Ernest were the only band on the label until Foster joined later that year. With the second Ernest EP release ''Puppies'', the band were able to secure slots at the

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in 2006. and then a mini-tour of Japan in 2007. The label also released a

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, ''World of Expectation'', featuring

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and Roovel Oobik in the same year. The Japan trip attracted interest from

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who having heard the album demo's had requested a fully mixed and mastered copy. The band split up during this process without any official announcement although a review of the band's final gig goes some way to explaining the fractures that were appearing. The album remained unreleased although it was given the catalogue number SVRCD006. The label had already signed acts such as the

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outfit, Eveline, from

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, Italy and the singer-songwriter, Steph Fraser. The label has continued to release music which eschews the mainstream and has focused much of its energy into developing the careers of Steph Fraser in the UK and Canada and also Man-made Noise in Japan. Man-made Noise embarked on a 20 date tour of Japan, and will be returning for a second tour in October 2009. Fraser toured Canada in August 2008 and showcased at Canadian Music Week. in 2008 and 2009. The label is distributed physically in the UK and Worldwide by Code 7, and digitally by Believe. 2009 saw the release of the label's first DVD, which formed part of the package for the release of the CD by IT. In 2010 and 2011, the label focused more on

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, and moved away from commercial genres. The first of this new direction was the release by Dropshard, with their

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, ''Anywhere But Home'', issued on 15 February 2011. In 2013, the label added a third

band to its roster. Machines Dream are a progressive rock band from Sault Ste Marie, Ontario, Canada. Their debut album ''Machines Dream'' was made available free on the Aurovine digital music platform.

Artists past and present

* Andy Stedman *

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* Cascade Sounds * Dropshard *

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* Eveline *

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* Fonda 500 *

* IT *

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* Machines Dream * Man-made Noise * MM2 * Nth Ascension * Roovel Oobik * Steph Fraser * Sinister Footwear * Unspeakable Easels

Discography

* Ernest – ''Pimps, B**ches (and Superheroes)'' EP (SVRCD000, 2005) * Ernest – ''Puppies'' EP (SVRCD001, 2006) * Cascade Sounds – ''Hope in Sound'' EP (SVRCD003, 2007) * Eveline – ''Waking Up Before Dawn'' (SVRCD004, 2008) * Steph Fraser – ''Purple Sun'' EP (SVRCD005, 2008) * Ernest – ''Crash Tested'' (Unreleased Album) (SVRCD006, 2008) * Man-Made Noise – ''Man-made Noise'' (SVRCD007, 2008) * Steph Fraser – ''Pretend'' EP (SVRCD008, 2009) * Andy Stedman – "You Keep Me Up 'Till 3 O'Clock" single (SVRCD009, 2009) * IT – ''Departure'' CD/DVD (SVRCD010, 2009) * Litterbug – ''Speaking Through The Gaps'' (SVRCD011, 2009) * IT – ''Over & Out'' (SVRCD012, 2009) * Steph Fraser – ''Recession Proof'' EP (SVRCD013,2010) * Aron Paul – ''The Stranger I Know'' (SVRCD014, 2010) * Man-made Noise – ''Photocopy Machine'' single (SVRCD015, 2010) * Aron Paul – ''Angel Calling'' (SVRCD016, 2010) * Dropshard – ''Anywhere But Home'' (SVRCD017, 2011) * Dropshard – ''Silk'' (AUROEX035, 2014) * Machines Dream – ''Immunity'' (AUROEX044, 2014) * Nth Ascension – ''Ascension Of Kings'' (AUROEX045, 2014)

Compilations

* ''World of Expectation'' (SVRCD002)

References

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