Uploaded November 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest - Somni
Listen/Buy: https://found.ee/spmo-somni

This album is dedicated to the memory of Harold Lashaun Martin. His music & spirit will be with us, always.

SNARKY PUPPY
Michael League - electric bass, Minimoog Model D, and Turkish saz
Jay Jennings - trumpet and flugelhorn
Mike "Maz" Maher - trumpet and flugelhorn
Chris Bullock - tenor sax and flute
Bob Reynolds - tenor sax and soprano sax
Zach Brock - violin
Justin Stanton - Rhodes MK8, Minimoog Model D, piano, synthesizers and trumpet
Bill Laurance - piano, Mellotron, Wurlitzer, and synthesizers Bobby Sparks II - Hammond B3 organ, clavinet, and Minimoog Model D
Bob Lanzetti - electric guitar
Mark Lettieri - electric guitar
Chris McQueen - electric guitar
Keita Ogawa - percussion
Nate Werth - percussion
Marcelo Woloski - percussion
Mason Davis - krakeb and marimba
Larnell Lewis - drums
Nikki Glaspie - drums
Jamison Ross - drums
Jason "JT" Thomas - drums

Metropole Orkest
Conductor - Jules Buckley
1st Violin - Federico Nathan, Vera Laporeva, Jasper van Rosmalen, Sarah Koh, Pauline Terlouw, David Peijnenborgh, Raquel Marin Garcés, Gideon Nelissen, Annerieke Nentjes, Linda Lukas
2nd Violin - Merel Jonker, Ewa Zbyszynska, Ruben Margarita, Róbert Bába, Valentine Blangé, Maartje Kraan, Michelle Brunt, Herman van Haaren
Viola - Norman Jansen, Julia Jowett, Iris Schut, Isabella Petersen, María Ángeles Chaparro Fuentes, Rani Kumar
Cello - Joel Siepmann, Emile Visser, Annie Tångberg, Jascha Albracht
Contrabass - Erik Winkelmann, Benjamin de Boer, Dobril Popdimitrov
Flute - Mariël van den Bos, Janine Abbas, María Cristina González Perez
English Horn/Oboe - Maxime Le Minter
1st Alto Saxophone & Clarinet - Marc Scholten
2nd Alto Saxophone & Clarinet - Paul van der Feen
1st Tenor Saxophone & Clarinet - Leo Janssen
2nd Tenor Saxophone & Bass Clarinet - Sjoerd Dijkhuizen
Baritone Saxophone, Bass Clarinet, & Contrabass Clarinet - David Kweksilber
Horn - Pieter Hunfeld, Hugo Freitas, Elisabeth Otra Sangenaro
Trumpet - Ray Bruinsma, Nico Schepers, Koen Smits
Trombone - Peter Delannoye, Robinson Khoury, Jan Bastiani
Bass Trombone - Martin van den Berg
Tuba - Ries Schellekens
Percussion - Murk Jiskoot, Frank Wardenier
Harp - Sanne Bakker

Produced by Michael League & Jules Buckley
Chief Recording Engineer: Nic Hard
Engineered by Nic Hard, Michael Harrison, Dirk Overeem, & Ryan Haft
Recording & Mixing Assistant: Ananya Sharma
Mixed by Nic Hard, Michael League, & Jules Buckley
Mastered by Dave McNair
Recorded and Filmed January 16-18, 2025, at KABUL à GoGo in Utrecht, The Netherlands
Mixed at Nic Hard Studios, España
Video edited by Michael League and Jep Jorba
Production Management by Rosanna Freedman & Casper Abbenhuis
Project Management by Madelon van der Weijden
Stage Assembly by Mason Davis, Rosanna Freedman, & Michael Harrison
Photography by Annemone Taake
Original Artwork by MinaLima
Graphic Design by Claire Morales
Management by Mike Chadwick Management

THANK YOUS
Junko, Shinzo, Mio, and Aron in Hiji, Shiori in Takayama, Aimi, Miho, Ai, Hitomi, Arisa, and Kobayashi in Tokyo, and everyone else who made the writing of this album in Japan possible, Matsu, Roxanne, and Vince at AudioTechnica. Eric, Kaitlin, Tiffany, and Ascia at GroundUP Music, Mike and Sue at Mike Chadwick Management, Rosanna, Mike, Ryan, Ananya, and everyone on both the Snarky Puppy and Metropole production teams, Jep, David, and every member of our film and light crews, our arranging factory of Jules, Jochen, and Sam, Andreas for the speedy transcriptions, Mira for the gift of her art, Nic and Dave for always working wonders, Sonja, Rosanna, and Annemone for the beautiful photos, and finally, Jules, for making this album the best it could possibly be.
A big thanks to all additional staff and all the volunteers who helped during the recording sessions.
Thanks to KABUL à GoGo and all their staff.
Thank you to our friends at AudioTechnica, Bacci Guitars, Big Fat Snare Drum, Conn Selmer saxophones, DeJacques neck straps, Dunlop/MXR, D'Addario-Evans Drum Heads, Fodera Guitars, Grace Design, Ithaca Stringed Instruments, J. Rockett Audio Designs, JJ Babbitt mouthpieces, Kemper Amps, Lauten Audio, LK Straps, Low Boy Beaters, Mark Bass, Mattea Inc, Mein Percussion, Nik Huber Guitars, Paul Reed Smith Guitars, Plugg BV, Remo, Rhodes MK8, Rovner ligatures, Source Audio, Tama hardware, Thomastik-Infeld, Vater, Vic Firth, Yamaha, Zildjian.

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