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Milieu

Real Name:Brian Grainger
Profile:Brian Grainger started making music somewhere after his parents' divorce in 1997. He played multiple instruments in a number of different bands and projects, teaching himself how to play guitar, drums, bass and keyboard without the aid of classical training. In 2001, Brian began dabbling in psychedelic and ambient music, and by 2002 he became interested in writing computer-produced (but still organic) songs. Doing simple recordings with a four-track, guitar, organ and a drum machine, he adopted the Parallax moniker and slowly progressed into a unique and expressive aesthetic for himself. By May of 2004, Brian had completed 6 albums under the Parallax name before retiring it and releasing music as Milieu. Brian currently lives with his wife Sophia and his pets in Columbia, South Carolina.
URLs:http://milieu.experimedia.net
http://milieu.ropeswingcities.com
http://www.myspace.com/milieu
Aliases:Brian Grainger, Coppice Halifax, Parallax (6), Pink Space, Teenager, Vhom
In Groups:A Night On Mars, Black Skies, Free Festival, Scant Orbit
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Releases:
A Dusty Box Of Old Memories ◄ (2 versions)   Milieu Music ... 2005
Aurora Borealis (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   U-Cover CDr Limited ... 2005
Brother (File, MP3)   Metanoia Media 2005
Giants in the Desert (File, MP3)   Project 168 2005
Gunkajima (File, MP3)   Experimedia 2005
Mint Slape Session (File, MP3)   Milieu Music 2005
Public Radio Broadcasts (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2005
Shawl/Star Bath (File, MP3)   Transceover Productions 2005
Simple Stations Repeat (File, MP3)   Project 168 2005
Slow Lid Close (File, MP3)   Experimedia 2005
Songs We Found In The Sand (File, MP3, Album, 320)   Rope Swing Cities 2005
Stray Trains (File, MP3)   Earstroke Records 2005
Three Tone Quintet (File, MP3)   Newform8 2005
Vellum / Laine (File, MP3)   Milieu Music 2005
Whitelabel Mmx (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2005
Bent Appletrees (File, MP3)   Decisive Sound 2006
Beyond The Sea Lies The Stars (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Infraction 2006
Coastal Tones (File, MP3)   Retropublik 2006
Dialer (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2006
Grassland Melodies (File, MP3)   Rope Swing Cities 2006
In Hills Made Of Clouds (CDr, Mini)   Earstroke Records 2006
Milieu (22xFile, MP3, Album, 256)   Experimedia 2006
Night Currents (CDr, Album, Ltd)   U-Cover CDr Limited 2006
Night Currents (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2006
Our Blue Rainbow (CDr, Ltd)   Expanding Electronic Diversity 2006
Pillowtone Poems (Album) ◄ (2 versions)   Unlabel ... 2006
Sophiesongs (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2006
Sun White Sun (File, MP3)   Expanding Electronic Diversity 2006
The Tandem Series 5 (CDr)   Boltfish Recordings 2006
Bent Appletrees 2 (CDr)   Milieu Music 2007
Brother (2xCDr, Album, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2007
Dub Mmx (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2007
Echo Spectrum (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2007
Echo Spectrum (2nd Edition) (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2007
Milieu (CDr, Promo, Ltd)   Second Sun Recordings 2007
New Drugs For Nuclear Families Of The Seventies (CDr, Album, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2007
Of The Apple (CD, Album, Ltd, Dig)   Second Sun Recordings 2007
Our Blue Remixes (CDr, Ltd)   Expanding Electronic Diversity 2007
Our Bonus Remixes (File, MP3)   Milieu Music 2007
Remodelled (4xCDr, Mini, Album, Ltd)   Boltfish Recordings 2007
Remodelled (CDr, Album)   Boltfish Recordings 2007
Sophiesongs (File, MP3)   Custom Music Records 2007
Three Space Songs (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2007
Wasted Magic In The Sound (File, MP3, Comp, 192)   Archaic Horizon 2007
A Warm Wooden Hollow (CD, Album, Ltd)   Infraction 2008
Bent Appletrees 3 (CDr)   Milieu Music 2008
Bent Appletrees 4 (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Beyond The Stars Lies The Sea (CDr, Album, RE, RM)   Second Sun Recordings 2008
Blue White Nights (File, MP3, EP)   Milieu Music 2008
Calico Fountain Melange (CDr, EP, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Cropduster (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Dustybox Tracks (CDr, Mini)   Milieu Music 2008
Dustybox Tracks (CDr, Mini)   Milieu Music 2008
Dustybox Tracks (CDr, Mini)   Milieu Music 2008
Dustybox Tracks (CDr, Mini)   Milieu Music 2008
Dustybox Tracks (CDr, Mini)   Milieu Music 2008
Dustybox Tracks (CDr, Mini)   Milieu Music 2008
Jacket Holograph (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Live At Lab30 (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Muted Travels (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Paperbacks (CDr, Comp, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Untitled (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Awkward Silence Recordings 2008
Azurine Droned (CDr, Mini, EP, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Blue White Nights (CDr, Mini, EP, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Colortone (CDr, Album, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Dialogue Five (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Leaves Painted Purple (Cass, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Pinwheel Carousels: Four Years Of Milieu Music (CDr, Comp, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Suntanned Melodies (CDr, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Waverider (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2009
Remixes:
Asymmetrical Head Presents Redos Vol.1 (File, MP3) When The Minutes Drag ... Experimedia 2005
Dofleini (File, MP3) Dofleini (Milieu Remix) Polychromatic Records 2005
Le Debut Heureux EP (File, MP3) I'm Sorry We're No Lon... Binkcrsh 2005
Tunnel Of A Centillion Millipede Legs (File, MP3) Atmos Wurm (Multilane ... Experimedia 2005
Core (6xFile, MP3, 256) Figure (Lattice Trees ... Experimedia 2006
Eponymous (File, MP3) Nineveh (6558340806 Mm... Metanoia Media 2006
Heart And Soul Direct (12xFile, MP3, Album, 256) Supersynth (Milieu's S... Experimedia 2006
Internal Countryside (CD, Enh) Before We Lose Our Leg... Boltfish Recordings 2006
Live February 22nd, 2006 (CDr, Ltd) Meadows Mmx Milieu Music 2006
Melt (18xFile, MP3, Album, 256) Alpha Chime (Milieu Mx) Experimedia 2006
Sonocolor (File, MP3) Our Mr. Sun, Scenic Ro... Expanding Electronic Diversity 2006
100 Random Signs (CD, Album) You Know That Place We... MOMT 2007
Birds For The People (15xFile, MP3, Comp) Alpha Chime (Milieu Mix) Segment 2007
Partly Cloudy (File, MP3, EP, 192) Partly Cloudy (Dub For... Archaic Horizon 2007
Sonnent Faux Pas (File, MP3, EP) Missing Tide (Oil Drum... Metanoia Media 2007
Summer Sounds Asleep (CDr, MiniAlbum, Ltd) Free Loop II (Ring Dro... Not On Label 2007
Summer Sounds Asleep (CDr, MiniAlbum, Ltd) Free Loop II (Ring Dro... U-Cover CDr Limited 2007
Una Trayectoria Predecible (File, MP3, 256) Alpha Chime (Milieu Re... Op3n.net 2007
Who Wants To Be Healthy In This Sick World ? (CDr, Album) I Have Diagrams & Mush... Boltfish Recordings 2007
Cities Of Cedar (CD, Album + DVD-V, NTS) Sounds From Scattered ... Boltfish Recordings 2008
Cities Of Cedar (CD, Album) Sounds From Scattered ... Boltfish Recordings 2008
Divine De Vice (File, MP3, Album, 192) Before You Know I'm Go... Archaic Horizon 2008
Gathering The Rise (Archaic Horizon Exclusive Mix) (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Lake Feet (Covered By ... Archaic Horizon 2008
Kojiro (CDr, Mini, Ltd)   Milieu Music 2008
Redos Vol 2 (Feeling Sorry For Inanimate Remixes) (File, FLAC) White Elephant (Milieu... Experimedia 2008
Selected Remixes: 2007-2008 (CDr, Album) Since Then (Pinwheel M... U-Cover 2008
Space Program (CDr, Album) Majik Melter (Melt Up ... I, Absentee 2008
Remixes, Reworkings And Reimaginings (2xCDr, Album, Ltd) Surrounded By Pigments... I, Absentee 2009
Tracks Appear On:
Experimedia 25 (File, MP3) Tangle Experimedia 2005
Sampler 1 Fall/Winter 2005-2006 (CDr, Smplr, Promo, Ltd) The Singsong Waters Of... Infraction 2005
4 Wasted (File, MP3, 256) Kontour Rinse Op3n.net 2006
Live February 22nd, 2006 (CDr, Ltd) Soundcheck, Dream From... Milieu Music 2006
Persona-Isla 01 (File, MP3, 192) Pavilion Nights Persona-Isla 2006
Re:automation 2.0 (File, MP3, Comp) Sway Blue Waters Decisive Sound 2006
The Rhythm Method (File, MP3, 192) Pileus (Infinite Edit) Experimedia 2006
13 Weeks Of Summer (File, MP3, 128) Glossy Ceramic Harmonies Attack 9 2007
50th (File, MP3, 192) Aeroline Metanoia Media 2007
Adieu IDM (Outtakes D'Horizzzons) (File, MP3, 256) Ghost Raft 1967 Annexe 2007
Drifting Skywards 3 (File, MP3, Comp, 192) Airbus Cold Room Netlabel 2007
Monographic 3: Rope Swing Cities (File, MP3, Comp, Mixed, 192) Poplar Drive 1967, Slu... INQ Mag 2007
Nocturnal Emission 1st Flight (File, MP3, 192) Appletree Theme Laverna 2007
The Tandem Series Box Set (6xCDr + Box) Threw Ourselves Into T... Boltfish Recordings 2007
U-Cover Mix 01 [Ambient] (CDr, Comp, Mixed, Tri) Laine (u-cdr12) U-Cover 2007
Una Trayectoria Predecible (File, MP3, 256) Three Maps Op3n.net 2007
Birth Certificate (CDr, Comp, Ltd) Autumn Fog Lifts (Year... I, Absentee 2008
Boltfish Recordings Showcase (File, MP3, Mixed, 128) Pileus (Infinite Edit)... Boltfish Recordings 2008
Cmx (CDr, Comp, Album, Ltd) Alvin Sparks (1983 Reb... Milieu Music 2008
EED's Summer Vacation '08 (CDr, Comp, Ltd) Sad Summer Expanding Electronic Diversity 2008
Friendly Strangers (CDr, Album + File, MP3, V0) Nicepollen [Unnamed Label] Records 2009
Psychosonic Aether #1 (File, MP3, Mixed, 128) Rusting (Overgrowth Wall) Notheen 2009
Unofficial Releases:
Sleeep Mmx (File, MP3) Untitled Drone, Statue... Milieu Music 2005
Twelve Selected Remixes 2004 - 2006 (CDr)   Not On Label 2006
User Reviews:
wfkroll, Oct 03, 2006

Possibly one of the most underrated electronic producers out right now. A true master of melencholy moods and mellow beats, Brian Granger has not only put out some of the best downtempo music in the last 5 years, but also most of it is free for download. A good place to start is on the Excellent Experimedia label and work your way foward to the vast collection of newer releases. Top choices IMO: Night Currents, In the hills made of clouds, Beyond the sea lies the stars, Songs we found in the sand, and Sun White Sun.

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