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| Years_active = 1993 – 1997 |
| Years_active = 1993 – 1997 |
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| Label = [[Rhyzome Records|Rhyzome]] / [[Constellation Records|Constellation]] |
| Label = [[Rhyzome Records|Rhyzome]] / [[Constellation Records|Constellation]] |
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| Associated_acts = [[Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band|Silver Mt. Zion]], [[Re:]], [[The Delmarva Scheme]], [[Quinimine]], [[The Donkeys]] |
| Associated_acts = [[Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band|Silver Mt. Zion]], [[re: (band)|Re:]], [[The Delmarva Scheme]], [[Quinimine]], [[The Donkeys]] |
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| URL = [http://so-fa.ca/ so-fa.ca] |
| URL = [http://so-fa.ca/ so-fa.ca] |
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| Past_members = Scott Clarkson<br/>Ian Ilavsky<br/>Keith Marchand<br/>Brad Todd |
| Past_members = Scott Clarkson<br/>Ian Ilavsky<br/>Keith Marchand<br/>Brad Todd |
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Sofa was a Montreal-based band that was active from 1993 to 1997. The group is best remembered for being the first group to release material on post-rock record label Constellation Records; bandmember Ian Ilavsky (later a member of Re: and Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra & Tra-La-La Band) was a co-founder of the label.
History
Most of Sofa's songs were written and played in a 10' x 10' room and were later presented in live shows, after which they were discarded. The band was made up of four members. They self-released two albums on cassette and with Constellation Records had two more releases (one 7" and one CD). The full-length, Grey, received positive reviews from several Canadian press outlets.[1][2][3][4][5] One member of the band, Ian, is also the co-founder (along with Don) of Constellation Records, an independent record label.
Six months after the release of the full-length Grey, the group disbanded.[6] The song "String of Lights" was included on the Constellation compilation disc Song of the Silent Land; one reviewer noted the song's "delicate emotion reminiscent of the Dirty Three".[7]
Members
- Scott Clarkson - bass
- Ian Ilavsky - guitar, organ, piano
- Keith Marchand - drums
- Brad Todd - voice, tape
Discography
- Test Tone (self-release/Rhyzome Records; 1994)
- Town Unsafe (self-release; 1995)
- Record (self-release; 1995)
- New Era Building (Constellation Records; 1997) - includes two songs from 'Record'
- Grey (Constellation Records; 1997)
References
- ^ Review of Grey. Exclaim!. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
- ^ Review of Grey. Vice. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
- ^ Review of Grey. The Wire. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
- ^ Review of Grey. Stylus Magazine. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
- ^ Review of Grey. Almost Cool. Accessed January 30, 2008.
- ^ Band history, Constellation Records
- ^ "delicate emozioni che rimandano ai Dirty Three." - Review of Song of the Silent Land. Unmute. Accessed January 31, 2008.