Here’s an exclusive sneak peek at what’s been happening over at Headphone Community during October. If you missed it, we’ve been spending the entire month with Dennis Huddleston (aka 36) talking about his music, production techniques, and even art design. And of course, he shared plenty of music. There were Bandcamp codes for his past releases (some are still available for you to grab when you join!), previously unreleased tracks, alternative mixes, and, yes, even some premieres, like this beautiful piece from the upcoming album titled A Warm Static Sphere, released via Quiet Details on November 12th. Huddleston has been releasing music for over 15 years on influential labels such as A Strangely Isolated Place, Past Inside the Present, and his own 3six Recordings. He is without a doubt “a master of wide-eyed cinematic soundscapes and beautifully crafted worlds that are as harmonically rich as they are polychromatically abstract.” It’s a pleasure to see (and hear) him being selected as the next monumental entry in Quiet Details’ impressive catalog.
A Warm Static Sphere is about finding peace through isolation. It’s a record doused in gentle hum/static, which, when played quietly through headphones, acts like a warm, enveloping sphere around the head. It’s like a private isolation zone between the listener and the outside world, which feels warm and safe inside. The music opens up slowly, revealing its Quiet Details purposefully, often hidden deep within the loops.
— 36
I had the privilege of hearing the entire album (it’s an hour-long nine-part journey), and yes, it’s a gorgeous, drifting, deeply affecting, intra-galactic (where the universe is in your mind, while your mind is in the universe) suspended levitation. What you hear is only Part 6, and yes, it’s only a little teaser.
As always, the music and ideas behind the album influence the artwork. In this case, it’s an original photo by Dennis, captured on film. The album is available on the physical edition, a custom six-panel digipack with a separate fine art print. The CD also has a special long-form continuous mix of the album. Once again, the album is out on November 12th, while pre-orders commence today, November 5th, via Quiet Details Bandcamp.
