Sofa (Canadian band)

Sofa
Origin Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Genres Noise rock, post-hardcore, post-rock
Years active 1993 – 1997
Labels Rhyzome / Constellation
Associated acts Silver Mt. Zion, Re:, The Delmarva Scheme, Quinimine, The Donkeys
Website so-fa.ca
Past members Scott Clarkson
Ian Ilavsky
Keith Marchand
Brad Todd

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

Discography

References

  1. ↑ Review of Grey. Exclaim!. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
  2. ↑ Review of Grey. Vice. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
  3. ↑ Review of Grey. The Wire. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
  4. ↑ Review of Grey. Stylus Magazine. Mirror at Constellation website. Accessed January 30, 2008.
  5. ↑ Review of Grey. Almost Cool. Accessed January 30, 2008.
  6. ↑ Band history, Constellation Records
  7. ↑ "delicate emozioni che rimandano ai Dirty Three." - Review of Song of the Silent Land. Unmute. Accessed January 31, 2008.
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