UK artist Huess, presents the track 'Hair on Fire', now playing on M.P.R Ambient.
Release date: Apr 3, 2025
UK artist Huess, presents 'Hair on Fire', a piece from his latest project, which blends 1970s/1980s ambient and modern classical influences with real recorded instruments. The track layers vintage synth textures with field recordings made in the Norwegian wilderness, creating a meditative but intense atmosphere.
In his own words:
‘Beatmaking bedroom producer expecting his first child makes ambient album’ is probably not the most original or compelling story in music (nor the most auspicious opening for trying to get you to listen to my music!) but, nevertheless, that’s what this is. Sharing the first track ‘Hair on Fire’
"I was thinking about the music my parents played when I was very young (pre-verbal) – the Beatles, Motown, Atlantic soul – and how deeply embedded in both the conscious and sub-conscious parts of my brain it is. I was thinking about how to make my child feel calm but also subtly stimulated through music. I was thinking about the natural world and its rhythms and cadences and I was thinking about some of the suffocating background music we have to hear whether we want to or not."
"Why ‘Hair on Fire’? The sound of wind thorough the trees opens the track, blowing out the cobwebs as a cleansing renewal. The title is a metaphor for the reaction we have to experiencing strong emotions like fear or excitement (appropriate for someone expecting their first child!) when your hair stands on end, even so much so it feels like it is on fire."
"There are a few contradictions in this project: a two part album intended to be listened to as four individual continuous sides of music where it’s probably more likely that people will pick and choose a preferred track. This is electronic music but I was interested in making things seem more natural: recording with real instruments and acoustics – piano and organ in Bøler Kirke, Oslo, avoiding synth plug ins in favour of original vintage instruments– plus field recordings. And, clearly, I am putting more music out there adding to the colossal weight of sound in the world."
"With all the AI-generated imagery around, I wanted the artwork to reflect the satisfaction I take from patiently building up a painting using techniques that have been around for hundreds of years. Although this album has been created with a very specific audience of one unborn child in mind, I hope you will also like what you hear."
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