Artist : Machinefabriek
Title : Ranonkel
Genre : Avantgarde
Year : 2008
Date : 03/15/2008
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 01
Label : Burning World Records
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 42:40 min
Size : 57,3 MB
Tracklist:
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Ranonkel
01.Machinefabriek - Trouringh
02.Machinefabriek - Stofstuktoon
03.Machinefabriek - Ranonkel 1
04.Machinefabriek - Andermans Thuis
05.Machinefabriek - Ranonkel 2
06.Machinefabriek - Zink
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42:40 min
From Boomkat:
In the '2008 Preview' piece published recently on these pages, it was projected that Machinefabriek was
likely to release in the vicinity of twenty albums over the course of the year, based on 2007's form. If I've
counted correctly, this would be the fifth release by Rutger Zuydervelt to find its way into the Boomkat office
so far in 2008, meaning that he's already a quarter of the way towards that figure, and we're barely a month
into the year. Ranonkel marks a break in form from the recent output however, avoiding all sense of this
being another ephemeral transmission from the Machinefabriek hard drive, and instead sounding like a fully
formed bonafide album, a worthy follow-up to the Marijn full-length released on Lampse in 2006. As an
introductory statement 'Trouringh' serves as proof that Zuydervelt has well and truly brought his A-game to
the table this time around, combining the very best of his microsound work with an explicitly tuneful
instrumental element. Fizzing glockenspiel tones light a melodic causeway across a minuscule, infinitely
graceful backdrop of high frequency sine tones, crackle and slow chords. It's a real keeper, definitely
among the very finest of Zuydervelt's compositions. If you've grown a little sceptical of the Machinefabriek
quality control system of late, here's the antidote. A series of more streamlined drones follows, although
the overall feel is one of methodical, well thought out composition rather than off-the cuff tonal layering:
'Stofstuktoon' resonates like an orchestra of perpetually sustaining Tibetan prayer bowls, eventually sliding
away into near silence populated only by a protracted static hiss. Over the course of 'Ranonkel 1' you'll
hear interjections of acoustic guitar flirting with electronic signals, revealing a gradual, unfolding melodic
trajectory. After 'Andermans Thuis' has dabbled in slightly more ominous waters, via what sounds like
some gentle contact mic recordings, 'Ranonkel 2' offers a palette-cleansing ninety seconds of beautiful
sinusoidal stretches, leading into the album's final seventeen minutes: 'Zink'; an immense, panoramic
ambient piece featuring Zuydervelt's full armoury of techniques. During its first half you'll hear blurred
acousmatic artefacts clashing with submerged string textures, eventually escalating into the kind of heady
guitar manipulations and shimmering electronic timbres you might recall from Taylor Deupree's Northern.
The finest Machinefabriek outing of 2008 by some margin - you'll be returning to that opening piece in
particular again and again. ESSENTIAL PURCHASE.
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