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Sonver
12+ albums
post-rockambientexperimentalpsychedelicinstrumental
about
London-based group SonVer were formed in November 2003 by cellist Joanna Quail and guitarist Ben McLees. The duo recorded SonVer's eponymous début during the first half of 2005, which would be released on Disconnected Music in the November of that year. SonVer's live shows at the time incorporated visuals by Simon Bryant, the largely monochrome, slow-motion films perfectly complementing SonVer's evocative music. During 2006, SonVer's presence on the live scene grew. In addition to several shows at London's legendary The Spitz venue, SonVer's classic 2-piece line-up also performed at WGT Festival in Germany, Ashton Court Festival in Bristol and a year-ending headline set at Teviot Underground in Edinburgh. 2007 began with the release of the 4-track 'Vigil' EP, which showcased the elegiac side of SonVer alongside an incendiary live version of 'Khat Show Host'. During the summer of 2007. SonVer expanded to a 4-piece, with the additions of guitarist/bassist Ruban Byrne and drummer Alistair Richardson. Following the live début of the new line-up at The Luminaire, SonVer closed 2007 with a memorable show at The Union Chapel in London. 2008 began with a gig in Lisbon (Portugal), coinciding with the release of the limited edition 'Music Box' EP (also featuring Rose McDowall and Naevus), which included two otherwise-unavailable SonVer tracks. May 2008 saw the release of a new SonVer EP. Entitled '3 Songs', the new release came in the form of a collaboration with Belgian group Eleph
