{"title":"Mien","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"mien","title":"Mien","description":"\u003cp\u003eMien release their self-titled debut on Rough Trade Exclusive 140 Gram Black, Transparent Blue and Red \/ Black Marbled Vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDebut album by Mien, the exciting new four piece band comprised of The Black Angels’ Alex Maas, The Horrors’ Tom Furse, Elephant Stone’s Rishi Dhir and The Earlies’ John-Mark Lapham. The seeds were sown for this collaboration as long ago as 2004, when Rishi Dhir (Elephant Stone) found himself in a chance encounter with Black Angels frontman Alex Maas whilst performing sitar with his former band on a bill at SXSW in Austin with The Brian Jonestown Massacre. Not long afterwards, he would also stumble across electronics guru and producer John Mark Lapham from Anglo-American band The Earlies, via a shared love for one song - the ‘classic sitar banger’ by The Association, \u003ci\u003eWantin’ Ain’t Gettin’\u003c\/i\u003e. Some years later, another piece of the puzzle came into place, when Dhir was now playing bass with The Black Angels in 2012, and found the band sharing several bills with The Horrors. Thus he made the acquaintance of Tom Furse, and yet another pact was made to work together.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeveral traversals of the globe by both plane and audio-file later, the result is an album that sees this quartet transcending their origins whilst maintaining a cohesive unity borne of a desire for outward exploration. John Mark’s vision, as he puts it, was “imagine the Black Angels as Nico in her 80’s industrial phase mixed with George Harrison and Conny Plank.” - true to form, it’s an album that finds equal room for radiant groove-based propulsion and ambient dreamscapes alike - as comfortable with the murky hallucinogenic voyage of \u003ci\u003eYou Dreamt\u003c\/i\u003e as the powerful widescreen sweep of \u003ci\u003e(I’m Tired Of) Western Shouting\u003c\/i\u003e, yet with songwriting acumen as potent as the production values are expansive and exploratory.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCD \u003c\/b\u003e- Mini Gatefold Replica CD with Inner Booklet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP\u003c\/b\u003e - 140 Gram Black Vinyl with Download.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP+\u003c\/b\u003e - 140 Gram Transparent Blue vinyl with Download.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLP++ \u003c\/b\u003e- Rough Trade Exclusive. 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Made up of The Black Angels frontman Alex Maas, Rishi Dhir (Elephant Stone), John Mark Lapham (The Earlies) and Robb Kidd (Golden Dawn Arkestra), the project’s long-awaited second album \u003ci\u003eMiien\u003c\/i\u003e is released via Fuzz Club. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA tapestry of vivid third-eye visions and nocturnal serenades, \u003ci\u003eMiien\u003c\/i\u003e echoes the spirit of their 2018 self-titled debut \u003ci\u003eMien\u003c\/i\u003e while venturing into uncharted territories. The band’s chemistry remains palpable, with each member contributing their unique sonic palette to create a cohesive yet exploratory sound. John Mark Lapham describes their creative process as an alchemical journey, where disparate influences from the likes of Nico, Neu!, and Led Zeppelin converge to form a sound entirely their own. Blending radiant groove-based propulsion with ambient dreamscapes, \u003ci\u003eMiien\u003c\/i\u003e offers up a transcendent experience that bridges the golden age of '60s psychedelia with the present day. Since their inception, Mien has been a confluence of diverse musical influences and shared histories. The seeds of this collaboration were planted back in 2004 when Rishi Dhir, known for his work with Elephant Stone, crossed paths with Alex Maas of The Black Angels during a serendipitous encounter at SXSW. This meeting sparked a friendship and a series of collaborations. Around the same time, Rishi met John Mark Lapham of The Earlies, whose electronic and production expertise would become a cornerstone of Mien's sound. Robb Kidd (Alex Maas, Golden Dawn Arkestra) joined the band on drums in 2018. 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