Minuit

Minuit has a heart. And it beats loud. Real loud.

Having toured their synths and samplers from Hanoi to Helsinki on the live circuit for over a decade, this trio have crafted their own energetic sound – and it’s refreshingly different.

Out front, the enigmatic Ruth Carr mixes sinister with salvation in a jubilant cascade of lyrics, while bandmates Ryan Beehre and Paul Dodge forge their rib-rattling, hip-shaking beats around her.

Rolling Stone magazine described it as, “despite an album title as dark as midnight, Minuit’s music is often as joyful as a fat kid with cake.”

With three albums and multiple EPs already in their catalogue, the Kiwi band with the French name (they kindly add the pronunciation to their posters…”minwee”) have toured far flung venues from St Petersburg to the Czech Republic; storming The Crystal Method’s DJ night in Los Angeles; playing the hotel where Tarantino wrote Pulp Fiction in Amsterdam; and headlining the Hanoi Festival in Vietnam.

A selection of European remix vinyl releases on DollHouse Records UK had them invited to perform a 30-minute live set for Annie Nightingale’s BBC Radio 1 show.

Over the 2011 summer Minuit joined forces with a 15-piece traditional Balinese gamelan for two explosive percussive sets at WOMAD and HomeGrown Festivals.

With a sound as addictive as it is distinctive – it’s Minuit.

Minuit has now disbanded.