Artist : L/ M /R /W
Title : Drifts
Genre : Ambient
Year : 2010
Date : 01/2010
Bitrate : VBR kbps
Tracks : 03
Label : Home Normal
Source : CDDA
Encoder : Lame 3.97
Length : 47:10 min
Size : 64,0 MB
Tracklist:
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01.Birthday 16:00
02.Clay 17:38
03.Tegendraads 13:32
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47:10 min
Four amazing musicians spread over three
collaborations on one release. æDriftsÆ
is an engaging and beautiful work. Three
compositions / pieces of music /
soundscapes / acoustic structures /
audio landscapes are collected on the
disc. Are they improvised? Are they
composed? Are they structured? A
combination of any possibility? Does it
matter?
L stands for Leo Fabriek adding
harmonium to Birthday and subtle piano
touches to Tegendraads.
M stands for Mariska Baars who also
composes solo as Soccer Committee but
never is shy to engage in a
collaboration. The only ÆsheÆ of the
gang adds guitar and voice on Birthday
and voice on Clay.
R stands for Rutger Zuydervelt (aka
Machinefabriek) and is the only one
featured on all three tracks adding
guitar, sampler, effects and editing to
Birthday and Tegendraads. On Clay he
seems to control the controls.
W stands for Wouter van Weldhoven who
also releases solo compositions. On
Birthday and Tegendraads he contributes
taperecorders and melodica.
The collaborators, the recordings and
the title of the release fit perfectly
together. Each track has a distinct and
individual approach and voice of itÆs
own. Track 1 Birthday has an almost
static feel. Each sound seems to be
frozen and locked in itself and layered
over and over each other until new
overtones shine through the thick fog of
sound creating an almost orchestral
density. Track 2 Clay has a more quiet
beginning. The sense of a voice fades in
and takes over the piece. While the
voice changes in pitch the track opens
up like wings spreading further in the
stereo field. After a peak the sounds
slowly seem to be crawling back and
hiding in the speakers leaving the voice
on itÆs own again. Track 3 Tegendraads
has a calming effect which lets the
listener lean back and breathe while the
piano notes drop randomly through the
track like raindrops falling from the
sky at the end of a storm. A voice
speaks to the listener which has a
soothing effect. The sounds and tones
seem to stay more in place not wanting
to move forward or backward while
circling around and holding each other
by the hand
A perfect ending to a superb release!
Drifts drifts (1) and drifts (2) and
drifts (3) and
Steinbruechel
Track 1 and 3 initially released as Live
Edits on cassette by Digitalis,
Track 2 initially released as Clay on 3
-inch cd-r by Machinefabriek
Drifts has been remastered by Ian
Hawgood, with photography by Rutger
Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek).
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