Minuit

Minuit (pronounced min-wee, French for midnight) are an electronic band from New Zealand, originally from Nelson. The members of Minuit are Paul Dodge, Ruth Carr and Ryan Beehre. Minuit started as rock band with lead vocalist, Ruth Carr, on drums. Ryan Beehre bought a sampler and turned the band Electronic. The band released four self-released EPs, Sonic Experience (1998), Silver (1999), Luck (2000) and Except You (2002). In 2003 Minuit signed to... more

Minuit (pronounced min-wee, French for midnight) are an electronic band from New Zealand, originally from Nelson. The members of Minuit are Paul Dodge, Ruth Carr and Ryan Beehre. Minuit started as rock band with lead vocalist, Ruth Carr, on drums. Ryan Beehre bought a sampler and turned the band Electronic. The band released four self-released EPs, Sonic Experience (1998), Silver (1999), Luck (2000) and Except You (2002). In 2003 Minuit signed to Tardus music and released their debut album, The 88. Some of the songs had already been released on their earlier EPs. The 88, achieved gold certification in New Zealand. Minuit first came to prominence in 2002 when their first single "Species II" was used in the intro to the New Zealand TV show Queer Nation. A video of the single "Except You" was made by their flatmate Alyx Duncan who thought it would be fun. The result was an eerie carnival themed music video. In 2004 the band released a limited edition 7 track EP, The Guns EP, featuring... less