Milieu - Night Currents (U-Cover, 2006)

1 Journey By Heliodrome (7:59)
2 Seashell Breeze (1:35)
3 Path To Tower (4:07)
4 Fortyseven (3:43)
5 Hands Clapping, Time Reversing (7:30)
6 Dromeda Three (1:55)
7 Sad Yellow Father (4:42)
8 Slumber Notes (2:43)
9 Shoreline Drones (4:37)
10 She Is Hallway (4:01)
11 Counting Fives (1:41)
12 Golden Madison (3:42)
13 Waves Of Permanent Blue, Fields Of Endless Green (6:11)
14 Xanadu (24:53)

Voyage sans repos d'une heure vingt dans l'univers émotionnel de Brian Grainger...

Milieu's second album on U-cover's CDr label comes over as a cold blue companion to the winter weather. Reminding us of clear nights, skeletal trees and the comforts of a warm place inside, Brian Grainger's 'Night currents' doesn't let you fall asleep. A dark, restless and even hopeful album over a long 79 minute trip, the tracks take you on an emotional ride, with a sense of experimenting in the sound and mix, with not just a gentle passing by but a strong statement. Sometimes energetic while other times melancholic, Milieu's music sounds worried and full of desire to catch the spare light. Night Currents is Milieu's album of sadness, solitude and hope. Closing with over 24 minutes of fireworks fizzling out in a deep sea of white noise and feedback tones, driven but with a gentle touchdown, 2006 couldn't start in a more perfect way.
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