a r t i s t : Machinefabriek
t i t l e : Dauw
d a t e : 2008
l a b e l : Dekorder
g e n r e : Avantgarde
r l s. d a t e : Aug/2008
t r a c k s : 05
b i t r a t e : VBRkbps
s i z e : 62,6 MB
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*QUITE POSSIBLY ONE OF THE FINEST ALBUMS OF THE YEAR - AND A
CAREER BEST FROM MACHINEFABRIEK*
I know what you're thinking, and I admit the same thoughts
were rushing through my head. It's yet another Machinefabriek
album - the umpteenth this year and probably his hundredth
record by now, so why on earth should we stop what we're doing
and pay attention? Well, maybe because 'DAUW' is probably the
best thing he's done (up there with the peerless 'Marijn'),
and certainly stands as his most complete body of work
blending all the elements he has been chiselling to perfection
over the last few years. In the past his records have largely
been anthologies of disparate ideas to some degree,
explorations and collaborations some of which have been hugely
successful and some less so - but what we have with 'DAUW' is
a truly earth-shaking artist record, an apt realisation of the
Machinefabriek sound and something which will no doubt stand
the test of time. Packaged in a typically beautiful fashion
'DAUW' comes with an assertion from the label that it sounds
something like Arvo Part, something like Mogwai, something
like Philip Jeck and something like Fennesz and for once these
comparisons are pretty much spot on. Rutger Zuydervelt has
married the smart post rock sensibility of Mogwai with
something far more experimental and the crunchy turntablism of
Jeck with something far more accessible. The resulting sound
is a deeply immersive collection of experiments, populist
sounds with a noisy bent, or post rock without the rock. It's
harder to explain than you'd think but when you listen to the
album's truly stand-out title track (probably the best piece
Zuydervelt has written) you'll understand - it manages to
blend the subtle grandeur and awe of Arvo Part with the space
and economy of Mogwai's early material (think 'Tracy') which
is no mean feat. From a series of relatively short, arresting
pieces Zuydervelt ends the journey with a half-hour ambient
symphony which takes the ideas of the album's first two acts
and blurs them into the final third to come up with the
perfect conclusion to a haunting and dare I say breathtaking
journey. A truly gorgeous record that stands out as a bright
beacon amongst a mire of great Machinefabriek records - if you
buy one Machinefabriek album this year make sure it's this
one. Huge recommendation. (John Twells/Xela/Type Records)
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01-Porselein [07:03]
02-Fonograaf [03:27]
03-Engineer [06:11]
04-Dauw [05:17]
05-Singel [25:12]
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47:10 min