the mime set

Music:

Member Since: 6/6/2004
Band Website: mime set " mime set
Band Members: Ms Sam - vox; Andrew Watson - guitars/noise/bleeding fingers; Justin Avery - bass/vox; (insert your name here) - drums;and occasionally Jonathan Shannon - keys/guitar/bloody loud fender twin; and Caz Gannell - cello
Influences: "...most importantly so different to the majority of the indie bands that try to emote profoundly when they really have nothing to whine about other than how ordinary they are. the mime set craft their songs carefully, and it shows."
Losing Today

The Dirty Three, PJ Harvey, Patti Smith, Television, Birthday Party, PiL, MBV, The Cocteau Twins, Kate Bush, Nico, Einsturzende Neubaten, Gallon Drunk, Penny Ikinger, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Guitar Wolf, My Morning Jacket, M. Ward, Antony & The Johnsons, Sigur Ros, John Fahey, Neko Case, (later) Talk Talk, Arvo Part, Gorecki, Arcade Fire, Mogwai, Neil Young, Nina Simone, John Cale, Erik Satie, Eno, Iron and Wine, Low, Iggy Pop, Bowie, Joy Division, VU, The Triffids, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The Jackson Code, early Blackeyed Susans, The Dumb Earth, Slint, Francoiz Breut, Lamb, Bjork, Tex, Don & Charlie, Don Walker, Chris Whitley, Matt Walker & Ashley Davies, U2, Smog, Cat Power, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Drones, Sparklehorse, Jimmy Scott, Diamanda Galas, Carla Bozulich, Jaques Brel, Pixies, Kristin Hersh, Split Enz, Faith No More, Patsy Cline, Marianne Faithful...
Sounds Like: "the mime set primarily focus on creating tense, droning music that gracefully incorporates intricate guitar atmospherics ...each song is its own slowly-developing, yet altogether distinctive entity." - Splendid Zine

"… With a voice which sits somewhere between Katie Steele and Björk, ethereal, echoing, backwards guitars and an almost militaristic drum line, the mime set do enough with 13,000 Feet to warrant the listener's undivided attention - and a repeat listen, because like any good song, there are enough textures here to guarantee that you'll here something new during listen number two, three, four..." – Daniel Z, Beat Magazine

"…eloquent and beautiful… weaving raw emotions, and at times applying unsettling pop melodies, which leave you touched with awe and definitely moved…" – Sylvie Stern, BMA (Canberra)
Record Label: distribution: MGM (Aust) and Glitterhouse (Europe)
Type of Label: None