Dawn of Midi includes Aakaash Israni as bassist, Amino Bellyamani as pianist and Qasim Naqvi as percussionist. Thirsty Ear Records will release the group’s latest work, which was inspired by minimal-electronica. Dawn of Midi’s debut album, First (Accretions), was released in March 2010. To critical acclaim. The music of the group has been featured in The New Yorker and The Wire (on The Wire Tapper’s bi-annual compilation CD), MixMag, Time Out New York and MixMag. Dawn of Midi received commissioning grants through Chamber Music America, The New York Foundation for the Arts and The Brooklyn Arts Council. From facebook
