Few new DJ acts in New Zealand have come with such a shroud of mystery and anticipation as Mime.
Appearing out of thin air late last year, several mixtapes started appearing around blogs and the webisphere, titled as “Scenes” and signed off simply as ‘Mr. Mime’.
The tapes were genre-spanning journeys from all forms of electronica, seamlessly interlinking the familiar and obscure in each scene, taking you on an up and down trip that at it’s conclusion you feel like you’ve been around the solar system and back rather than nailed to your iPod for the last 30 minutes.
Then, just as quickly as he appeared, after 3 scenes, he vanished, never to surface again.. until his debut live performances at Nightcap of course.
You can still check out these mind-blowing mixes here:
http://www.soundcloud.com/mrmime
The only official piece of information we have managed to get out of Mime or anyone associated with him is this short description:
‘Mr Mime is a theatrical medium between everything that is fascinating and wonderful in the world of music…. Through his imagination he intends to enlighten and entertain anyone who greets his sound with an open mind… There are no rules in Mimes world, nor are there boundaries.’
Despite much probing and many rumours though, his identity remains a complete mystery.. Perhaps we should not worry so much about that and just enjoy the show….
You can catch Mr. Mime performing his debut performances across the Nightcap tour , along with international acts Nero, Adam Freeland, Bang Gang, and a stellar local lineup.
14th July – Dunedin – Union Hall
15th July – Christchurch – The Bedford
16th July – Wellington – The Garden Bar
17th July – Auckland – Studio & Galatos
For more info visit:
Madcap Touring: http://www.madcaptouring.co.nz
Mr Mime Facebook Fanpage: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Mr-Mime/157292122347?ref=ts