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m a c h i n e / e m p a t h y
release information
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artist : Machinefabriek
title : Zwart
date : Mar-06-2007 cat nr : n/a
style : Ambient label : n/a
bitrate : VBRkbps format : Limited Edition
filesize : 66,2 MB source : CDDA
release notes
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*LIMITED TO ONLY 40 COPIES!* It hasn't taken long for Dutch
mad-scientist Rutger Zuyderwelt to get a stranglehold on the fickle
music scene. It was only last year in fact when his debut album
'Marijn' captured the hearts and minds of so many disillusioned
experimental music aficionados, and since then there's been no
stopping him in his conquest. With a new 3" cdr released on his own
website almost every month he's kept up a frankly unbelievable level
of quality while keeping as prolific a schedule as Uwe Schmidt in his
prime. 'Zwart' (meaning black.) is the latest emission from the
Dutchman, and coming housed in a black cd case on a black-on-black
cd, you might think it's likely to go bump in the night. Well you'd
be wrong, the three tracks showcased here, while long, epic and
sometimes devastatingly noisy are very far from the rimy terror you'd
associate with the packaging, in fact I might even say there are
occasional moments of joy, if you look hard of course. The disc opens
with one of Zuydervelt's strongest pieces yet; entitled 'Cello
Recycling' this is a magnificent collaboration with American
multi-instrumentalist and producer Aaron Martin (who debuted on the
Preservation label earlier this year). Martin's cello is used as
source material and Zuydervelt proceeds to build layers of noise and
harmonic drone right up until the knee trembling climax. This track
will appear later in the year on an exclusive Type Records EP, so if
you want a very early preview you'd better act fast. The second piece
'Flotter' and the disc's longest at a mammoth 22 minutes is the
perfect example of Zuydervelt's commanding power over noise and
drone. Not everyone can handle this kind of music, and
week-in-week-out I hear countless cds from artists who consistently
get it wrong, here however we have a veritable masterclass in the
genre; subtle, arresting and occasionally cacophonous, over almost
half an hour you are never given the chance to lose interest or
excitement. There is something devastatingly cinematic about this
piece, but don't expect to hear it accompanying any Hollywood movies
in the near future, rather this is a piece of music that defies
visual accompaniment, inciting enough images to power hundreds of
short, shocking vignettes. Luckily after this earth-trembling
experience Zuydervelt allows the mood to become lighter with the
album's closer 'Zink', a mind-melting chunk of dense ambience
reminiscent of Tim Hecker or possibly even Stars of the Lid. This
piece shows that there can be room for a little romance in the world
of noisy drone as simply and beautiful melodies are submerged beneath
machine clatter and static crackles - this is the other side to
Machinefabriek. As you're probably already expecting 'Zwart' is
incredibly limited (to only 40 copies!) and it's a Boomkat exclusive
so you're not going to be able to find this anywhere else ever again.
Utterly essential - buy now to avoid disappointment!
http://www.boomkat.com/item.cfm?id=31188
playlist details
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01. Zwart 48:46
48:46 min
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