MACHINEFABRIEK - 'Vloed'



CSR138CD (November 2010)
CD in digipak
Barcode: 823566499329



'Vloed' is a collection of (slightly edited) live performances, recorded between 2006 and 2008 in Amsterdam and Den Haag. "All performances find Machinefabriek in fine form, offering up thick billows of warm guitar shimmer, fluttery staticky ambience, and at one point some uncharacteristically heavy super distorted metallic guitar, but here, it's not so much metal as simply a mighty drone, thick and throbbing and super intense. There are long stretches of near silence and super minimal high end drone, glimmering slow building crescendos, squalls of distorted choral buzz, warm whirring metallic reverberations, shimmery and dense black dronemusik, all the stuff we love about Machinefabriek" (Aquarius). Beautifully remastered with a 20-minute bonus track, 'Vloed' captures the immersive live experience of a Machinefabriek concert. Presented in a stunning matt digipak with modified artwork.

Track listing:

1. Allengskens (18:03)
2. Drifjgzand (13:16)
3. Vrijhaven (21:12)
4. Vloed (22:08)

Reviews:

"much of this album exists in a seemingly burned-out post-apocalyptic environment in which walls of tsunami guitar ramalama populate the distant horizons as nearby broken machines still wish us a happy birthday from below tons of rubble… Machinefabriek at times also unleashes a gorgeously sonorous and beautiful side, as here appear Disneyesque gospel choirs à la FANTASIA and there fly euphoric snatches of CARMINA BURANA. It’s a preternatural union indeed” (Julian Cope)

“Vloed is a collection of exceptionally good live recordings by the ever impressive Machinefabriek… All performances find Machinefabriek in fine form, offering up thick billows of warm guitar shimmer, fluttery staticky ambience, and at one point some uncharacteristically heavy super distorted metallic guitar, but here, it’s not so much metal as simply a mighty drone, thick and throbbing and super intense… minimal high end drone, glimmering slow building crescendos, squalls of distorted choral buzz, warm whirring metallic reverberations, shimmery almost new age and dense black dronemusik, all the stuff we love about Machinefabriek” (Aquarius)

“There’s a sadness and mournfulness that comes over in Machinefabriek’s work…he manages to create some outstanding pieces with depth warmth and a whole glut of emotions… fairly similar in style to Gavin Bryars, William Basinski, Zoviet France… another staggeringly good release from Machinefabriek (5/5, Musique Machine)

“…drones primarily based on guitars and pedals… electronic spheres creating some dreamy overall textures… a great hypnotic experience throughout.. [The] final piece is the titled track 'Vloed'… another beautiful ambient-based piece built on guitar timbres waving and lulling the listener into deep trance for 22 minutes until it slowly fades away. Astonishing album from one of Holland's most interesting contemporary ambient artists.” (Vital Weekly)

“The main track sounds like a waving magma of gentle guitar drones for its first part which sees at its middle the add of powerful guitar drones and glitches. "Allengskens" is a track I found mesmerizing, thanks to the multi layering of reverbering guitar drones which form soft melodies. Toward its end, Rutger, strengthen the sound making the whole track sound like sea waves that break up on the reef. "Drifjgzand" is a throbbing track which plays a lot with silence, mixing on its peak noises, high frequencies drones, slow guitar arpeggios and reversed sounds. If you like hynotic atmospheres this one is for you…” (Chain D.L.K.)

“These tracks have been privy to a little editing treatment creating the perfect home listening experience without any of the unpredictability of the live arena. All these tracks are ultra-long and mega serious ambient… rest assured this a reliable selection of glacial tones and blissful ambient work outs from man who's work you will no doubt already be familiar with” (Norman Records)

“Rutger Zuydervelt alias Machinefabriek schafft es mit seinen Songs, nachdenkliche, in die Ferne schauende Gesichter zu erzeugen. Wehmut, Melancholie, Fernweh und Behaglichkeit sind nur ein paar der einsetzenden Gefühle und Zustände, wenn man Machinefabriek lauscht... Die verströmen dafür die gleiche Atmosphäre wie die Studioversionen und erzeugen durch Machinefabrieks besonderen Gitarren-Ambient diese behaglich-wohlige Stimmung, aber auch düstere Bilder.” (Medienkonverter)

"...i drones vanno ad assumere spesso le sembianze di orchestrazioni metalliche dall'impatto efficace... L'album mostra tutta la maestria di questo autore, capace di piegare i rumori ad effetti contrastanti e diversi, creando atmosfere magnetiche che meritano un occhio di riguardo nel vasto panorama dell'elettronica ambientale... e artwork che traduce perfettamente l'essenza dell'opera". (Darkroom)