Milieu – Polypsilon- Part 1

Artist: Milieu
Title Of Album: Polypsilon- Part 1
Year Of Release: 30 jan 2014
Label: Recycled Plastics / RPC1-A
Genre: Techno, Electro, IDM, Electronic
Quality: MP3
Bitrate: 320 kbps
Total Time: 00:55:56
Total Size: 128 mb

Tracklist:
1.Prepsilon 00:15
2.Polypsilon I 03:59
3.P-Q 05:19
4.Polypsilon II 04:04
5.Polite Trams 00:11
6.Polyglide 06:27
7.Pinup Salon 03:54
8.Polypsilon III 04:59
9.Polyp 00:13
10.P-291733 02:30
11.P.O.L.Y.F.N.K. 04:55
12.Playtime 01:48
13.Polypse 05:43
14.Polypsilon IV 06:57
15.Polypsilol 00:24
16.Polypsilon V 04:10

Polypsilon, Part 1 is – as the title implies – the first half of two separate 60-minute cassette releases, and the first tape released at RP!

As a Milieu album, Polypsilon is possibly the most “genre music” type thing Milieu has done, filled with all the staples of feel-good braindance as well as my first foray into acid. The recording sessions were impulsive and tangential, and by the end, there was far more material than I was expecting to make, giving way to this two-part release.

It’s probably a spiritual follow-up to Academy Stripes, although it should be noted that Polypsilon was intended to be a sidetrack thing, and not “the next big new Milieu record”, so I guess consider it as a gigantic 2 hour EP.

I can’t really think about how to describe it, so I’ll leave you with the music. There’s lots of 606/707/808 drum machine action, as well as my usual soft spot for a couple breaks and my Korg ER-1, and the synths used include my Roland SH-32, Casio PSS-50 and MT-210, the wonderful Fahtacon softsynth made by my friend Robin and of course the Milieu go-to Lowrey Magic Genie organ, among other things. Everything was meant to be loose, sporadic, playful and tingly on the earlobes, so hopefully that comes through in the final result.