Mi Ami is a new band, containing two members of departed Dischord records noiseniks Black Eyes. That band blew my fucking mind just thinking about them. I picked up their last album, Cough shortly after it came out, and I didn't know if I liked it, was disgusted by it, or just plain confused. I mean, shit, they had two drummers AND two bass players. It was almost more than I could handle.
Anyway, one of the Dans from Black Eyes is in this band (the one with the high voice), and if you couldn't stand his voice before, then Mi Ami will not be of interest to you. He's still high pitched as all hell, and somehow even more yappy, much like a small dog. So far, Mi Ami's output has been restricted to a series of 12" singles, of which Ark Of The Covenant is one.
In 6:09, Mi Ami manage to capitalize on all of the dub directions Black Eyes were hinting at on Cough, like they're making up for lost time since that band broke up. The first half of this song is completely frantic, sounding a bit like The Rapture's "House Of Jealous Lovers" with way more spastic guitar. Things calm down a bit in the second half, in which an actually pretty melodic part rears its head. It's like the soundtrack to one night of incredibly heavy partying on a faraway beach, the second half being the point where the sun rises and you just start yelling shit because you haven't slept all night and can't believe it's actually morning. Rough.
Anyway, the first half of this single is kind of unimpressive, because people who listened to Black Eyes already knew these dudes could make a bunch of noise. It's just nothing new coming from this crew. If Mi Ami decides to pursue things more like the second half of Ark Of The Covenant, but still manages to retain some of the quirk of the first half, it'll be more than worth listening to.
-Erik
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