Dan Snaith

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1. 1978-03-29Born Daniel Victor SnaithbirthDundas, Ontario, Canada

   Born in Dundas, Ontario, into a family of mathematicians.

   [4][5]
2. 2000People Eating Fruit EP as Manitobapublication

   Debut release under the Manitoba name.

   [9][5]
3. 2001Start Breaking My Heartpublication

   First Manitoba album, released on The Leaf Label.

   [19][9][5]
4. 2001Moved to London for a mathematics PhDmilestoneLondon, United Kingdom

   Relocated from Canada to London, initially to pursue doctoral study in mathematics at Imperial College.

   [27]
5. 2003Up in Flamespublication

   Second Manitoba album; toured through 2004 with Stereolab, Four Tet, Broadcast, and Prefuse 73.

   [19][9]
6. 2004Manitoba becomes Cariboumilestone

   After a US trademark action by Dictators frontman Richard 'Handsome Dick' Manitoba, Snaith announced the name change; earlier albums were reissued as Caribou.

   [19][20][33]
7. 2005PhD in mathematicseducationImperial College London

   Doctorate in mathematics at Imperial College London under Kevin Buzzard, on overconvergent Siegel modular forms.

   [10][7][5]
8. 2005The Milk of Human Kindnesspublication

   First album under the Caribou name, released on Domino.

   [33][20][5]
9. 2007Andorrapublication

   Second Caribou album, made 'at home in a bedroom' on City Slang/Merge.

   [11][35]
10. 2008-09-29Won the 2008 Polaris Music PrizeawardPolaris Music PrizeToronto, Canada

    Andorra took the third annual Polaris Music Prize at the Phoenix Concert Theatre in Toronto, a CA$20,000 award.

    [11][34][35]
11. 2010-04-20Swimpublication

    The 'liquid dance music' album: shortlisted for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize and named album of the year by Resident Advisor, Mixmag, and Rough Trade.

    [6][24][17][5]
12. 2011Founded the Jiaolong labelfounded

    Launched his own imprint with a Daphni 12-inch after the frictionless Text Records split single with Four Tet.

    [26]
13. 2011-02-14RA.246 mix debuts the Daphni aliasmedia

    His Resident Advisor podcast carried five new tracks credited to the then-unannounced name Daphni.

    [24]
14. 2012Supported Radiohead on the King of Limbs tourrole

    Caribou was personally invited to open Radiohead's 2012 arena dates while Snaith DJed as Daphni.

    [26][17][27]
15. 2012-10-16Daphni — Jiaolongpublication

    First album as Daphni, released via Merge/Jiaolong.

    [36][26]
16. 2014-10BBC Radio 1 Essential MixmediaBBC Radio 1

    Two-hour mix under the Caribou name incorporating new Daphni tracks and exclusive music from friends.

    [14]
17. 2014-10-07Our Lovepublication

    Fourth Caribou album; shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize and Grammy-nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

    [17][28][12]
18. 2015-01Essential Mix of the YearawardBBC Radio 1

    The October 2014 mix was voted BBC Radio 1's Essential Mix of the Year by a panel of judges and dance-music editors.

    [15]
19. 2017-07-21Daphni — FabricLive.93publicationFabric

    A FabricLive mix built largely from his own new Daphni productions.

    [42][5]
20. 2017-10-06Daphni — Joli Maipublication

    Second Daphni album on Jiaolong, presenting the FabricLive.93 material in full-length form.

    [42][5]
21. 2020-02-28Suddenlypublication

    Fifth Caribou album, framed as his most personal record after years of abrupt family events.

    [31][32]
22. 2021-06Juno Award for Electronic Album of the YearawardJuno Awards

    Suddenly won at the 2021 Juno Awards.

    [13]
23. 2022-10-07Daphni — Cherrypublication

    Third Daphni album, released on Jiaolong.

    [8][41]
24. 2024-10-04Honeypublication

    Sixth Caribou album on City Slang/Merge; every vocal is Snaith's own, many transformed by AI voice tools.

    [2][18][39]
25. 2026-02-06Daphni — Butterflypublication

    Fourth Daphni album on Jiaolong, including 'Waiting So Long (feat. Caribou)' — the first Daphni track with Snaith's vocals.

    [41][3]

Themes

• The mathematician who left for the studioreportedinfluence

  Son and brother of mathematicians, Snaith completed a 2005 doctorate on overconvergent Siegel modular forms under Kevin Buzzard at Imperial College London while building his recording career. He describes math and music as the same kind of abstract play — 'playing around with ideas until you have a breakthrough' — and calls his own thesis work 'original, but I would still call it trivial.'

  [10][7][22][5]
• Dance music isn't just escapismstatedphilosophy

  He insists dance music 'is about life' — an emotional form, not a null one — and set Daphni against the 'macho' super-saw wing of EDM, aligning with the gay-club lineage of New York dance music instead.

  [27][25]
• Sampling as compositionreportedmethod

  From the loop-based Manitoba records through Suddenly's chopped soul flips (Gloria Barnes on 'Home') to Honey's credited MARRS and René & Angela samples and his catalogue of Daphni edits, other people's records are his raw material — until Honey folded his own voice into the same machinery.

  [9][37][2][24]
• A private, domestic processstatedpractice

  He makes records alone at home — bedroom for Andorra, basement thereafter — around the school run and family evenings. He dislikes naming things and finishes music before titling it; 'Suddenly' was his daughter's word, suggested by his wife. For Daphni he wanted 'no plan, no PR.'

  [35][28][31][30][29]
• Two aliases, one continuumreportedpractice

  Caribou is the composed, vocal, band-touring project; Daphni the impulsive dancefloor and DJ project. The split began as an internal filing system during Swim, hardened into a second career, and has since been publicly collapsing — Honey sounds like Daphni, and Butterfly's lead single is billed 'feat. Caribou.'

  [26][25][18][41]
• Deliberate reinvention per recordreportedpractice

  Reviewers and his own label describe each album as a sonic and thematic reset: Manitoba's IDM, the psych-pop of Milk of Human Kindness and Andorra, Swim's liquid dance music, Our Love's connectedness, Suddenly's jagged turns, Honey's club scale. His press copy frames restlessness as the signature.

  [33][23][37][18]
• Love as a complicated subjectstatedbelief

  Since Our Love he treats adult love — for wife, daughters, friends, audience — as the records' real subject: 'happiness right next to sadness.' Suddenly extends that to the abrupt events (deaths, a health crisis, a birth in a car) that reframe a life.

  [28][29][32]
• Dance music at pressing-plant speedstatedmethod

  The Four Tet split single taught him a track could go from test pressing to sold-out shops in weeks; he built Jiaolong on that model — white-label 12-inches and surprise EPs — keeping Caribou albums on the slow promotional track by contrast.

  [26][29][8]
• His own voice as found materialinferredmethod

  Across the catalog his voice is treated the way he treats samples: a signature falsetto on the Caribou records, buried and chopped on Suddenly, run through AI voice models until it passes for other singers on Honey, then billed as a guest feature on a Daphni single.

  [39][38][41]

Works and projects

• Overconvergent Siegel modular forms (doctoral thesis)paperpublished2005Imperial College London

  Doctoral thesis under Kevin Buzzard; the EThOS catalog records the title as 'Overconvergent Siegel modular forms' while the Mathematics Genealogy Project records 'Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols.'

  [10][7]
• Start Breaking My Heart (as Manitoba)recordingreleased2001

  Debut album, released on The Leaf Label; later reissued as Caribou.

  [19][9][5]
• Up in Flames (as Manitoba)recordingreleased2003

  Second Manitoba album, a critics' favourite; toured internationally before the rename.

  [19][9]
• The Milk of Human Kindness (as Caribou)recordingreleased2005

  First Caribou album on Domino, folding the Manitoba sound into psychedelic pop.

  [33][20]
• Andorra (as Caribou)recordingreleased2007

  Bedroom-made album on City Slang/Merge; winner of the 2008 Polaris Music Prize.

  [11][35]
• Swim (as Caribou)recordingreleased2010-04-20

  The 'liquid dance music' record; Resident Advisor, Mixmag, and Rough Trade album of the year and a 2010 Polaris shortlistee.

  [6][24][17]
• Jiaolong (label)projectongoing2011

  His own imprint, launched with a Daphni 12-inch and still the home of the Daphni albums, including 2026's Butterfly.

  [26][41]
• Jiaolong (as Daphni)recordingreleased2012-10-16

  First Daphni album on Merge/Jiaolong; a direct dancefloor statement.

  [36][26]
• Our Love (as Caribou)recordingreleased2014-10-07

  The breakthrough of scale: 'Can't Do Without You,' a Polaris shortlist, and a Grammy nomination for Best Dance/Electronic Album.

  [17][28][12]
• FabricLive.93 (as Daphni)recordingreleased2017-07-21

  A FabricLive entry built almost entirely from his own unreleased Daphni tracks.

  [42][5]
• Joli Mai (as Daphni)recordingreleased2017-10-06

  The FabricLive.93 material in full-length form, self-released on Jiaolong.

  [42]
• Suddenly (as Caribou)recordingreleased2020-02-28

  His most personal album, named after his daughter's new word; Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year 2021.

  [31][32][13]
• Cherry (as Daphni)recordingreleased2022-10-07

  Third Daphni album on Jiaolong.

  [8][41]
• Honey (as Caribou)recordingreleased2024-10-04

  Sixth Caribou album on City Slang/Merge; every vocal is Snaith's own, many processed through AI voice tools — the record's divisive feature.

  [2][18][39]
• Butterfly (as Daphni)recordingreleased2026-02-06

  Fourth Daphni album on Jiaolong, including the first 'feat. Caribou' billing.

  [41][3]

Appearances

• Daphni Essential MixBBC Radio 12026-01-17

  A new Daphni Essential Mix broadcast January 17, 2026, featuring music from the Butterfly album alongside Miles Davis, Liquid Liquid, Floorplan, and Underworld.

  [3]
• Caribou's Dan Snaith on His New & Most Personal AlbumBillboard2020-02-27

  Suddenly interview cataloguing the abrupt events behind the record, from a friend's death to a daughter born in the back of a car.

  • article: https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/caribou-dan-snaith-interview-9324432/
  [32]
• Caribou on the Joys and Sorrows Behind New Album 'Suddenly'Rolling Stone2020-02-04

  with Simon Vozick-Levinson

  Suddenly interview on the album's jagged edges, the basement work schedule around two daughters, and wanting music that 'sounds like a hug.'

  • article: https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/caribou-suddenly-dan-snaith-interview-946860/
  [31]
• Caribou: 'Dance music isn't just escapism. It's about life'The Guardian2014-10-04

  Our Love-era interview on dance music as an emotional form and the 2012 double life of Radiohead arenas and techno clubs.

  • article: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/oct/04/caribou-dance-music-isnt-just-escapism-its-about-life
  [27]
• Radio 1's Essential Mix — CaribouBBC Radio 12014-10

  Two-hour Essential Mix with exclusive music from Joy Orbison & Boddika, Pearson Sound, Les Sins, and Anthony Naples plus two new Daphni tracks; later named Essential Mix of the Year.

  • audio: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b04kzsty
  [14][15]
• "It isn't a particularly macho endeavour…" Dan Snaith talks DaphniFACT Magazine2012-10-01

  Interview on Daphni, Jiaolong, and his reaction to the aggressive wing of EDM.

  • article: https://www.factmag.com/2012/10/01/it-isnt-a-particularly-macho-endeavour-dan-snaith-talks-daphni-his-reaction-to-the-edm-shooting-match/
  [25]
• Deep Inside: Daphni 'Jiaolong'XLR8R2012

  Interview on the Daphni/Caribou division of labour and why he founded the Jiaolong label.

  • article: https://xlr8r.com/features/deep-inside-daphni-jiaolong/
  [26]
• RA.246 CaribouResident Advisor2011-02-14

  A 70-minute mix plus Q&A that quietly debuted five Daphni tracks — the first public appearance of the alias.

  • audio: https://ra.co/podcast/246
  [24]
• Interviews: CaribouPitchfork2010

  Swim-era interview: the 'liquid dance music' phrase and the abandoned plan to keep dance tracks and the Caribou album in separate piles.

  • article: https://pitchfork.com/features/interview/7785-caribou/
  [23]

Relations

• Victor Snaithfamily

  His father, a mathematician.

  [5][22]
• Nina Snaithfamily

  His sister, also a mathematician.

  [5][22]
• Kevin Buzzardmentored by

  His doctoral advisor at Imperial College London for the 2005 PhD on overconvergent Siegel modular forms.

  [7][10][5]
• Kieran Hebden (Four Tet)collaborated

  The Text Records 'Ye Ye'/'Pinnacles' split single that inspired Jiaolong; he co-arranged Honey's 'Broke My Heart' and title track.

  [26][2]
• Radioheadcollaborated

  Caribou was personally invited to support the 2012 King of Limbs tour.

  [26][17][27]
• Ryan Smithcollaborated

  Caribou live-band member.

  [5]
• Brad Webercollaborated

  Caribou live-band member.

  [5]
• John Schmersalcollaborated

  Caribou live-band member.

  [5]
• Jiaolongfounded2011 –

  His own label, founded 2011 and launched with a Daphni 12-inch; home of the Daphni albums.

  [26]
• Merge Recordsmember of2007 –

  Caribou's North American label home since Andorra; co-released Our Love, Suddenly, and Honey.

  [16][17][18]
• City Slangmember of2007 – 2024

  European label partner on the Caribou albums from Andorra through Honey.

  [35][18][5]
• Dominomember of

  Released the first Caribou album, The Milk of Human Kindness (2005).

  [33][20][5]
• The Leaf Labelmember of

  Released the first Manitoba album, Start Breaking My Heart (2001).

  [19][9][5]
• Richard 'Handsome Dick' Manitobaother

  The Dictators frontman's 2004 US trademark action over the Manitoba name forced the rename to Caribou; settlement terms were never public.

  [19][20][33][5]
• Andrew Millerinterviewed by

  Cleveland Scene 'Reindeer Games' feature on the forced rename, 2005.

  [20]
• Gene Armstronginterviewed by

  Tucson Weekly 'Crime Pays!' interview, 2005.

  [21]
• Elizabeth Goodmaninterviewed by

  Rolling Stone 'Breaking Artist' profile, 2007.

  [22]
• Jim Carrollinterviewed by

  Irish Times Our Love interview, 2014.

  [29]
• Olivia Ovendeninterviewed by

  Esquire UK interview, 2020.

  [30]
• Simon Vozick-Levinsoninterviewed by

  Rolling Stone Suddenly interview, 2020.

  [31]

Claims

• factDaniel Victor Snaith was born on March 29, 1978, and is from Dundas, Ontario, Canada.[4][5][34]
• factHe comes from a family of mathematicians: his father is mathematician Victor Snaith and his sister Nina Snaith is also a mathematician; Rolling Stone reported that his father, mother, and sister all hold mathematics degrees.[5][22]
• factSnaith moved from Canada to London in 2001, initially to pursue a mathematics PhD at Imperial College London; he has remained based in London since.[27]
• factHe completed a PhD in mathematics in 2005: the British Library EThOS catalog lists Daniel Victor Snaith's Imperial College London thesis 'Overconvergent Siegel modular forms', and the Mathematics Genealogy Project records his doctoral advisor as Kevin Buzzard.[10][7][5]
• factRecording as Manitoba, he released the debut EP People Eating Fruit in 2000, followed by the albums Start Breaking My Heart (2001) and Up in Flames (2003).[9][19][5]
• factIn 2004, Dictators frontman Richard 'Handsome Dick' Manitoba pursued a US trademark-infringement case over the Manitoba name; facing a court case he could not afford to lose, Snaith changed his recording name to Caribou and his previous albums were reissued under the new moniker.[19][20][33][5]
• factSnaith told Rolling Stone that the name Caribou came to him during an LSD trip in the Canadian prairies — in his telling, a bear appeared and told him to change his name.[22]
• factThe first Caribou album, The Milk of Human Kindness, was released in 2005 on Domino, merging the Manitoba records' pastoral electronics with 1960s-indebted psychedelic pop.[33][20][5]
• factAndorra (2007, City Slang/Merge) — which Snaith said he made 'at home in a bedroom' — won the third annual Polaris Music Prize on September 29, 2008, carrying a CA$20,000 award.[11][34][35]
• factSwim, his fifth studio album, was released April 20, 2010 on City Slang/Merge; it was shortlisted for the 2010 Polaris Music Prize and named album of the year by Resident Advisor, Mixmag, and Rough Trade.[6][5][24][17]
• factThe Daphni alias debuted publicly on his Resident Advisor podcast RA.246 (February 14, 2011), which carried five new Snaith tracks credited to Daphni; the first Daphni 12-inch, JIAOLONG001, followed in 2011.[24][26]
• factSnaith founded his own label, Jiaolong, in 2011, launching it with a Daphni 12-inch — inspired by how quickly the Text Records split single pairing his 'Ye Ye' with Four Tet's 'Pinnacles' had gone from pressing plant to shops.[26]
• factThe first Daphni album, Jiaolong, was released in October 2012 — October 16 in North America via Merge/Jiaolong and October 8 in Europe via Jiaolong.[36][26]
• factIn 2012 Caribou was personally invited to support Radiohead on the King of Limbs tour, while Snaith simultaneously toured clubs as a DJ under the Daphni alias.[26][17][27]
• factHis October 2014 BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix — recorded as Caribou and incorporating Daphni material and exclusive tracks from friends — was voted Essential Mix of the Year by a panel including Pete Tong and editors from Mixmag, DJ Magazine, Resident Advisor, and XLR8R.[14][15]
• factOur Love, released in October 2014 on Merge/City Slang, was shortlisted for the 2015 Polaris Music Prize and nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 58th Grammy Awards.[17][12][5][28]
• factHe holds two Grammy nominations: Our Love for Best Dance/Electronic Album (2016 awards) and 'You Can Do It' for Best Dance/Electronic Recording (2022 awards).[12]
• factIn 2017 he released FabricLive.93 — a FabricLive mix built largely from his own new Daphni material — followed by Joli Mai on his Jiaolong label on October 6, 2017, which presented those tracks in full-length form.[42][5]
• factSuddenly was released February 28, 2020 on City Slang/Merge; Snaith described it as his most personal album, shaped by a run of abrupt events — a friend's death, a death in his wife's family, a divorce in the family, his father's health crisis, and the birth of his second daughter in the back of a car.[31][32][30]
• factSuddenly won the Juno Award for Electronic Album of the Year at the 2021 Juno Awards.[13]
• factDaphni's third album, Cherry, was released on October 7, 2022 on the Jiaolong label.[8][41]
• factHoney — billed as his eleventh studio album overall and sixth as Caribou — was released October 4, 2024 on City Slang/Merge.[2][18][5]
• factEvery vocal on Honey is Snaith's own, many processed through AI voice tools to sound like other singers and rappers — the record's most divisive feature in the press.[39][38][40]
• factPer the album's official credits, Honey's 'Volume' samples MARRS's 'Pump Up the Volume' and 'Climbing' samples René & Angela's 'Just Friends'; 'Broke My Heart' and 'Honey' were arranged by Snaith with Kieran Hebden.[2]
• factDaphni's fourth album, Butterfly, was released February 6, 2026 on Jiaolong; the single 'Waiting So Long' is credited 'feat. Caribou' — the first Daphni track to carry Snaith's vocals, staged as a collaboration between his two aliases.[41][3]
• factCaribou tours as a live band — Wikipedia lists the lineup as Snaith with Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and John Schmersal — while Snaith performs DJ sets as Daphni.[5]
• factSnaith is married and has two daughters; Rolling Stone reported in 2014 that he had been married for 13 years, and the younger daughter was born in 2016.[28][31][5]
• factBetween Swim and Our Love, Snaith built a parallel reputation as a DJ, including sets as long as seven and a half hours.[17]
• factBeyond Andorra's 2008 win, Swim and Our Love were each shortlisted for the Polaris Music Prize, in 2010 and 2015 respectively.[5]
• stated beliefSnaith has argued that 'dance music isn't just escapism — it's about life': the genre carries real emotional content rather than functioning purely as release.[27]
• stated beliefHe framed Daphni as a reaction to what he called the macho, super-aggressive wing of EDM — 'a shooting match of guys with electronic toys' — and aligned himself instead with the dance-music tradition that came out of predominantly gay clubs in New York.[25]
• stated beliefHe describes mathematics and music as sharing the same abstract play: 'It's all about playing around with ideas until you have a breakthrough.'[22]
• stated beliefHe describes his own doctoral work with deliberate modesty as 'original, but I would still call it trivial.'[5]
• stated beliefMaking Our Love, he says the impulse shifted to 'making something for everybody to listen to' — music for an audience and about his own life at once, a change he traces to the way Swim connected with listeners.[28][29]
• stated beliefOf Suddenly he said, 'I want the music to be comforting. I want it to sound like a hug.'[31]
• stated beliefOf the Manitoba lawsuit he said his 'immediate reaction was total disbelief,' but that 'faced with a court case that I couldn't afford to lose, I had no choice but to change the name.'[19]
• stated beliefHe wanted the Daphni record to be 'the complete opposite' of the Caribou release machine — 'no plan, no PR, no advance planning' — a spontaneous counterweight to album campaigns.[29]
• stated beliefHe traces Our Love's classic-soul influence to domestic life: putting on Marvin Gaye, Sly Stone, and Stevie Wonder records while playing with his young daughter.[29]
• stated beliefHe says he hates naming songs and albums and leaves titles until the music is finished; 'Suddenly' was his toddler daughter's favourite new word, suggested as a title by his wife.[30]
• patternAcross two decades each album has been a deliberate sonic reset — IDM pastoralia, psychedelic pop, 'liquid dance music', soul-inflected house, sample-chopped collage, AI-voiced club tracks — rather than iteration on a signature sound.[33][23][37][18]
• patternHe sustains two parallel practices — Caribou as the composed, vocal, band-touring project and Daphni as the impulsive dancefloor/DJ project — with Swim, Honey, and Butterfly each publicly blurring the line between them.[26][25][18][41]
• patternHe writes and records alone at home — Andorra 'in a bedroom,' Our Love and Suddenly in the basement of his London house — fitting music around family life rather than a commercial-studio schedule.[35][28][31]
• patternThrough Jiaolong he favours rapid, low-ceremony release for dance music — white-label 12-inches sent to the pressing plant within days, surprise EPs — reserving long campaigns for Caribou albums.[26][29][8]
• patternHis records keep re-siting his own voice as raw material: the wavering falsetto that defined Caribou, chopped soul samples on Suddenly, AI-shifted singers on Honey, and 'feat. Caribou' billing on a Daphni single.[37][39][41]
• speculationThe thesis title is recorded inconsistently: the British Library catalog reads 'Overconvergent Siegel modular forms' while the Mathematics Genealogy Project and Wikipedia give 'Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols'; the underlying doctorate — 2005, under Kevin Buzzard — is the same.[10][7][5]
• speculationSources differ on whether Handsome Dick Manitoba's action was a filed suit or a threat of one — the 2004 announcement says he 'sued,' Wikipedia says 'threatened with a lawsuit' — and the settlement terms were never made public.[19][5][20]
• speculationCoverage frames Honey's AI vocals both as a fix for Snaith's limited natural singing range and as a deliberate extension of his toolset; whether necessity or experiment drove the choice is not settled by the record.[39][38][40]
• speculationThe acid-trip naming story — a bear telling him to take the name Caribou — is Snaith's own oft-retold anecdote and is not independently verifiable.[22]

Sources

1. Caribou / Daphni — official sitecaribou.fm · subject controlled · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

   The subject's official site for both Caribou and Daphni.

2. Honey | CaribouCaribou on Bandcamp · 2024 · subject controlled · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

   The artist's own Bandcamp page for Honey; carries full credits including the MARRS and René & Angela samples and Kieran Hebden's co-arrangements.

3. Daphni shares two new singles 'Good Night Baby' and 'Talk To Me'Dog Day Press · 2026 · first person · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

   Snaith's press representative; quotes him directly on the Butterfly singles, the 17 January 2026 Daphni Essential Mix, and the NTS shows.

4. Dan Snaith (Q1036131)Wikidata · reference · dataset · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
5. Caribou (musician)Wikipedia · reference · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

   Used for discovery and cross-checking, not as sole authority.

6. Swim (Q3506590)Wikidata · reference · dataset · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

   Records the April 20, 2010 release date for Swim.

7. Daniel Snaith — Mathematics Genealogy ProjectMathematics Genealogy Project · reference · dataset · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

   Records the PhD as 'University of London 2005' under Kevin Mark Buzzard and titles the dissertation 'Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols'; Imperial College awarded University of London degrees at the time.

8. Daphni — artist profileResident Advisor · reference · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
9. Manitoba — artist biographyAllMusic · reference · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

   Biography of the Manitoba project covering the 2000 EP People Eating Fruit, the two Manitoba albums, and the forced rename.

10. Overconvergent Siegel modular forms — EThOS thesis recordBritish Library EThOS · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Doctoral thesis record for Daniel Victor Snaith, Imperial College London, 2005; the EThOS title is 'Overconvergent Siegel modular forms', differing from the Mathematics Genealogy wording.

11. Andorra — 2008 WinnerPolaris Music Prize · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
12. Dan Snaith — artist pageRecording Academy · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Lists two nominations: Our Love (Best Dance/Electronic Album, 58th awards) and 'You Can Do It' (Best Dance/Electronic Recording, 2022).

13. Winners announced for the 2021 JUNO Opening Night AwardsJuno Awards · 2021 · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Official winners announcement; Suddenly won Electronic Album of the Year.

14. Radio 1's Essential Mix — CaribouBBC Radio 1 · 2014 · first person · audio · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    The October 2014 Essential Mix; the programme page carries Snaith's own note describing the mix and previewing new Daphni tracks.

15. Radio 1's Essential Mix — The Essential Mix of the Year: CaribouBBC Radio 1 · 2015 · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    BBC programme page confirming Caribou's October 2014 mix won Essential Mix of the Year, as chosen by a panel of judges and dance-music editors.

16. Caribou — Merge Records artist pageMerge Records · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
17. Our Love — Merge RecordsMerge Records · 2014 · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Label copy: Swim's album-of-the-year citations, 7.5-hour DJ sets, and the 2012 Radiohead tour invitation.

18. Honey — Merge RecordsMerge Records · 2024 · primary record · webpage · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
19. absolute copyright corrupts…This Magazine · 2004 · archive · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Rehosts the 2004 press announcement that Manitoba would become Caribou following the US lawsuit, with Snaith's own quoted statement.

20. Reindeer GamesCleveland Scene · 2005 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Feature interview covering the lawsuit's cost ('thousands and thousands just to give in'), the bear-mask tours, and the rename.

21. Crime Pays!Tucson Weekly · 2005 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Interview including Snaith's account of stealing a school sampler at 13 and the press-release line about declining to fund US lawyers.

22. Breaking Artist: CaribouRolling Stone · 2007 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Profile carrying the acid-trip naming anecdote, the mathematical family detail, and the math/music comparison quote.

23. Interviews: CaribouPitchfork · 2010 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Swim-era interview: the 'liquid dance music' phrase and the abandoned plan to split dance tracks from the Caribou album.

24. RA.246 CaribouResident Advisor · 2011 · interview · audio · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Podcast mix plus Q&A; debuted five new tracks credited to Daphni, the first public use of the alias.

25. "It isn't a particularly macho endeavour…" Dan Snaith talks DaphniFACT Magazine · 2012 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Daphni and Jiaolong interview; his reaction against aggressive EDM and his framing of the dance tradition he relates to.

26. Deep Inside: Daphni 'Jiaolong'XLR8R · 2012 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Interview on the Daphni/Caribou split, the Text Records 'Ye Ye'/'Pinnacles' split with Four Tet, and why he started the Jiaolong label.

27. Caribou: 'Dance music isn't just escapism. It's about life'The Guardian · 2014 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
28. Caribou's Psychedelic Journey Back to the Club for 'Our Love'Rolling Stone · 2014 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Our Love interview: the 'something for everybody' impulse, basement recording, and fatherhood's influence.

29. Our Love: Caribou's Dan Snaith on the new albumThe Irish Times · 2014 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Interview on the soul records behind Our Love and the deliberate no-PR spontaneity of the Daphni record.

30. Caribou's Dan Snaith On The Unexpected Twists Of New Album 'Suddenly'Esquire (UK) · 2020 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Interview covering the Suddenly title's origin (his daughter's new word, suggested by his wife) and the family events behind the record.

31. Caribou on the Joys and Sorrows Behind New Album 'Suddenly'Rolling Stone · 2020 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Interview on Suddenly: the jagged-edges approach, the basement schedule around two daughters, and 'I want it to sound like a hug.'

32. Caribou's Dan Snaith on His New & Most Personal AlbumBillboard · 2020 · interview · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Interview cataloguing the run of abrupt events behind Suddenly: a friend's death, a death in his wife's family, a divorce, his father's health crisis, and a daughter born in a car.

33. CaribouSpin · 2005 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Review/feature on The Milk of Human Kindness and the forced rename from Manitoba.

34. Polaris win 'completely overwhelms' solo act CaribouCBC News · 2008 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
35. Caribou's 'Andorra' Wins Polaris Music PrizeBillboard · 2008 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Includes Snaith's remark that he made Andorra 'at home in a bedroom.'

36. Caribou's Dan Snaith Announces Daphni AlbumPitchfork · 2012 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
37. Caribou: Suddenly — album reviewPitchfork · 2020 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
38. Caribou: Honey review — this AI-aided album is dubious on so many levelsThe Guardian · 2024 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    A sharply negative review of Honey's use of AI-processed vocals.

39. Caribou: Honey — album reviewPitchfork · 2024 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Review reporting that all of Honey's vocals are Snaith's own, processed through AI voice tools; notes Snaith was not doing interviews for the record.

40. The new Caribou album is filled with AI vocal effectsThe Verge · 2024 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z
41. Daphni Announces New Album Butterfly, Shares SongsPitchfork · 2025 · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Announcement of Butterfly for February 6, 2026 on Jiaolong, including 'Waiting So Long' billed as featuring Caribou.

42. Daphni: Joli Mai — reviewAllMusic · reporting · article · accessed 2026-09-17T00:00:00Z

    Review confirming Joli Mai (October 6, 2017, Jiaolong) presents the tracks Snaith made for FabricLive.93 in full-length form.

Coverage and method

Scope as of

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Coverage supplied by the publisher

• biography
• work
• beliefs
• media
• projects

Method

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Tool

soulscrape

Contributors

• Soulscrape research workflow

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Human review

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Open questions

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Open questions

• The thesis title is recorded inconsistently: EThOS says 'Overconvergent Siegel modular forms' while the Mathematics Genealogy Project and Wikipedia say 'Overconvergent Siegel Modular Symbols'.
• Whether the Manitoba trademark action was a filed lawsuit or a threat of one is reported inconsistently; the settlement terms were never made public.
• The origin of the name 'Daphni' is not explained in the cataloged sources.
• The current Caribou live-band lineup — reported as Snaith, Ryan Smith, Brad Weber, and John Schmersal — may be dated; no recent roster confirmation appears in the catalog.
• On Honey, all vocals are reported to be Snaith's own, but which specific tracks or passages were processed through AI voice tools — and with which tools — is not publicly detailed.
• Whether Snaith retains any active involvement in mathematical research after his 2005 doctorate is not addressed in the cataloged sources.