On The Radar: Artists To Watch

As you know with Clocks & Daggers, there is no emphasis on one particular genre, and such is the case with this post. Instead of a Weekend Playlist I wanted to web log about artists to watch. This week:

Mi Ami
myspace.com/miamiamiami

Based out of San Fransisco, this three-piece "drum punk" outfit straddles more than a few genres, with an honed post-disco, No Wave, Afro-rhythmic bent. The lead singer squeals over angular guitar splashes, along side (never over or under) a formidable rhythm section of jazz-funk bass and four-on-the-floor drums, recalling bands like Liquid Liquid. They have a history in hardcore, with two members from DC's Black Eyes, and are signed to Touch & Go subsidiary imprint Quartersticks.

Paradoxically managing restraint amid cacophony on their debut Watersports LP, Mi Ami remix "Devil's Trident" by Brooklyn's Telepathe to more minimal effect, shown here:

Telepathe - Devil's Trident (Mi Ami Remix) from Daniel Nixon on Vimeo.