Artist : Soccer Committee & Machinefabriek
Title : Clay
Genre : Electronic
Year : 2007
Date : 07/23/2007
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 01
Label : Machinefabriek (White)
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 20:00 min
Size : 26,5 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Clay 20:00
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20:00 min
from Boomkat:
Has it really been over a month since the last Machinefabriek release? Where's the guy been? We've all
become addicted - it's like heavy narcotics, you can't start limiting the flow at this crucial Point! But then
this extra special 3" release has been seriously worth the wait. The first big difference between this and
Rutger's previous releases is the absolutely gorgeous hand-made packaging - a far cry from the usual tidy
plastic packs we've become so accustomed to, 'Clay' comes in a lovely brown stock sleeve, hand painted
in the most sublime fashion... it also happens to be a collaboration with the wonderful soccer Committee
(aka Mariska Baars) who we all fell hopelessly in love with last week on the release of her debut album
'sC'. Phew... a pretty important meeting of minds then, but Rutger Zuydervelt couldn't rest easy co-
producing a piece of abstract pop, rather he takes Baars' voice as the backbone and starting point for the
twenty-minute piece and proceeds to morph it into a haze of slow-burning ambience, building from almost
nothing into a shimmering fuzz of breathy, vocal noise until hitting near silence again for the glacial
conclusion. So maybe this is more obviously linked to Machinefabriek stylistically than Miss Baars'
measured output, but knowing its her voice underpinning everything you are hearing gives the track a
humanity and a soul that's all too often lacking from experimental music. This is the sound of life slowed
down to a crawl, like one of those three dimensional freeze-frames that allows you to absorb your
surroundings with intimate detail and awareness. "Clay" is another deeply impressive chapter in
Machinefabriek's acclaimed catalogue, he is quickly developing into one of the most interesting and
engrossing artists we have had the pleasure of stocking here at Boomkat and you can't help but get the
feeling that these releases are going to be regarded a bit like early material from collectable painters and
artists who go on to achieve much wider public acceptance. Once again, you already know the deal with
these - we have 70 copies only and they ain't gonna last so hurry to secure yourselves a copy. Essential
purchase!
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