Song:Never The Same
Album:Supreme Beings of Leisure
Fans of trip hop groups like Portishead should check out Supreme Beings of Leisure. They had success with the 2000 single Never The Same when it appeared in a TV commercial. They are from Los Angeles. In 1996, keyboard player Ramin Sakurai, bassist Kiran Shahani and guitarist Rick Torres had the group Oversoul 7. They were mostly recording demos and doing remixes. They asked Geri Soriano-Lightwood if she was interested in singing with them. After a couple of songs appeared on Acid Jazz comp CDs, Oversoul 7 signed a development deal with A&M Records. Things didn't work out there so they signed with Palm Pictures. At the time this was a new company owned by Island Records founder Chris Blackwell. They were a film and record company. The group name was changed to Supreme Beings of Leisure. Their 2000 debut album did well when Never The Same was used in a Johnnie Walker commercial. Instead of touring, they did a virtual internet tour. The problem was they split up. Shahani and Torres attempted to reform Oversoul 7. Geri and Sakurai continued as Supreme Beings of Leisure and released the 2002 CD Divine Operating System. Then they left Palm Pictures. Eventually they returned with the 2008 album 11i on Rykodisc. They split up for good after that. Ramin records as Sonomad. Geri has recorded with the electronica group Delerium. Here's the video for Never The Same by Supreme Beings of Leisure.
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