Midi Lidi

Electro-pop band „Midi Lidi“ formed in 2006 and was built up around the backbone of the group „The Beautiful Removal Man Gerard & Sexual Furniture“. Up until 2011, the band members were Petr Marek (vocals, electronics, keyboards), Marketa Lisa (vocals, electronics, keyboards, saxophone), Prokop Holoubek (vocals, drums, keyboards, clarinet, guitar) and three visual artists Filip Cenek, Magdalena Hruba and Jan Sramek, all of whom were responsible for creating the live visuals, album covers, posters and T-shirts. In 2011 new permanent member Tomino Kelar (drums, keyboards, vocals, ex Mountaineers (Mute records)) joined in the mayhem along with visual artists Teresa Ruller aka VJ TEXA and Roman Přikryl (Fiordmoss). Marketa Lisa decided to take a break.

2007 saw Midi Lidi release their first album "Cekani na robota" ("Waiting for the robot“) at the Brno based "Xproduction" label. The album was nominated for the Czech 2007 Grammy equivalent „Andel“. With the album's critical success and nation-wide audience appreciation, the band began to tour extensively. In 2009, the band began work on their second release, as well as music for the film "Protektor" (dir. Marek Najbrt). Both albums, "Hastrmans, Tatrmans & Bubáks“ (Xproduction / Malaria) , „Protektor“ (soundtrack, Negativ s. r. o.) were released within a month of each other in the autumn of 2009. The „Protektor“ soundtrack was awarded the prestigious „Cesky lev“ film award and „Hastrmans, Tatrmans & Bubáks“ was again nominated for the „Andel“ music award. Having completed their 70-gig „Bubaks tour", 2010 saw the band pen music to the theatre performances "Krajina se zbrani" (Dejvicke divadlo) and  „Ubu se bavi“ (Divadlo Na Zabradli), as well as music to the critically acclaimed documentary film „Czech Peace“ (dir. Vit Klusak and Filip Remunda - music awarded by "Cena ceske filmove kritiky") as well as the 3D movie „Heartbeat 3D“ (dir. Jan Nemec). The band also performed in the film „Marijine“ (directed by Ales and Zeljka Sukova). Midi Lidi's third release „Operace "Kindigo!" was released in the autumn of 2011 (Xproduction) for which they were nominated for the „Apollo“ music award. In 2012 the soundtrack for "Polski film" (d. Marek Najbrt) was again nominated for "Cesky Lev" and "Cena ceske filmove kritiky" film awards. In 2013 music for short film Tram (d. Michaela Pavlatova), based on music for "Protektor" was awarded on couple of film festivals in France. Midi Lidi also made music for films: "Pirating pirates" (d. D. Calek), "Televise bude!" (d. J. Busta) and "Office Blanik" (d. M. Najbrt).

The band made also more then 20 remixes, among them Chumbawamba's "El Fusilado". After that Chumbawamba made their own version of Midi Lidi's "Je toho hodne co rich" and used it under the title "The Day the Lady Died" on their "In memoriam Margaret Thatcher" EP.

Midi Lidi are known for their vast touring and appetite for live performances, which are well renowned for their immediate energy.  Since the founding of the band, Midi Lidi have played hundreds of concerts in the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic as well as Poland, Russia, England, Germany, Spain and Croatia. The band has quickly established itself as a must-see festival band. They performe DJ sets aswell. All current band members are actively involved and respected in various arts within their own country and abroad.  On the rapidly growing creative scene in the Czech Republic, Midi Lidi members are respected individually as filmmakers, actors, theatre artists, promoters, visual artists and graphic designers.

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Discography

Albums:

2016 Give Masterpiece A Chance!

2011 Operace "Kindigo!"

2009 Hastrmans, Tatrmans & Bubáks

2007 Čekání na robota

Soundtracks:

2013 Televise bude!

2014 Kancelář Blaník

2013 Pirátské sítě

2012 Polski film

2011 HeartBeat 3D

2010 Marijine

2010 Český mír

2010 Memory

2010 Závod ke dnu / Robota

2010 Ubu se baví

2009 Krajina se zbraní

2009 Protektor 

2009 Nejlepší playbacková zpěvačka na světě

2007 Metropolis live

Compilations and misc:

Demo (2006)

Bujon - kompilace Veveří 2006
ImiAFan: Toothpaste (Midi Lidi 1991 Remix) - kompilace Zvuková vlna (2007)

Junák (2008)

Ledy (2008)

Pár psů (2008)

Inbox (audio i video znělka pořadu TV Óčko 2008)

Der Film (znělka festivalu, režie Štěpán Vodrážka 2009)

Co jsem měl dnes k obědu / Co já všechno uvedu? (píseň pro kompilaci For Semafor 2009)

Na jih (píseň pro kompilaci Brzo na mě přijde řada 2011)

Lékaři bez hranic - Stovka (hudba k TV spotu, režie Radim Špaček 2011)

Pete Best (píseň pro kompilaci Mňága a Žďorp: Dáreček 2012)

Ostrava Kamera Oko (znělka filmového festivalu 2011)

Lékaři bez hranic - Světlo (Hudba k TV spotu, režie Radim Špaček 2012)

Glass Coffee (skladba pro kompilaci Glass Is Not That 2012)

Poledne na Hané (skladba pro kompilaci Acuo Urban Symphony 2012)

Podzimní serenáda

Znělky MFDF Jihlava (režie Petra Nesvačilová 2012)

Kde jinde se mají děti naučit spolupracovat než ve škole? (hudba k TV spotu, režie: Bohdan Sláma 2012)

Český žurnál (hudba k TV znělce 2012)

The Day The Lady Died (Chumbawamba - In Memoriam: Margaret Thatcher EP 2013)

Du Has Schöne Bluse (píseň z film Celnice - Návrat ztraceného pokladu, režie: Petr Marek)

Kde domov moj? (slovenská verze české státní hymny)

Náměšť (coververze písně Jaroslava Hutky)

Panáčik - Jahody feat. Petr Marek

Země se točí dokola (píseň pro kompilaci Abraxas Tribute)

Tuzex - Šejk tancuje shake  (píseň pro kompilaci Abraxas Tribute)

Pojď (coververze písně The Plastic People Of The Universe pro kompilaci časopisu Živel)

Kebab (coververze písně Daft Punk "Get Lucky")

Óda na muže (improvizovaná píseň v televizním pořadu Tečka páteční noci 22.11.2013)

Čouhá ti čaj! (píseň a videoklip pro dětský pořad Planeta Yó)

O chlebu (píseň pro dětský pořad TV Mini Uni - S03E13 11. 5. 2015)

Mňam, mlask, zob  (píseň pro dětský pořad TV Mini Uni - S03E13 11. 5. 2015)

Jelito, kopyto, platí to (píseň pro dětský pořad TV Mini Uni - S03E32 30.11. 2015)

Děkuju ti, Mikuláši (píseň pro dětský pořad TV Mini Uni - S03E32 30.11. 2015)

ImiAFan - Toothpaste (Midi Lidi 199 Remix)

Peoples - Zrádzam (Midi Lidi remix)

Sporto - B&B (Midi Lidi Remix)

I love 69 Popgeju - Adam (Midi Lidi Short Twist)

Sporto - Sideways (Midi Lidi Ranch Remix)

Chumbawamba - El Fusilado (Midi Lidi Remix)

DVA - Valz liepaja (Midi Lidi mix)

Die Alten Maschinen - To be or not (Midi Lidi Remix)

Typ Skrsin - Boty (Midi Lidi "Ale jdem!" NDW remix)

OTK - Kreativita (Midi Lidi Remix)

Richard Gotainer - La Sampa (Midi Lidi Remix)

The Blow - Hey boy (Midi Lidi Remix)

Miwon: Sommersprossen (Midi Lidi Remix)

Midi Lidi: Láska (Midi Lidi Marsh Mix)

Kazety - Smutná (Midi Lidi remix)

Kazety - Depilace_(Midi_Lidi_remix)

Emil Klotzsch - Koenig In Thule (Midi Lidi Remix)

Prodigy vs. Elan - No Good Kaskader (Disjockejove mash-up)

One Piece Puzzle - Paranoja (Midi Lidi Remix)

One Piece Puzzle - Princeza Polucija (Midi Lidi Remix)

Protektor - Kdyz zavru oci (Midi Lidi remix)

Valravn - Kelling (Midi Lidi remix)

Midi Lidi: Strejdo (Midi Lidi Remix)

Midi Lidi - Bujon (Tomino Remix)

Charlie Straight - Earrings (Midi Lidi Remix)

Citron - Valašský rok (Midi Lidi Dub)