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Canvas Solaris

Loud as shit because fuck you.

About Me

Formed in 1999 by Sapp, Ginn, and former bassist Jimmy McCall. Band played increasingly weird death metal for two and a half years before adding Simpkins to the line-up and going instrumental. Recorded the Spatial/Design EP in Dec. 2002, which was promptly released the next year by North Carolina label Tribunal Records. In 2004, Canvas released their debut LP, Sublimation, again through the Tribunal label. In Feb. 2005, Canvas signed with Sensory Records (home to Spiral Architect, Gordian Knot, Zero Hour, et al.), who just released the band’s second full-length album,Penumbra Diffuse. Slaughtering, pillaging, and world domination to be released later this year.
Canvas Solaris T-Shirts Now Available. Check the latest Blog for purchasing information
$15 shipped in the continental US (contact for international orders). Paypal (see New Shirt Blog for Paypal account to send to), money order, or VERY well concealed cash only. No checks please. Message for address to send cash or Money Order.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/2/2006
Band Website: myspace.com/canvassolaris
Band Members:
Nathan Sapp- Guitar

Hunter Ginn- Drums/Percussion

Chris Rushing-Guitar

Donnie Smith- Analog Synthesis, Skeletal Timpani Actuation, Mobile Moog Restoration

Gael Pirlot-Bass/Big Muff Destruction

Influences: Voivod, Cynic, Don Caballero, Watchtower/Spastic Ink, Shakti, Rush, Anacrusis, Univers Zero, Behold...The Arctopus, Obliveon's 'Nemesis,' Dysrhythmia, Breadwinner, Mind Over Four, Disharmonic Orchestra, Death, Martyr, The Mars Volta, Gordian Knot, Labradford, Carcass, King Crimson, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Houde-era Kataklysm, Enslaved, Anglagaard, Kraftwerk,Confessor, Steve Reich, early Atrocity, Loudblast, Psychotic Waltz, OLD, Present, Karaboudjan, Gorguts, Dead Can Dance, Atheist, Goblin, Nocturnus, Bark Psychosis,Popul Vuh, Mr. Bungle, Carcass, The Deserts of Traun, early Alchemist, Il Balleto Di Bronzo, Koenjihyakkei, and a thousand others.
Sounds Like: A Bakhtin inside a Benjamin
Record Label: Sensory Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Apologies to Those Who Tuned In Last Night

I've been told that the station had problems editing the original interview, which is why it did not air last night. However, I have it on authority that the interview will definitely air next week. A...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Tue, 24 Jun 2008 03:58:00 PST

Canvas Solaris Radio Interview

If you want to hear me wax incoherent on all things CS, please tune in on 6/23 at 5:00 PM Pacific time to 92.5 the Ex. Online listening help can be found here:http://www.cariboo.bc.ca/radio8/help.phpb...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:41:00 PST

The Atomized Dream - Out June 10

    Hope this finds all readers well. The 4th installment in the CS saga, The Atomized Dream, will be hitting the streets and innernets on June 10. Expect what you might not expect, and...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Sat, 31 May 2008 11:21:00 PST

New shirt design (very limited amount)

New Paypal address: [email protected] sure to check with us for size availability before ordering.Get them while they're exothermic:When ordering, specify size, address, and other instructions.$1...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Tue, 05 Feb 2008 07:15:00 PST

Paypal Addendum

We've run into some recent problems with the shirt orders/PayPal. However, all that should be cleared up now. If anyone has ordered a shirt and their payment is still pending, please just contact me s...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 07:46:00 PST

Canvas Solaris T-shirts!

We have received our first batch of "official" Canvas Solaris T-shirts. The numbers are limited  but we will be printing more very soon. The shirts will be helping to fund our 2008 live dates. So...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Mon, 05 Nov 2007 08:30:00 PST

2 More Rehearsal Vids

Hope you like! Psychotropic Resonance Spheres in Design...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 02:57:00 PST

CS Rehearsal Clips

Here are links to a few tunes we rehearsed last weekend. Expect a couple more to surface shortly. Hope you enjoy! Sinusoid Mirage Solar Droid Patterns Spiral Into Swarm...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Tue, 25 Sep 2007 05:24:00 PST

New Tracks

As some of you have noticed, we finally (thanks to guitar whiz and theme song magus Chris Rushing) have gotten around to posting songs from our latest album, 'Cortical Tectonics.' Apologies for taking...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:09:00 PST

Recent Listenings

Greetings, folks. Hope everyone is well. Just thought I'd share with you some things that lately have really ticked my ears: Jakob--Solace Phelan Sheppard--Old Harps Master Astor Piazzolla--The Centr...
Posted by Canvas Solaris on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 05:00:00 PST