Label: Cronica

純粋な衝動で作り上げた硬派なエレクトロアコースティック!!音作家としてだけでなく、現在は様々なレーベルのパッケージ・アートワークも手掛ける様になり、またコンスタントな音源出版も続けているMachinefabriekことRutger Zuydervelt。映画やダンス、その他のプロジェクトからの依頼による作品が多い人物ですが、本作[Spelonk]はそこから完全に離れ、純粋に自分の為だけに作り上げたパーソナルな音源。オシレーター、電子ガジェットを駆使し極めてフィジカルなプロセスで構築、一つ一つ何かを発見するかの様にレコーディングを進めた、非常にストレートな表現の3パート。





Most of the music I make nowadays is commissioned for film, dance, or other projects. And I love it — it’s the best job in the world! — but sometimes I have to pull myself away from it, and make something purely for myself. My 2004 release “Omval” was one of these works, as is now “Spelonk”. These projects are always made in short bursts; once I start creating, things fall into place quickly, as if the ideas were (unknowingly) already there and just needed to get out of my system.

The three tracks that comprise “Spelonk” (simply titled I, II, III) are build with “hardware jams” that I recorded with my live setup. It’s all quite hands-on, with effects pedals, an oscillator, and electronic gadgets. The magic happens when combining different recordings, layering them, and hearing what happens. Listening is always a favorite moment in the process, with a welcome element of surprise. I guess it’s all about creating alien landscapes — alien also to me too — that are exciting to explore.

I hesitate to say much more about these tracks as colouring the listener’s experience would be an unwelcome distraction. Eyes closed… enjoy the ride.

Rutger Zuydervelt, September 2025