qd47 Appleblim - Liminal Tides - out now!

quiet details
Mar 18
3 min read

For the next interpretation of quiet details, really excited to welcome a hugely influential figure in underground electronic music, Laurie Osborne, here as Appleblim.

Out now on digital and limited CD with long-form edition, six panel digipack and fine art print. Digital half price until 27th March.

Listening Party tomorrow Thursday 19th March 19:00 UK time - hope you can be there - free to join and all welcome x

Laurie’s been making music for over twenty years now, and along with fellow pioneer Shackleton, founded the seminal Skull Disco label. Massively important to the evolution of bass music, and leading the cross-pollination of genres with essential releases for dance-floors and beyond worldwide.

Many solo and collaborative releases with top artists across the scene on labels such as Aus Music, Tempa, BLKRTZ, his own Apple Pips, R&S Records, Sneaker Social Club and more - remixes from the likes of Torsten Pröfrock (T++) - countless mix CDs and podcasts showing his prowess as a DJ (he was resident at the legendary FWD>> and plays at the best clubs all over the world) - Laurie’s a true stalwart of the underground and much loved by artists and fans alike.

So it’s an absolute pleasure to have him on quiet details with the incredible Liminal Tides

Drawing from all his experience creating ultra-deep sonic worlds, this album is a vast and kaleidoscopic trip through psychedelic dubwise exploration.

Billowing synthetic chords envelop the listener in the most mesmerising way - fragments of sound wash around the soundscape - melody and percussion drifts in and out - all evoking a beautiful place we can serenely inhabit and get totally lost in.

Underpinned by endless sub-bass and each track constantly shifting and evolving, this is a definitive piece of sonic art by a musician at the top of their game - a clear vision of the music, executed to perfection.

As Laurie says:

This album is a collection of places between states...

awake / asleep

self / no self

conscious / unconscious mind / no-mind

I hope you feel supported, buoyant, swirling, adrift as you visit them...

The places were all made by manipulating warm harmonic analogue chords, except Seagull which is all generated from the recording of a foghorn and a seagulls call...

Huge thanks to Laurie for this stunning addition to the series.

The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album - originating from a photo from Laurie 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, created by the artist and representing the music in its purest form - highly recommended.

Credits:

Music by Appleblim

Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios

Artwork by quiet details in collaboration with Laurie Osborne

Design by quiet details

Also out is the second run of qd41 Andrew Tasselmyer - happy to make this available again!