Ihes iluna

ihes iluna is the title of the cancelled companion album to the A Censored Sunlight debut, Bloodlines. It was to feature eight previously unreleased tracks, including the unexpected Soundcloud hit, '''The Head + The Heart. '''Made with GarageBand for iPhone entirely by Nick Malone, the album was finished and set to be released, but was cancelled abruptly due to "quality issues" and production lag for the main release, Bloodlines.

Background
ihes iluna, which can be loosely translated to "escape the dark" in Basque, was a commonly used hashtag in Sunlight's blog posts. It was eventually revealed to the public through Facebook, that ihes iluna was actually the title of a companion EP to the debut A Censored Sunlight album. The decision was made after Sunlight posted two new songs on Soundcloud, called "A Brief History of Pain" and "The Head + The Heart." Both songs caused streaming rates to shoot up internationally. As of now, "The Head + The Heart" is still the second most played track on A Censored Sunlight's Soundcloud page. Ihes Iluna was meant to feature five additional songs, including "The Idle Barrage", "Silicon Nightmare, Midnight Fission", "Beautiful Again", "The Ghost Of The Dreamer", and "The Origin."

While "Silicon Nightmare, Midnight Fission" was moved to the final track listing for Bloodlines, three other songs were scrapped. "The Ghost Of The Dreamer" was never released, but is set to be a B-Side on the debut record. "Beautiful Again" remains available to play on Soundcloud.

Audience Response
After the release of "A Brief History of Pain" and "The Head + The Heart", Malone's Soundcloud popularity rose dramatically. These two songs remain two of the most played songs of all released tracks. Audiences praised the upbeat vibe of both new tracks, stating that the companion album would really counter the overwhelmingly sadcore feel of Bloodlines. "Beautiful Again" received light criticism, with some claiming the song's lyrics were "cliche" and "been there, done that."

Listener response was so strong to "Silicon Nightmare, Midnight Fission", it was chosen to move onto the track listing of the standard version of the upcoming debut album, Bloodlines.