Artist : Machinefabriek
Title : Weleer
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2007
Date : 05/19/2007
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 22
Label : Lampse
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : cd1: 48:23 cd2: 55:59
Size : 154,4 MB
Tracklist:
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cd1
01.Oi Polloi 04:12
02.Uiterwaarde 06:04
03.Chinese Unpopular Song 02:53
04.Color Rosa 01:32
05.Hieperdepiep 13:13
06.Voor Het Meisje Met Mijn Dooie Mus 01:42
07.Onweer 03:49
08.Stotterpiano 01:24
09.Roes 9 06:12
10.Wintervacht 07:22
cd2
01.Schrijven 01:19
02.Donderwolk 03:16
03.Bye Bye Boat, Bye Bye Building 04:16
04.Kale Bomen Langs De Weg 03:46
05.Gruis Uit Het Plafond 01:50
06.Lief 20:07
07.Roes 4 02:24
08.Carps Remix 02:09
09.Maris 03:22
10.Ryan 02:18
11.Fluister 04:16
12.Monster 06:56
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104:22 min
from Boomkat:
'Weleer' is Dutch for 'at a previous time' (at least it is according to a very helpful online dictionary I found)
and this gigantic double disc set is exactly that. Most of you are probably aware by now of Rutger
Zutdervelt - the prolific producer came to light last year with the release of the frankly awesome 'Marijn'
album (also on Lampse), and before long we twigged that he wasn't a one-album kinda guy, far from it - he
was writing practically an album a month! Across over forty 3 cds which he has released over the last
three years he has amassed hour upon hour of music, and what's more he's managed to keep a
consistent level of quality which makes us all wonder how the hell he does it . But let's be honest now, with
that many super-limited releases there's very little chance that any of us are going to be able to collect all
of them, so Lampse in their infinite kindness have painstakingly put together this informed retrospective of
the mans work, a sort of potted history of the very best of Machinefabriek. Where 'Marijn' was almost a
continuous work from beginning to end, realised very carefully and constructed in a very short time,
'Weleer' takes tracks spanning right across two years of production, and while for most artists that might
not be a long time, for Zuydervelt it might as well be four decades. What amazes me about this collection
is how perfectly constructed it is, it moves haphazardly between styles and forms, but it feels like these
tracks were always supposed to fit together in this sequence, and rather than appearing like there are
missing segments it feels like you are gaining an understanding of Zuyderwelt's work by listening to the
music in this way. The scope is obviously a great deal wider than 'Marijn'; here we see the work of
Machinefabriek on a truly wide playing field - he experiments with blissful ambience, field recording,
grinding Merzbow-esque analogue noise, gorgeous guitar drone and simple, playful melodic motifs - yet at
no point does it ever feel like he is out of his depth. This is one of those rare albums where you can truly
hear the hand of a master at work, and while we are still basically at the beginning of a young producer's
career, 'Weleer' stands as proof that he is almost guaranteed a place in electronic and experimental music
history. The knowledge he has of 'where things go', his sense of timing and placement just astounds me,
nothing seems misplaced, nothing seems overdone or for that matter underdone, each track bubbles, and
effervesces beauty, tension and life. Simply put, 'Weleer' is both an incredible starting point for those of you
as yet unfamiliar with the work of Machinefabriek, and an indispensable collection for signed up fans -
there's just so much to sink your teeth into here it is almost impossible to go into any more detail. Highly
Recommended.
http://www.lampse.com/
http://www.machinefabriek.nu/