Souvaris is a quintet performing "Erudite Instrumental Rock" (actual quote by an A&R man) since the tail end of 2000. Though a couple of dear friends have come and gone as members, there are most definitely no more or less than five of us. We started playing together in a barn in Knebworth; today we all reside in Nottingham. These places are in the United Kingdom. We have a newly redeveloped and quickly expanding website at www.souvaris.com .

All the four tracks you can listen to here are excerpts of longer songs from our second album "A Hat", which is now available direct from our record label Gringo Records and will be distributed to all good independent UK record shops and some international distros for 18th June 2007.

We have toured Europe and the UK twice in 2007, and have done a whole bunch of shows with some excellent bands thanks to some fantastic promoters. We've played with the likes of Crevecoeur, Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid, Sincabeza, 28:50, Mea Culpa, Samuel Sharp, oVo, Do Make Say Think, Thee More Shallows, Elephant Micah, L'Ombre de la Souris dans la Deuxieme Lune, aMute, The Sea & Cake, Part Chimp, Bilge Pump, Lords and of course, our good friend Gareth Hardwick.

Current plans for 2008 involve finishing a bunch of the new songs we're writing and playing sporadic live shows as and when they turn up - we are always on the lookout for decent gigs anywhere around the UK and Ireland...

If you would like us to play a gig you are organising, message us here or send an email to us@souvaris.com for details and conditions - we are affordable, flexible and very handsome. Here's a video of us performing at the Gringo Records 10th Anniversary Party in June 2007:

Other Souvaris-related musical projects:
- Apalusa - solo homemade ambience.
- Bologna Pony - drone/noise duo.
- Boxes of Foxes - solo homemade 4-track songs.
- Clique Clack - non-profit DIY European booking.
- Damn You! - non-profit Nottingham gig promotions.
- Iron Column - DIY 24-track Digital Recording Service.