SNP Presents
Daily Thumbprint Collection................
Daily Thumbprint Collection is a solo album by drummer Caleb Dolister. The album consists of several songs that have been worked, reworked, and then reworked again - some taking as long as 5 years. The initial sound is similar to that of a Downtempo, NuJazz, or Instrumental Indi-Rock album. It seems to be electronic-sounding, containing many ambient background sounds and fluid melodic synth-bass lines. But very quickly, the music starts becoming too unpredictable to be just another mix or loop based album... Many albums in the semi-electronic genre consist of live instruments played with sampled drum samples or loops. This album is the opposite: live drums. Approaching the album in this way seems to have given Caleb Dolister's solo project a unique sense of life. It's not just an electronic solo album - the life in the rhythms give it the energy of a rock album. For the listener - it presents itself very much like a personal soundtrack, but will surprise you with ferocious percussive energy and performance throughout.
Axis Trio...............
With roots in Pakistan, Morocco and Iran, the Axis Trio, comprising pianist Amino Belyamani, bassist Sam Minaie, and drummer Qasim Naqvi, imbues their modernist approach to the music of today with a sublte and at the same time acute sentiment drawing energy from connections to a distant homeland, one that exists in varying shades of political and social turmoil. Collectively, the members of Axis Trio have performed with Charlie Haden, Joe LaBarbera, Larry Koonse, Butch Morris, Vinny Golia, Peter Erskine, Ravi Coltrane, Peter Epstein, Reggie Workman, Don Byron, Brandon Ross, Albert "Tootie Heath", Houman Pourmehdi, Alfred Ladzepko, and Al Ustad Aashish Khan, to name a few. Although possessing a vested interest in all genres of music from Stockhausen to Cole Porter, Axis has developed a coloristic approach to performance and writing, with a special view to blurring and blinding the lines between musical styles and taking no prisoners.
Cranium...............
Cranium has been developing a new vision for metal and instumental music in the last eight years. Some of the compositions are built much like jazz tunes, using a head-solos-head format, and emphasizing the individual talents of the three members of the band while still creating a strong, tight, and cohesive group sound. The music also borrows melodically and rhythmically from Middle Eastern and world music. Strongly influenced by artists as wide ranging as King Crimson, Rabih-Abou Khalil, John Zorn, Meshuggah, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Screaming Headless Torsos, Dave Holland Quintet, Ornette Coleman, Krysyztof Penderecki, James Brown, Helmet, Napalm Death, and Weather Report, just to name a few.
Peter Slocombe...............
Peter Slocombe's debut " Lullaby for Elizabeth" was recorded during 2007 in Los Angeles, CA. The album includes performances from jazz-musicians Larry Koonse, Gary Fukushima, Sam Minaie, Matt Mayhall, and Brian Walsh. Peter is a graduate from The California Institute of the Arts and was one of the 2006 recipients of the John Coltrane Music Scholarship Award for Saxophone performance.
The Sonic Nation................
The Sonic Nation is formed from the members of Reno's longtime favorites The Electrosonics. The Sonic Nation is matured, refined, and expansive, just like the music that that they have created and let develop in the last 7 years. Paving the way for a unique type of fusion jazz, it's best to discover your own interpretation of the bands blend of Rock, Live Drum & Bass, and improvisation.
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News & Updates
08.08.08 - August 8th, 2008
The Daily Thumbprint Collection has been released. The album can be found on any of your favorite online mp3 download sites.
08.06.14 - June 14th, 2008
Cranium has already released it's new album, Phantasmagoria, at live shows. It should be available online in iTunes and other download sites. Please sign up on our email list to be notified when this becomes available.
Axis Trio will be releasing its album, The Hand, on June 19th, at 2nd Street Jazz in downtown Los Angeles. It should be available online in July in support of their Moroccan tour. See AxisTrio.com for more information.
Daily Thumbprint Collection, the solo project by Caleb Dolister, will be available in July.
08.04.07 - April 7th, 2008
SNP is planning several releases in the next few months:
- Cranium
- Daily Thumprint Collection
- The Sonic Nation (Live w/DVD)
- Medulla Oblongata Ensemble w/special Guest Peter Epstein
- The Axis Trio
- DR. MiNT
A tenitive date for the release is scheduled for June 6th and 7th at The Satellite Lounge, Reno Nevada.
07.12.01 - December 1st, 2007
Peter Slocombe's debut release: Lullaby For Elizabeth has been picked up by SNP. It features the playing of L.A. jazz-musicians Larry Koonse, Gary Fukushima, Sam Minaie, Matt Mayhall, and Brian Walsh. Log on to Peter's myspace or visit the cdbaby.com page to check it out.
The new Cranium record is shaping up to be an amazing release. The recording is finished and it sounds killer even in its pre-mixed state. The album is slated for a spring 2008 release.
Other releases being negotiated will be with Reno's longtime dub/ska band Keyser Soze, and rock band Above all things with guitarist Julian Peach and drummer Jason Thomas, also in Cranium and formerly of metal band December (Earache Records).
SNP also is considering teaming up with LA Indi-label Plotz Music. The union would bring the artists of SNP together with the power of LA improv metal-jazz. All we need now is some Nashville country?
07.09.20 - September 20th 2007
SNP Records is now on iTunes. You can download the Sonic Nation album now via iTunes, Digstation, or any of your favorite online retail download website. Additionally, Physical copies can be purchased at CD Baby.
07.08.14 - August 14th 2007
Outsiders
If you like your jazz in the "outsider" vein, you're going to want to check out Reno's The Jimdangles, a quartet of jazz aficionados whose debut eponymous album features whisper-to-a-screaming-saxophone jazz working the outside fringes of the genre. You'll hear elements of be bop and free jazz, but you'll also catch snippets of Middle Eastern and other exotic sounds. Featuring Paul Roth (alto sax), Aaron Wolf (alto and tenor sax), Sam Minaie (acoustic bass), and Caleb Dolister (drums), the group plays Linnaea's Cafe this Thursday, Aug. 16 at 8 p.m. Learn more about the band and hear a few tracks at myspace.com/thejimdangles. According to Wolf, "Dylan Johnson, a bassist from SLO who currently resides in New York, will be playing with us that week, as our regular bassist [Sam Minaie] will be in NYC himself."
07.08.08 - August 8th, 2007
The Sonic Nation was featured in the Reno Gazette Journal in preparation of their CD Release party at The Green Room, Reno Nevada.
"...Electrosonics members Dolister, saxophonist Jimmy Hoover, guitarist Justin Krueger and bassist Sam Minaie convened in March for a daytime recording session at the Green Room. The result is a new eight-song album called "In Capacitator" that the band debuts at the show on Friday...."
"...As for the new name, Dolister explained that there was another band years ago by the name Electrosonics, but was on a defunct Canadian record label. In the last year, the label's catalog was resuscitated along with the original Electrosonics name. Besides that, Sonic Nation is a new direction...."
Read the full article at:
Electrosonics return as Sonic Nation
07.07.31 - July 31, 2007
In Capacitator from the Sonic Nation and the self-title from The Jimdangles are available for purchase in MP3 format on Digstation.com
07.06.29 - June 29, 2007
Cranium is going to be recording a new record over the next few weeks. Production should be finished by September.
07.06.20 - June 20, 2007
Medulla Oblongata Ensemble has put their record on the back burner for now and will plan on releasing it possibly in the fall. We're going to be focused on recording the newest Cranium album, which features Medulla Oblongata Ensemble frontman Ryan Hall.
07.06.11 - June 11, 2007
The Captain Midnight band is working on a new record - tentitivley titled "Tough Noogies." Additionally, 12AM is remixing his entire catalog to be reprinted and released. Look for those three albums in the Fall.
07.05.27 - May 27, 2007
"The Incapacitator" from The Sonic Nation and a self-titled release from The Jimdangles are near completion and should be available in late July and early August.
07.05.17 - May 17, 2007
We've started booking tours for The Sonic Nation and The Jimdangles. |
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