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Sona Di

About Me

Sona Di are a three-piece instrumental act from rural Northumberland, renowned for their cinematic brand of post-rock, chaotic live improv-noise meanderings and sparse, melodic, blissful ambience.
Formed in early 2007, the band spent their infancy meticulously composing their debut album ‘We’re just Monkeys With Guns and Money’ alongside relocating to Newcastle, a move that resulted in them bagging support slots for the likes of Vessels, Spokes & Jeniferever to name but a few.
2010 will see the release of said album in Spring/Summer, a video with Subjective Realities is also on the cards as well as a UK tour in the Autumn.
"What sets them apart from, say, Explosions In The Sky is the passion in their performance and the fusion of other styles like drone and noise into a style of post-rock that peaks and falls with far more tension than their contemporaries. " - Kick Out The Jam
"Three-piece Sona Di can conjure up a healthy racket to equal there more blissful moments...When they get loud it's gloriously brutal and hard hitting." - Narc Magazine
For press and bookings please contact - [email protected]
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 30/01/2007
Band Members: Dani Irving - Guitar//: Michael Marwood - Bass & Vocals//: Angus W. Mason - Drums//:
Influences: A nice cup of tea//: Football in the garden//: The Angus special//: Breakfast//: Ford & Etal estate//: Exciting Soccer//: Christmas Music//: Vitamin D//: The Broons & Oor Wullie//: Getting really smelly then having a good wash//: 14 hours sleep//: No sleep at all//: Good news//: Pints//: Music that makes you take your shirt and hold your arms aloft similar to that of a Greek God//: Channel U//: Dick heads//: The sun//: Bus Journeys//: Tranquillity//: Enthusiasm//: Energy//: Boredom//: Rage//: Confusion//:
Sounds Like: lo-fi epic, silent but chaotic, boring but not in a bad way, fourfourthreefour6ate the bate again, we sing to the beach and play
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Kick Out The Jam - Sona Di live review 29/11/09

Thanks to James Keith for this excellent review of our gig at the Head of Steam on November 29th supporting Tempelhof and Warm Digits.Recently I haven't listened to a great deal of post-rock, it all s...
Posted by on Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:28:00 GMT

Update 30/10/09

Now then my friends,We've been busy chaps at Sona Di recently, we're 6/9ths through recording our album (or 2/3rds as some people like to call it) and things are due to be complete by the end of the y...
Posted by on Fri, 30 Oct 2009 06:54:00 GMT

update 25082009

now then,we've got a fair bit of news for you. we're half way through recording our debut ep with blank studios, it's all sounding how we want it to and the whole experience has been a whole lot easie...
Posted by on Tue, 25 Aug 2009 05:14:00 GMT

Jeniferever, Sona Di & The Acrobatic Society 27.04.09 NARC Review

Similar to the likes of Neutral Milk Hotel, Beirut and local act O'Messy Life, THe Acrobatic Society swamp their songs with diverse instrumentation and Eastern melodies. Unfortunately the band were pl...
Posted by on Tue, 02 Jun 2009 07:04:00 GMT

Spokes, Worriedaboutsatan & Sona Di 23.03.09 NARC Review

Fucking stand-up, man! shouts a lone voice. Tonight, a bunch of punters decide to sit in the middle of the floor, causing havoc and harassing anyone with the fortitude to stand in front of them. Emp...
Posted by on Thu, 14 May 2009 10:17:00 GMT

Sona Di Update 12052009

Hello the public,Weve finally got something new for you to listen to on our page, theyre live tracks recorded at The Cluny when we supported out good friends Spokes. We hope to record some studio st...
Posted by on Tue, 12 May 2009 04:49:00 GMT

The Town Of 1770, Peace Burial At Sea, Bulk & Skull, Sona Di 12.08.08 NARC review

Ever worried you're drinking too much? It's those adverts that get me, the ones that demand you keep track of your units, which you kind of do, until Tuesday when you get to 70 and lose count. Well, y...
Posted by on Sat, 06 Sep 2008 12:14:00 GMT

Kyte, Sona Di & Mariposa 14.07.08 NARC Review

Having seen Mariposa a fair few times i know how inspirational and challenging they can be to 'get into'. A cold venue with only a dozen other souls for company only adds to the challenge and tonight,...
Posted by on Tue, 19 Aug 2008 05:40:00 GMT

Spokes, Sona Di & Matthew Childs 30.05.08 NARC review

It's always good to see local lads Sona Di take to a Berwick stage especially as they recently decamped down the A1 to Newcastle. Tonight they follow the hushed acoustic tones of Matthew Childs with t...
Posted by on Thu, 05 Jun 2008 00:52:00 GMT