qd31 Polypores - I Wish There Was a Place Like That - out now!

5 days ago3 min read

Hey friends - hope all good :)

For the next edition in the quiet details series we have a wonderful interpretation from the UK-based synth master craftsman, Stephen James Buckley, here as Polypores.

Out now on digital and limited CD with long-form edition, six panel digipack and fine art print. Digital half price until 21st March.

Listening Party tomorrow Thursday 13th March 19:00 UK time - RSVP here

An essential element of the British electronic music scene, Polypores’ expansive albums and electric live shows have cemented him as one of the most loved and admired exponents of esoteric and endlessly original modular synthesiser sound-worlds at work today.

With releases on a slew of labels, including Castles in Space, Frequency Domain, Miracle Pond, Woodford Halse, Waxing Crescent Records, DIN, Aural Canyon and more - plus loads of self-releases - his unstoppable creativity knows no bounds.

I Wish There Was a Place Like That sees the signature Polypores freewheeling and completely unique approach take a deep and psychotropic leap - dense and highly detailed textures swirl and emerge from the ether, melodies grow and branch across the spectrum like fractals, always shifting and becoming something new.

Layer upon layer of glistening harmonics mesh and unravel themselves as time edges forward, time slows and quickens, headspace shifts.

Each track started as an extended improvisation, edited down to its essence then carefully shaped into the finished pieces. As Stephen says:

I took the best sections of these and used them as the basis for the tracks, adding a few extra parts to develop them and add to the texture. There's a lot of repetition here - I experienced audio hallucinations during a lot of these recordings.Voices emerging from the music. Hopefully the listener will experience some of this too.

Using the trio of semi-modular synths from the visionary Make Noise, perfectly designed to live together as a self-contained system - augmented with a few choice additions - this focused setup allowed Stephen to explore their symbiosis to its fullest, an incredible example of how these tools can be used to create pieces that are both wildly experimental and deeply musical.

This is some of the finest synthesiser music we can have the pleasure of experiencing - kaleidoscopic, consciousness-expanding and life-affirming - huge thanks to Stephen, a beautiful addition to the series.

The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from Stephen 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 Stephen James Buckley

Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios

Artwork by quiet details in collaboration with Stephen James Buckley

Design by quiet details

Also out now is the second run of the incredible qd25 r beny - such a inspirational figure in the music world, Austin made something truly beautiful so I’m really pleased to make it available again.

Now some shout-outs - big thanks to all these lovely people, support them if you can:

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Richard Heinemann playing a track on the latest E-Lodie here

qd30 Jordan GCZ

Big thanks to a proper music journalist I’ve been reading for such a long time, Andrew Ryce, for including Jordan’s album with his favourites of 2025 so far

Thanks to Lippy Kid for playing a track from the album on his March edition of Electronic Odyssey

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Thanks to Peter from Ambient Blog for playing a track on Dreamscenes here

qd26 Tomoyoshi Date and Bill Seaman

Thanks to Jo Johnson for including a track on this mix for Monument Waves

Thanks to Mike S for featuring the album on KMXT Freeform radio here

qd25 r beny

Thanks to Jenus Baumecker for including a track in his AGEMOWOROS transmission twelve

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Big thanks to Jo, Peter Lippy Kid for including the piece in the three mixes linked above!

Find all the music here:

https://quietdetails.bandcamp.com