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"[...] one of the more exciting bands of recent times. With Miumi an unrivaled notion of sound has grown and prospered. You could call it cinematic rock and you'd still be off the mark. Miumi are capable of a great deal and aren't afraid to test every conventional definition. Visions follow sounds, creating a whole world of their own. Shoegazer, Krautrock, Britpop, the quartet aren't ones to allow themselves to be pigeonholed and gladly reinvent their songs halfway through. Wiesbaden is London, Paris and Tokyo [...]"
2008, crazewire.de
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"[...] the "Blips" EP offers up pretty advanced creations of sound, infused by celebrated sense vitality. At the point where other demo bands struggle with flat endings, Miumi are already weaving their very own wall of sound [...]"
2008, visions.de
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"[...] German experimental act Miumi have much in common with Radiohead, from the cover of the Blips EP with its scrawled quivering hands-over-eyes artwork that reminds one of the OK Computer era inlay with regard to their to their attempts at pushing the boundaries of what a guitar band can be in 2008. The aforementioned 2006 Blips EP is an exhibition in subtlety and power, adventures in walls of sound that rise and fall, pull and tug, all interwoven with melancholic melodies. The opener Progressive Yoga is outstanding, ushered in by gentle clicking electronic heartbeats and sighing vocals that go into overdrive of distortion, delicately balancing between Mogwai's post-rock, and Notwist's subdued electronic moments, with vocals reminiscent of Radiohead's Thom Yorke. One of the highlights is Bitcrusher which builds slowly to crescendo, when the snatches of film dialogue ask do you want to go all the way?. The whole thing is propulsive, throwing you down black wells clambering onto screaming, wailing guitar notes. Final track Bordeaux initially aches with the kind of gentle melodicisms that inhabited the early work of Sigur Ros, before the whole thing cartwheels into a whirling rhythm of riffage and drum patterns more akin to early nineties Shoegazers like Ride. Miumi are a band with vision, their sound embodies experimental post-rock with a throbbing heart [...]"
2008, godisinthetvzine.co.uk
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"[...] these four young musicians prove conclusively that you needn't come from Iceland or the United States in order to grasp the subtleties of post-rock. With "Blips" the band present the promising tip of a musical iceberg, their very own little world that you can't help but gladly enter and spend some time in [...]"
2008, mainstage.de
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"[...] a thoroughly art-orientated concept. A world of sound that leaves you captivated. A singer's voice so intricately interwoven, that instead of pulling the listener out of the Lynch-like dreamy landscape, only drags you further in. "Blips" is an EP free of associations with well-known names, removing the immediate need to compare and criticize, in fact it's all been so professional produced that it's hard to believe that such a record could have emerged from little old Wiesbaden. "Blips" sounds like the whole world [...]"
2008, dosenmusik.de
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"[...] Radiohead, U2, Sigur Rós, Mogwai and trip-hop, all come to mind as influences. Haunting vocals clash with huge walls of sound; spectral vibes make way for imposing guitar riffs, heaving drumming is followed by beautiful melodies. Miumi make post-rock which can hold its own with the best the genre has to offer [...]"
2008, klangbadfestival-scheer.de
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"[...] the music convinces with impassioned landscapes and collages of sound. Guitars merge with those very blips and at certain points you find yourself thinking: this is how U2 would sound if had left the song-writing to Brian Eno. There's a lot to discover in Miumi. Quite beautiful [...]"
2008, spreeblick.com
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"[...] that’s Computer rock. That sounds freaky. One is grateful for every attempt to create music apart from standard. Because of their balancing acts Miumi have the advantage to go fishing for fans in several lakes at the same time. "Blips" is pop, indie rock and clubbing chill out altogether. Spunky [...]"
2008, ox-fanzine.de, no.79
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"[...] what distinguishes Miumi from the rest is the professional quality of their recordings and the even better art work that accompanies them. The electronic flourishes are reminiscent of Notwist, whilst the experimentation with sounds and samples justifies comparisons with bands such as Explosions in the Sky, Godspeed! You Black Emperor and Mogwai [...]"
2008, blueprint-fanzine.de
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"[...] Miumi's 30 minute trip "blips" is not a threat to mankind, still it's massive, wide and from time to time loud. At the same time it's dreamy and somehow peaceful. They take their time. All songs flow into one another, what underlines the image of a closed world. Miumi know what they do, they know what they want. The voice reminds of Thom Yorke, the electronics would fit to Massive Attack, and the instrumental eruptions could come from yet not written Oceansize songs. This band has a lot of potential and plans. Let's hope that they will soon be discovered from the underground. [...]"
2008, blackjackilluministrec.
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"[...] five tracks between revelry and a daydream. More than just music, a concept, an idea. Interplay of music, design, visual implementation and deliberate layout. Good things are happening in Germany. Let's hope it continues that way [...]"
2008, schallgrenzen.de
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"[...] Miumi are without question a work of art. From the music, to the cover art work and the first DVD. The well-disposed listener has first of all to engage himself and even grapple with Miumi's music, before he can begin to understand it. "Blips" is a complete work of art, coated too densely for it to be simply torn apart. Miumi, undoubtedly one of the most promising young bands to come from Germany in recent years, offer up live shows which, thanks to the technique and similar in a way to Endlos, are a visual experience of the highest order [...]"
2007, renfield-fanzine no.18
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"[...] Miumi were easily the most impressive band of the evening. These four young men put on a show of a standard hardly to be expected from a band that has only been playing together for a year and a half. A wall of sound, a voice reminiscent of Thom Yorke. Rigged Notwist-like electro beats, guitar playing beginning with what you might term cautious and raising to a scream. Slow progressions, becoming almost unbearable. And then the hypnotic laser show and stroboscope, appearing at just the right moment to drive you insane. After the show you wake up from a dream and spend the first half an hour just trying to wipe the smile from your face [...]"
2007, regiomusik.de
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"[...] synthesizers give joy, they're addictive. In the hands of creative spirits like Miumi these entertaining little things have found four more than able catalysts. The quartet is forever in flux between spherical sounds and tones. Initially the guitars and amplifiers make way for experimentation with drum computers and synthesizers. Soon however equilibrium is restored and it's surely no insult to say that on first appearances certain parallels to Sigur Rós' "( )" or Mogwai's "Rock Action" come to mind. Classic arrangements meet giant walls of sound, mental drifting guaranteed [...]"
2007, regioactive.de
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"[...] forever working on the margins of insanity, the four from Wiesbaden are like a breath of fresh air in today's world of music. Their music opens up a space for sounds, beats and vibes, in which heavy as well as subtle emotional, classical and electronic elements are able to fuse [...]"
2007, PopUp Leipzig
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"[...] newly emerged and already causing a stir. Miumi have been on a pretty mad journey over the past couple of months. With Fabi Feuer (ex-200 Sachen) at the controls, the four from Wiesbaden recorded their debut EP "Blips", which in their own words you should only listen to ‘from start to finish, and loud’ [...]"
2007, LZ am Sonntag

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