qd32 fields we found - in your hands

Hi friends - hope all good :)

Very pleased to share with you my first publicly available interpretation of the quiet details idea as fields we found.

Out now on digital and limited CD with long-form edition, six panel digipack and fine art print. Digital half price until 11th April.

All proceeds from the album will go to the Cancer Centre - Milton Keynes University Hospital to support their incredible work.

Listening Party Thursday 3rd April 20:00 UK time - hope you can join us - free and all welcome x

As well as running quiet details and my work as a mastering engineer, I’ve released music on beautiful labels such as Home Normal, Seil Records, Handstitched*, Ambientologist, Frequency Domain and others. Also numerous self-releases, including the new resolve / relate series of long-form deep-listening pieces, and the contrasting rhythm structures series focused on percussive music inspired by my time on dance-floors over the years.

in your hands was made in the last few months of 2024, a year which completely changed my perception of music. As you may know from my previous writings, last February I was diagnosed with lymphoma, then went through intense treatment, which worked as well as we could have hoped, and now I’m in remission.

Music was a panacea in these times, long listening sessions were truly healing. I learnt a lot and knew it was important that my own music came out of it, this album is the result.

Fundamental frequency relationships and interactions are at the core - with the first couple of tracks using just intonation in precise ratios, then the latter moving into free tuning, chosen in an innate and instinctive way. Their development over time is the heart of this music.

Made on modular synthesisers for expressive tonal and textural explorations - the ability to access deep modulation parameters and feedback paths allows for extensive interaction between the elements to create organic and complex harmonic relationships.

Performed live directly from the machines, recorded to tape. I love this process, it’s intuitive and entirely hands-on, human and highly focused.

The other essential part of the album is the use of field recordings - usually recorded myself but as I was ill, I started asking my close family to take some to use in the music. This idea grew to close friends, and continued to expand, ultimately including many family and friends - artists, musicians and non-musicians, from all over the world.

The only direction was record something that intuitively spoke to them - the most important thing is these wonderful people were part of the music.The results were incredible and every single one is included across the album, as collages and tape loops - processed, reimagined and a completely necessary part of the work.

This album is dedicated to all of them and everyone else that helped me though - friends, family, medical staff and beyond - all incredible and I’m deeply grateful for their support. Wouldn’t be here today without them.

We need to hold onto the NHS, support it however we can, and keep it in the hands of the people.

The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from I took in our garden which was then captured with analogue photography and processed here at quiet details studios.As usual, the album is presented on the physical edition, a custom six-panel digipack with a separate fine art print too.

The CD also has a special long-form continuous mix of the album, representing the music in its purest form.

Credits:

Music by fields we found

Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios

Artwork by quiet details

Design by quiet details

Also out today is the second run of the wonderful qd26 Tomoyoshi Date and Bill Seaman - a stunning exploration of the piano, electro-acoustics and micro-sound.