Manitoba

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.

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.

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]

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.

He completed his Ph.D. in mathematics at Imperial College London, studying under Kevin Buzzard. Snaith currently resides in London, England.

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)

as Caribou

Snaith in 2005

• 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)

Notes

1. ^ http://www.chartattack.com/damn/2004/10/0706.cfm
2. ^ http://indieworkshop.com/music/1735/

External links

• Official web site
• Caribou at Last.fm
• Thorough story regarding Caribou name change
• Interview (12/2005)
• interview (07/2005)
• Interview (05/2005)
• Interview (09/2006)
• "Finally Fitting In: The ever revolving sounds of Manitoba" CBC Radio 3 Session

Video links

• Caribou RBMA video lecture session Pt.1
• Caribou RBMA video lecture session Pt.2

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