Sholi

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Memory is a fickle thing: memories shift and turn on their own as our pasts become something different in mind than they were in reality. Some may seem lost forever, only to appear in fleeting moments of subconscious clarity. The story of Sholi began when Payam Bavafa and Jonathon Bafus started playing and writing music with friend Danny Milks while attending UC Davis. "Sholi was a nickname my dad gave my brother and me when we wrestled as kids. I wanted a Persian word that sounded nice in English, and Jon liked that one," Bavafa says. The trio played locally, releasing a three-song demo shortly before Bavafa relocated to San Francisco to work as an electrical engineer for an experimental neuroscience lab with a brilliant "mad" scientist. Bavafa spent a year and a half processing brain-waves and analyzing data from studies on sleep and memory. Over time, elements of his work trickled through to his songwriting. Theories of memory explored in the lab found their way thematically into early versions of songs such as "Spy in the House of Memories", "All That We Can See", and "Out of Orbit". Around this time, Bafus and Bavafa began playing with several different bass players, finally coming together with their old friend Eric Ruud. The band began playing new material live, often with the help of one of Ruud. previous bandmates, Greg Hagel on keyboards and percussion. In 2006, the band sent self-recorded demos of the songs to Greg Saunier to enlist his help in the creation

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Sholi

Hejrat

Sholi / The Dead Science - Split 7"

Subterranean Homesick Blues: A Tribute to Bob Dylan's 'Bringing It All Back Home'

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SXSW 2008 Showcasing Artists

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Sholi/The Dead Science

Dreams Before People EP

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Believer Music Issue CD, July/Aug 08

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Sholi (Bonus Track Version)

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The Songs of 09

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July/Aug 08 Believer Music Issue CD

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Hejrat (Vinyl)

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