Brooklyn band Dawn of Midi cites a fair number of pioneering electronic acts among its influences, but the trio differs from the likes of Can and Aphex Twin in one important respect: they're playing acoustic instruments.

Dawn of Midi's new album, "Dysnomia," premiering today in its entirety on Speakeasy, is built around deep, entrancing soundscapes that, taken as a whole, play like slowly shifting sections of one monolithic work rather than the nine distinct tracks comprising the album.

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