Dawn of Midi is an ensemble composed of Qasim Naqvi (percussion), Aakaash Israni (contrabass), and Amino Belyamani (piano). Based in Paris and New York, the group melds free jazz, minimalism, and musique concrète. Its debut album, First, was released this year by Accretions. Dawn of Midi is currently working on a multimedia performance in collaboration with Triple Canopy, to premiere in spring of 2011. This podcast contains "Leads" (00:10) and "Gravity and Consent" (7:35), both recorded at Roulette in New York City on September 24, and "While" (13:15), recorded at Chicago's WNUR on October 29.