sfu·ma·to (near Frankfurt DE on 1 August!)

EUROPEAN VENUES, PROMOTERS, & HOUSE SHOW PEEPS - PLEASE book us between now & mid-September 2008!
AMERIKKKAN. CANADIAN, & MEXICAN VENUES, PROMOTERS, & HOUSE SHOW PEEPS - PLEASE book us between mid-September 2008 & Spring 2009!
here's a rough map of where we plan to tour - if you live in any of the marked towns & want to host a house show or recommend yr favourite venue, get in touch!
sfu·ma·to was started by Lars (ex- LAMPshADe; ) & Kasper ( The Naked , later Ensemble Orlando ) in Danmark in 1996. added Lars Sveistrup ( El Ray ) for a while, and released their first cassette EP, 'come good home' (zoz012). Lars S.H. was replaced by Andre, whereupon their first full-length came to be, 'the future lies in darkness' (ughcd001 / zoz013). Andre was then replaced by Carl Christian ( Obstinate Esther / Nasa Dude ), and the triumphant 'psi e.p.' 7" (ugh002) was pressed. relocated to Berkeley, California from 1999-2000 with Carey (for a spell), then Bomba, Bryan, & Darren, and released their second CD, 'shards of ancient suns' (ughcd004 / BSBTA24). moved back to Danmark in 2001 regrouping with Carl Christian again (sans Kasper) & adding Andreas ( Ensemble Orlando ), Marie (Danband, Mit Nye Band, Bleeder, ex-Traening), & Asger ( Mit Nye Band , ex-Traening) followed by Rupert (Veronica Post, ex-Twang & Tothe International). the acclaimed third EP arrived, 'the las zadan e.p.' (ughcd005 / BSBTA71), which then became part of 2005's 'pockets of resistance (1998-2004)' (ughcd006 / BSBTA93) together with a reissue of 'the psi e.p.' (previously only available on vinyl) plus 5 rare odds & ends.
Lars relocated to France in 2003 & is more or less solo for the time being, except when he pops up to Danmark. so the future of sfu-ma-to is a mystery to us all. 2004-5 saw their first U$ & Canadian tours, and 2006-7 is seeing their second... as always, applications from vagabond drummers, cellists, violists, violinists, bassists, contrabassists, guitarists, & vocalists are being accepted. because, you see, guest musicians are our bread & butter, such as the magnificent Catherine FEENY on 'Spinning 2000,' or Barracks of Afghanistan on the as yet unreleased version of 'Welcome to Fallujah,' or the countless, courageous drummers who have pitched in live...
add yrself to our map of fans so we know where to go on tour, or even better, take a look at our new google tour map & get in touch (this map seems much easier to navigate)!
for occasional updates re: tours & releases et al, join p.m.r.'s yahoo group .
yay to Drew Floyd, Ungdomshuset Blir!, Gambletron, Moko, Baxter Hotel, badmouse, Satya, Hans Emil, Jon, Amber, Feenyheads!, music for robots, Evil Death Machine, Fred, Thee Silver Mt. Zion, Jon CROCKER, Sonic Youth, Maria, Gabriel, Steve, End The Occupation of Palestine, Jason ANDERSON, Bonfire Madigan, Lila ROSE, Jordi ROSEN, Constants, Master Musicians of Jajouka, Torgo, Haywood, Qui, bLast the Cover-Up, & Mit Nye Band (if any of these slip from our top 32 or whatever).
OUR RECORDS which are (currently) available:
'pockets of resistance (1998-2004)' CD
'shards of ancient suns' CD/cass.
'the future lies in darkness' CD/cass.
'The Escape from Beer Mountain' CD compilation
well, what to say. Wikipedia sucks . here's what i salvaged pre-"speedy deletion:"
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{{lowercase|sfu-ma-to}} '''sfu-ma-to''' is an band which was formed in , in late 1996 by (guitar & vocals, ex-) and (drums, also of ). After a few months, they were joined by Lars Sviestrup Hansen on guitar for about a year before he veered off stylistically towards surf music in the form of . Thus ended the 'Come Good Home' era.
Andre Chercka joined on bass for the duration of the 'Future Lies in Darkness' era, eventually being replaced by (of and ).
In late 1999, Ro moved to the where he briefly reformed the group as a duo with Carey Dall (guitar, brother of artist ). After a few shows, Dall left and '''sfu-ma-to''' developed into a quartet with Ro, Bomba (drums), Bryan Goski (guitar), and Darren Hertell (bass), thus constituting the 'Shards of Ancient Suns' era. One of the songs on this record, "spinning 2000," received guest vocals from the soon-to-be critically acclaimed recording artist , whom Lars had played with previously in . This period culminated with a headlining show at 's . [http://www.bottomofthehill.com/highlightsS.html "(Some of the) Bands that have played at the Bottom Of The Hill" ] .
Returning to Europe, the lineup shifted somewhat during the first years of the millennium, solidifying into Ro, Andreas Koch (bass) of The Naked / and , Marie Hansen (vocals) of and , and Asger Hvid (drums) of and . After recording ''The Las Zadan E.P.,'' HVID was replaced by Robert SCHMIDT of , ex- on the drums for a few shows & practices, eventually giving way to their French drummer, Nicolaj VOGLER. In its live incarnation, the band fluctuates from a full lineup (on Danish shores) to a solo affair, as was the case for sfu-ma-to's North American tours in 2004 and 2006.
20 April 2007 saw their first-ever, completely sold out concert, opening up for at Le Romandie in ,
==Discography==
*''Come Good Home'' (cassette, 1997, )
*''The Future Lies in Darkness'' (CD/cassette, 1998, )
*''The Psi E.P.'' (7", 1999, )
*''Shards of Ancient Suns'' (CD/cassette, 2001, / )
*''The Las Zadan E.P.'' (CDEP, 2004, / )
*''Pockets of Resistance'' (CD, 2005, / )
==Compilations==
*''Les Enfants Children'' - p.m.r. compilation 4 (cassette, 2000, )
*''Hairballs of Hysteria'' - Danish underground compilation (CD, 2001, )
*''Musical Chain Letters'' - ambitious collaborative experiment (CD, 2002, )
*''Footnotes: Musical Chain Letters Odds & Ends'' (CDEP, 2002, )
*''BSBTA E.P. Club, August 2003'' (CDEP, 2003, )
*''BSBTA Five-O'' - BSBTA's 50th release sampler (CD, 2003, )
*''Affiliate Program, Vol. 1'' - a compilation / sampler (CD, 2004, )
*''The Escape From Beer Mountain'' - a posthumous Bloated Sasquatch Beer Theatre Audio label compilation (CD, 2007, )
==Notes==


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