MidiMidis

Debut note-to-self out on
NOW!
' Displaying an infectious enthusiasm for life, due to their independently motivated work ethic and energetic albeit shambolic lifestyles, MidiMidis loaded up with no memory card being removed. Spawning from an element of confusion and a longing for a bold incorporation of interesting and innovative influences, MidiMids represent a creative surge of creativity orchestrated by two brothers-in-law. Two brothers who enjoy spending far too much time drinking beer and experimenting with retro midi sounds on their old dusty unreliable laptops, GameBoys, GameGears and scuzzy broken guitars.
From an early age, the two have embraced everything from Gary Numan, AC/DC, Howard Jones and Bahuaus, to Nirvana, The Velvet Underground, and Television. MidiMidis create their minimalist fuzzy-buzzy 8-bit music by meticulously weaving the harsh feedback-heavy guitars of Sonic Youth together with the sharp angular work of Talking Heads, Kraftwerk and Human League.
Whether pondering over forgotten thoughts, the ubiquitous subject of relationship breakdowns or pining after a bottle of wine, lead singer Marcus manages to somehow circumvent the bile bitterness that many a songwriter would fall for. He treats these and other dark subjects with a bohemian carelessness and humorous irreverence only to the back drop of feedback laced angular guitars and electro bass and midi bleeps.
Interestingly enough, the band make a habit of playing guerrilla gigs at house parties and in random locations using their (rather battered) laptop, a mega-phone and a guitar. However, when it comes to recording, the MidiMidis choose to record all of their guitars, bass and vocals on an analogue reel-to-reel 8-track whilst mixing the entire midi samples and overall sound digitally.
MidiMidis' debut record: 'note-to-self' is out both worldwide on iTunes on 25th February 2008 with a physical copy available but limited to a press of just 100 copies. Since winning BBC Berkshire's Linda Serck's 'The Session' demo panel and having been played on BBC Radio 1 by Huw Stephens and on BBC Radio 6 Music by Tom Robinson, MidiMidis continue to be a compelling dirty underground phenomenon that even games magazines are starting to recognise.
After hearing 'nemesis' on Myspace, PlayStation World Magazine have given MidiMidis their first national feature in April and are exclusively giving away three tracks from 'note-to-self' on the cover mount of the May edition. The lads are currently in the studio recording new tracks for a potential single release in the Summer with an exclusive re-mix of 'nemesis'. Continue? 4.. 3... 2... '
If any promoters or industry are interested in booking
or working with MidiMidis, please feel free to email Alistair at:
[email protected]
A clip from one of MidiMidis' favourite films of all time:
'Kingdom of the Spiders'
'What stops Midimidis from becoming yet another 8 bit cliche is their attention to song structure (i.e. they actually have structures and haven’t got so wrapped up in the novelty of writing music on a Game Boy that they forgot people might want to listen to it at some point,) and the nice DFA 1979 style live execution. If you once owned a NES and have records by Test Icicles and The Strokes (circa Is this it,) then you should make the effort to catch these tuneful two asap'
-XyntheX DJ, 22nd May 2008.
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