Noodle Therapy is the ambient-focused alias of Brighton-based producer Dan Porter, a musician active since the late 1990s whose previous work has appeared on labels including 4bit and Thirteen[rec]. While his history and aliases (Gods of Ruin, Cosmic Acid) span a variety of electronic styles, Field Notes marks a deliberate shift toward slower, more reflective forms, drawing inspiration from the coastal, rural, and woodland environments surrounding England's south coast.
Built from a combination of field recordings, modular synthesis, and hardware-based experimentation, Field Notes explores the relationship between memory and place. Fragments of found sound drift through evolving compositions, where analog circuitry, digital instruments, and Eurorack systems are used less as tools of precision and more as instruments of discovery.
The album was mixed collaboratively by Dan and Dennis White (Thermal Audio) during the depths of winter, with Dennis adding a subtle layer of additional production throughout and co-writing The Dip. For listeners familiar with Quiet Places on ASIP, Dennis's presence will already be well known; his touch here provides another thread connecting Field Notes to the wider ASIP family.
Voices appear briefly and disappear again, landscapes emerge from abstraction, and melodies surface just long enough to leave an impression before dissolving back into texture. Particular thanks go to poet Grayson Wayne, whose words feature within Sea Glass.
Perhaps what makes Field Notes feel especially meaningful is the path it took to arrive here. For a brief period, Dan lived directly beneath label founder Ryan (ASIP) back in England, and while neither could have known where their respective musical journeys would lead, it's hard not to appreciate the small chain of coincidences that eventually brought this release into the world.
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