Packaged in a clear plastic jacket with a photographic print insert backed by a brown cardstock insert with custom text sticker work, and an in-house duplicated/printed white disc.
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Ambike was recorded at the Botany Bay studio as far back as 2011, almost immediately after moving in there and setting up my equipment. For a myriad of reasons, it is only just now seeing a release, six years later. Prefaced by the Phi-Lips EP, which collected four alternative versions of Ambike's opening cut, this EP is perhaps the most accessible and "musical" Bike has ever been. Created entirely live using only three drum machines, two digital synthesizers (one of them a prototype), a small mixer and a handful of FX units, it vacillates between thick dancefloor-ready bass rattlers and more experimental dub-tinged cuts that bring to mind moments from the first two Autechre LPs, among many other things. From here, it is my express intention to broaden Bike's release schedule and continue forward from this specific point of origin with the project, as I've expanded my studio since 2011 considerably and am curious what Bike might sound like, coaxed from the machines currently at hand...
credits
released November 21, 2017
W/P by Bike. Recorded live at Botany Bay, Summer 2011, using a Korg ER-1, Boss DR-880 & DR-660, prototype Synthrotek NAND, Roland SH-32, Ibanez Phase Modulator, Boss RV-3, Alesis Quadraverb and Mackie ProFX8 mixing board. Mastered by The Analog Botanist at White Pillar Workshop, November 2017. Cover design by Brian. This is Milieu Music number MMD038.
Special thanks to the members of the Milieu Music Fan Club, for helping make this recording possible: David T / Devin H / Mathieu L / Francois H / Andy B / Joe U / Benoit P / Jonathan W / Jose S / Rik J / Dave W / Levi G / Chris S / Justin T / Burton T.
As always, I am in utter awe at the vastness of our musical universe, comprised of beautiful stars for our ever-listening ears. Let the gorgeous waves of this incredible album wash over you, perhaps taking you to another realm, out of space & time. One of the most pleasurable experiences I have had in a long while. Pip From The Forge
Holy smokes , this is what I come to expect from Milieu. Solid Pleasure from start to end. Picking a favourite tune would only mean changing my mind every time the next one cues up. Masterful.
da5idh
A club-friendly postcard from the marshes of east England that translates stunning, isolated landscapes into dub-inflected techno. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 29, 2023
Milieu takes you on a ride to a future that we seem to have lost somewhere on the way. Nice early AFX vibes, feeling confident enough to not show off with exhausting beat and FX trickery.
Set phasers to "Play! and enjoy the ride. Highly recommended! Mono Peninsula / Photophob