Minuit are (from left) Ruth Carr, Paul Dodge and Ryan
Beehre. Photo supplied.
Electronic outfit Minuit recently grabbed a minute or
so of fame courtesy of the small screen, Shane Gilchrist
reports.
Wellington-based electronica-pop trio Minuit has been busy
lately, playing a range of summer gigs including Wanaka's
Rippon Festival. It returns to the South next week, playing
in Timaru on Wednesday and Dunedin on Friday.
But perhaps the biggest news is the recent inclusion of one
of its songs, I'm Still Dancing, on the soundtrack to
influential US television series Grey's Anatomy.
"It's amazing, huh," says member Paul Dodge. "Grey's
is one of those programmes that prides itself on its
soundtrack. There are forums and blogs where people tweet and
type about the tracks that appear on the show each episode.
The Grey's FaceBook page has two and a-half million
fans, all actively adding their two cents. So you never know
what being on those forums could do.
"But, having said that, they have hundreds of songs a season,
and it's up to the sixth season. And our track is quite
obscure it's not a `pop' song as such; it's quite intense, so
I'm chuffed that it was even included."
Asked whether the soundtrack had resulted in invitations to
play stateside, or increased sales, Dodge replies: "Ha, well
we haven't been invited to play McDreamy's 40th birthday bash
in Hollywood yet. Though my little sister watches the show
religiously and she thinks it's pretty cool that we're on
it."
(For the record, McDreamy is the nickname of character Dr
Derek Shepherd.) Dodge says Minuit plans to road-test some of
its newer material on its southern visit, the band having
sampled and sequenced songs from third album, 2009's Find
Me Before I Die A Lonely Death, into a form that can be
played live.
"Some of these tracks take a lot of getting your head around.
They're not as straightforward as you might imagine most
dance music to be. There has been lots of spontaneity and
improvising in the practice room, and we've been blown away
by the results on the road.
"We've been together a long time and played in a lot of clubs
round the world, and seen lots of fads come and go in the
electronic scene. We all want to make music that isn't so
obvious, that challenges you a bit. And I think that's the
appeal of the band: it's not a predictable sound or lyrics.
"There'll be equal moments of when the whole crowd is heaving
and singing along, and others where they might stop dancing
and just watch. I used to hate that but now I take it as a
compliment."
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