Milieu
Beyond The Sea Lies The Stars

A Norman Records recommendation (19th November 2006)

Cover art for Beyond The Sea Lies The Stars by Milieu Description: CD on Infraction
Format: CD
Genre(s): Ambient
Label: Infraction
Price:
£11.19
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5Rating: 5
...according to our on 19 November 2006.

Last one from moi is the rather profoundly titled 'Beyond The Sea Lies The Stars' from Milieu. This sounds well cinematic and is absolute chilled, floaty, spacey ambient bliss. This will make you feel like your floating in embryonic fluid and is absolutley gorgeous. We have the limited edition 2CD version that comes with 'Beyond The Stars Lies The Sea ' see what they've done there? This is produced by Brian Grainger and is on Infraction Records. This is my release of the week and if you don't buy it then you must be a bit chicken oriental. Stunning.

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What their label says...

Mining a provenance of sounds from a distant & disbanded orchestra Milieu reassembles then quietly broadcasts the collected notes into a wide expanse. It is his first full ambient offering to be heard from a library of many hours of sound experimentation in drone, ambient and lush found sound litanies. Beyond the Sea is shrouded in distant fog…there are lights that seem to appear briefly and then are calmly eclipsed. There is a fascination in this nebulous balance of sonorous melodies from decades ago, almost hopeful, yet an undercurrent of a somber theme that is draped over the entire composition…

This is American composer Milieu’s first proper release – following two limited edition releases for the Belgian label U-Cover. Influences include The Caretaker’s ‘Haunted Ballroom’ and from William Basinski’s ‘Disintegration Loops’ series.

The first 150 copies will include a bonus CDR (INFX 019) entitled “Beyond the Stars Lies the Sea”.  (not available now)