Minihi ‘Recaptures’ Coming Soon

blending mallets, vibraphone, celeste, piano, rare drums and antique bells with bubbling synths Minihi are set to release their debut album on March 12th.

Recaptures is Minihi’s debut recording and delivers on the duo’s collective experience. Louise is the percussionist for Agnes Obel and Zands performs with Melt Yourself Down.  Between them, they have worked with artists and ensembles ranging from the Royal Philharmonic to Lady Gaga and together they recorded on Thom Yorke’s Grammy nominated album, ‘Anima’. They have composed and performed for film and theatre companies including The National and the Royal Shakespeare Company and work across classical, jazz, folk, pop and indie genres taking inspiration from them all.  Their influences too are eclectic; Julianna Barwick, Rival Consoles, Brian Eno, Stravinsky, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith and Son Lux. 

 A percussion / composer duo is rare enough, but rarer still, Louise and Zands are partners outside the studio as well as in. The couple met ten years ago while studying at Guildhall and although they worked on many composition projects together, Recaptures is their own personal statement.  Their compositions capture their shared experiences – places they’ve been and people they’ve met.  Aside from ‘seeing into each other’s heads’, writing sessions can be spontaneous. It also allows them to explore sounds from their shared collection of instruments – literally, a shipping container’s worth. 

Recorded at Real World Studios, ‘Recaptures’ is released digitally and on vinyl on Unperceived Records on 12th March