Milieu - Phosphene Weather

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5...according to our Ant on Fri 18 Dec, 2009.

Milieu (AKA Brian Grainger, Coppice Halifax, Parallax etc.) has put out a whole ton of music but incredibly none on vinyl… until now, where he has a gorgeous (both visually and sonically) LP out on Install Sound. The silk-screened sleeve design by David Tagg is total eye candy. It's clear to see why they've really pushed the boat out for 'Phosphene Weather' as the man himself feels that this may well be his most accomplished work to date, and I'm inclined to agree. Recorded spring/ summer 2009 these three tracks are enough to melt even the coldest of hearts. Ultra warm and submersive, brittle and sparkling ambient tones are being poured into my ears like the sweetest sonic syrup imaginable. There's a lovely spacious and gentle feel throughout. This is totally lush, sublime ambient bliss… I'm running out of adjectives here and probably preaching to the converted if you're still reading. So I'd recommend acting fast on this one as they've only pressed up 150 hand numbered copies. Oh it's on coloured vinyl too!

After much deliberation and work, Install is proud to unveil its first vinyl release: Milieu's Phosphene Weather LP. Notable for also being the first time Milieu's work has appeared on the vinyl format, Phosphene is a special affair, limited to 150 copies on randomly colored vinyl inside custom silk screened sleeves with hand-numbered inserts, sporting a modern design by David Tagg. Musically, Phosphene Weather inhabits a similar universe as previous Milieu ambient output, such as A Warm Wooden Hollow, Of The Apple or Brittle Paper Cathedrals. The record's three songs walk slowly through an Autumnal landscape that is as colorful as it is eroded, and over the course of 40 minutes the listener is treated to liquid sunset immersion, surrounded on all sides by soft wind sweeping red leaves over orange fields and cloudlike formations of chords that arrive right on time with the warm hum of a pedal bass. Swells of log cabin isolation, woodwind and guitar drones and pure sleepy thought filter through the horizon line. Phosphene Weather is total night music, and quite possibly the pinnacle of Milieu's ambient output to date.

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