
Mieko Shimizu (清水三恵子) is a London based Japanese singer, songwriter, composer and producer.
She first erupted onto the scene as Apache 61; her searing alter ego, fusing layers of cross-woven breaks and battling shards of sub-bass within stateless melodies drawn from the fringes of the avant-garde. Her last album, ‘My Tentacles’, released as Mico, saw her return to a deeper, more reflective state in the cavernous depth of beautiful symphonic songs that oscillated with glitchy electronica. [read more...]