Ambisthmus by Milieu

Originally issued discreetly as a bonus 3" CD-R packaged with the sprawling 8xCD-R box of live-in-studio Milieu sets HOUSEWORKS, the two beatless pieces that comprised the HOME WORKS EP (Ambisthmus / Rainspasture) share more common ground with the Statuettes recordings than the acidic braindancing techno of the Milieu live performances. It's been a full year (to the month) since that box set came out, and now that the Autumn is upon us, I feel like it's an apt moment to give these recordings a proper release of their own, instead of the bonus disc footnote that they were relegated to earlier on.

Musically, these are pieces that manifested during rehearsals for (or post-set cooldowns from) the sessions that were broadcast online and released in the HW catalog subset. They are intimate and quietly majestic swoons of analog synthesizers played back in a dark basement studio, lit only by the blinking LEDs of the mixing board and the many pieces of hardware surrounding it. In the time since I pulled them off the tapes and memory cards they were laid onto, I've found three additional recordings that grew out of other live broadcasts in very much the same way, using primarily an analog polysynth that I now no longer possess. With these augmentations, AMBISTHMUS transforms from an afterthought into something much more resembling an album, a concerted effort that I am enjoying today as much as I hope you will too, and an admirable companion piece to be issued alongside the expanded PHOSPHENE WEATHER as it celebrates a 10th anniversary reissue.

Tracklist

1.	Ambisthmus	11:11

2.	Poitrelogue	11:43

3.	Rainspasture	9:35

4.	Oscilliad	25:31

5.	Quintextant	9:47

Credits

released November 19, 2019

W/P by Brian Grainger. Recorded at White Pillar Workshop, various dates 2018-2019, using Korg MS-20 / Volca Keys / Volca Kick / Minilogue, Arturia Microbrute and a wide array of digital and analog signal processors. Mastered by The Analog Botanist. Text and design by ABM&D. This is Milieu Music number MMD051. www.milieu-music.com / www.analogbotany.com

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: Burt T / Brian S / Jake P / Christ S / Damian H / Levi G / Brian C / Arthur W / Joel B / Peter H-B / Rik J / Jose S / David P / Helge J / Peter C / Alan A / Alex G / Seth B / David T / Devin H / Mathieu L / Andy B / Francois H / Benoit P / J.C. Bastos / Michael R

Many humble thanks to the subscribers of the Deep Earth series. Without them, this music might not exist, and if it did, you might not be able to hear it. Support deep electronic mining initiatives today: malfokusita.bandcamp.com

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