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This article reads like or or is largely based on. Please with to meet Wikipedia's,. ( February 2012)In 1996, Oversoul 7 formed with singer Geri Soriano-Lightwood, Ramin Sakurai, bassist Kiran Shahani, and guitarist Rick Torres, and released 'Nothing Like Tomorrow' and 'What's the Deal' on two on the dance label.
After these Moonshine releases, Oversoul 7 signed a demo deal with, recording 'Truth From Fiction', 'Never the Same', and 'Last Girl on Earth', all of which ended up on the band's, released on the Palm Pictures label. This first Supreme Beings of Leisure album sold over 250,000 units with little promotional touring. Instead, SBL opted to use the internet to market and promote the album, being the first band to do a 'Virtual Internet Tour', and among the first to use for their videos. 'Supreme Beings of Leisure' peaked at #47 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart according to allmusic.com, and was in the top 100 of the Trip-Hop Dance & DJ music category according to Amazon.com sales ranking. After the release of their debut album the band split, leaving Geri and Ramin as the main members of SBL. With this lineup, they released the second SBL album, in 2003. This peaked at #29 on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, #9 on the Top Electronic Albums chart, and #23 on the Top Independent Albums chart (all according to allmusic.com).In 2003, SBL decided to leave Palm Pictures, taking a two-year hiatus, while releasing various remixes and appearing on other artists' albums during this period.
Supreme Beings of Leisure's third major album, was released on February 12, 2008 by.Aiming to create a richer, fuller sound than on SBL's first two releases, Geri and Ramin welcomed their touring band into the studio to collaborate on some tracks: Sheldon Strickland (bass), Geoff Brandin (guitar), and Jason Graham (drums). They also broadened their sound with guest musicians including string arranger Scott Tibbs (who has worked with and ), DJ Swamp (Beck, Crystal Method, Morcheeba), violin virtuoso and axe-man Marty Friedman.SBL has earned favorable notices in, the, Details, Keyboard and Seventeen. They have sold more than 300,000 records. Discography YearAlbum detailsPeak chart positions2000. Released: February 22, 2000. Label:. Format: CD—47292003.
Released: February 24, 2003. Label: Palm. Format: CD9—232008. Released: February 12, 2008. Label:. Format: CD932—'—' denotes releases that did not chart.Singles YearTitleAlbum2000'Strangelove Addiction'40Supreme Beings of Leisure2002'Divine'9Divine Operating System2003'Ghetto'5References.