Dawn of Midi is an American acoustic ensemble from Brooklyn, New York. The group is composed of bassist Aakaash Israni, pianist Amino Belyamani and drummer Qasim Naqvi. The group formed in 2007 in Los Angeles but have resided in Brooklyn since 2011.
The group's second album, Dysnomia (written by Belyamani and Israni), was released in 2013.
In 2013, the podcast Radiolab released a short on the group entitled "Dawn of Midi" that included an interview with Israni, this short was later re-used as the opening of the 2016 full length Radiolab episode "Man vs. Machine".[1][2]
In 2016, the English rock band Radiohead announced Dawn of Midi as their opener for two sold-out concerts at New York's Madison Square Garden as part of the group's "A Moon Shaped Pool" tour.[3]
Discography
edit- First (Accretions, 2010)
- Live (self-released, 2011)
- Dysnomia (Thirsty Ear Recordings, 2013, Erased Tapes Records, 2015)[4][5][6][7][8]
References
edit- ^ "Dawn of Midi". WNYC Studios. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Man vs Machine". WNYC Studios. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Radiohead announce A Moon Shaped Pool tour openers". 11 May 2016. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ Hoby, Hermione (3 August 2013). "Dawn of Midi: Dysnomia – review". The Observer. ISSN 0029-7712. Retrieved 2020-10-31 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Dysnomia - Dawn of Midi – via www.allmusic.com
- ^ Post, Special to The Denver (8 August 2013). "Jazz review: Dawn of Midi's "Dysnomia" is daring,". Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "Review: Dawn of Midi's 'Dysnomia'". Los Angeles Times. 5 August 2013. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ "NPR Music's 50 Favorite Albums Of 2013". NPR.org. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
General references
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