Machinefabriek - Xylophonique (self release, 2004)

1		Goal (0:28)
2		Aubergine (2:17)
3		Lau (1:38)
4		Fuck J-E (2:00)
5		Slaap (2:59)
6		Autre Part (4:57)
7		Pontje (0:42)
8		Vladka (1:30)
9		Paketti (1:12)
10		Xylophonique (2:14)

If you know that Fabriek means 'factory' and machine, well means
machine, you could easily think that Machinefabriek is your up the
wall noise outfit. Feedback over machine like rhythms recorded at the
nearest conveyor belt. That is not the case. I can and will describe
what Machinefabriek sound like, but other than that's one Rutger
Zuydervelt I don't know anything about Machinefabriek. Maybe the two
releases reflect a kind of audio diary. 'Xylophonique' is dated
September 2004 and 'Voor De Prullenbak' (meaning 'for the trashcan')
is from October 2004.
On the cover of 'Xylophonique', there is some sort of diary thing
about Rutger staying in a friend's house and playing around with a
xylophone, an effectpedal and a bass guitar. And what is not stated
on the cover: his laptop. The xylophone, either in it's natural
sounding form or transformed plays all sorts of little melodies, with
the bass adding it's notes when necessary and the polite
transformations on the computer add an intimate and cosy atmosphere.
I am reminded of Sack & Blumm, the Tomlab catalogue or the recent
releases by Plop. Intimate music, sweet and delightful.
No such story on 'Voor De Prullenbak', which seems to be less
centered around any theme or instrument at all. Here the computer
manipulations of whatever instruments and sounds are taken a step
further, resulting in a less focussed work, with vague ambient
notions and playfull thoughts, rather than well-worked out ideas.

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