Mir (band)

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Mir

Origin	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Country	Canada
Years active	1998–present
Genres	Alternative Rock
Labels	independent
Members	Adam Dowling Asif Illyas Shehab Illyas

Mir (IPA pronunciation: mΙɺ) is a band based in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. Their projects have been released in Canada and Europe, and their 2006 itinerary includes a tour in Germany.

Asif Illyas is the band's lead vocalist, guitarist and pianist. His brother Shehab Illyas is the bassist, and Adam Dowling is drummer and a second vocalist.

In 2006, the band was nominated at the East Coast Music Awards for Group of the Year and Alternative Recording of the Year. Mir also received various ECMA nominations in previous years.

[edit] Discography

1998: What's Wrong with Being Sexy? EP
2001: Invisible Science
2002: Invisible Science - The Single
2003: State of Emergency (European release)
13 July 2004: 7 Directions
30 November 2004: Invisible Science MMIV (re-release)
mid-2005: The Acoustic Record
2006: 7 Directions (European release)

The band's song "State of Emergency" was featured on the 2002 compilation The Great Stupa, which included songs from Sting, Joni Mitchell, Leonard Cohen and others.