Ambell Suns by Milieu

Upon returning to my session recordings for Bell'n Dither, it became apparent that I'd laid the groundwork for an ambient companion piece, much in the same way I later did with Inland By Night - rearranging Pawleys Island songs, reducing them to just melodies and ambience. For whatever reasons that I can no longer remember, these six tracks sat unrendered/unrealized/unreleased until I stumbled over them looking for other materials. With a little effort and processing, they now appear as a supporting fourth act with the reissues of Bell'n Dither (milieumusic.bandcamp.com/album/belln-dither), Sadhills (milieumusic.bandcamp.com/album/sadhills) and Amtrax (milieumusic.bandcamp.com/album/amtrax-plus).

Musically, these songs bear more resemblance to my Statuettes album for Lee Norris' Txt label in the UK - ornamental and pretty, but also isolated and melancholic. Obvious influences from Aphex Twin's SAW II, Cylob's Cylobian Sunset, Eno and Budd's The Pearl and probably even Philip Glass' organ works. As I finalized them, I felt as if each track was a magical wand that, when used to strike bells, would ring out these beautiful melodies of longing and nostalgic fantasy. They have been named as such, although eagle-eared Milieu listeners will likely be able to work out what each track is a version of.

Ambell Suns is a unique ambient perspective on Bell'n Dither's often glitchy and programmed approach, and stands on its own as a beatless Milieu monument built for sleep and introspection.

Tracklist

1.	Wand 1 (Silver Pearls)	8:46

2.	Wand 2 (Blue Leaves)	5:55

3.	Wand 3 (Cyan Arch)	7:05

4.	Wand 4 (Apple Tree)	6:08

5.	Wand 5 (Windy Fields)	9:50

6.	Wand 6 (Bell Forest)	18:52

Credits

released January 30, 2018

W/P by Brian Grainger. Recorded principally at 114RKD, 2009-2010, with final rendering and production at White Pillar Workshop, 2017-2018. Mastered by The Analog Botanist. Design by ABM&D, following a design by David Tagg. This is Milieu Music number AD35D, and 35Dth in the ongoing Arboreal Digest reissue catalog.

Special thanks to all of the members of the Milieu Music Fan Club at Patreon (www.patreon.com/analogbotany). With their continued support, more music like this release can happen! At the present moment, the members of the Fan Club are: Justin T, Burton T, William C, Brian C, Chris S, Levi G, Rich A, Jonathan W, Joel B, Matthew D, Peter B, Rik J, Jose S, Tony S, Alex G, Seth B, Jim P, David T, Devin H, Mathieu L, Andy B, Francois H, Benoit P, Daniel F, Gordon C, Alex K, Peter B, Sean W, Alex B.

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