Mimi + Boyd is Mark Gage of Vapourspace and Michelle Herrmann a.k.a. DJ Punisher of Seismic Records Detroit. In 2001, Phthalo released their debut album, “Angular Island”. Gage says, “The CD is techno pop with the emphasis on machinery… we wanted it to have somewhat of a hard edge to it with a pop chewy center, and kinda grooved on the whole ‘metallic’ feel to the percussion. The obtuse blasts of synths and samples kinda remind me of bad Japanese sci-fi/Godzilla movies.” The album is a triptych of clanging metals, 4/4 kicks, and a manifesto of techno pop and the machinery of machines.