Sholi - Sholi

· The story of Sholi began when Payam Bavafa and Jonathon
Bafus started playing and writing music while attending UC
Davis. Bavafa relocated to San Francisco to work as an electrical
engineer for an experimental neuroscience lab with a brilliant
‘mad’ scientist. He spent a year and a half processing brainwaves
and analyzing data from studies on sleep and memory.
Over time, elements of his work trickled through to his
songwriting. Theories of memory explored in the lab found their
way thematically into early versions of songs such as ‘Spy In
The House Of Memories’, ‘All That We Can See’, and ‘Out
Of Orbit’.
· In 2006, the band sent self-recorded demos of the songs to
Greg Saunier of Deerhoof to enlist his help in the creation of
a proper album. He responded with great interest, and after
countless recording sessions, passing of tapes and reworking of
the songs, this self titled debut evolved.
· Concepts of memory permeate the record, both lyrically and
musically, as songs grapple with perspective and perception,
conscience and consequence, understanding and upheaval.
Interconnected ideas appear; songs often become selfreferential,
folding in upon themselves. Yet underneath the
elaborate musical layers and vivid lyrical imagery, there
is something straightforwardly timeless in this debut.

All That We Can See * Tourniquet * November Through June *
Spy In The House Of Memories * Any Other God *
Dance For Hours * Out Of Orbit * Contortionist

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