soccer Committee & machinefabriek "drawn" CD $13
This is not your grandfather's Machinefabriek album. Not even close. Rutger Zuydervelt has joined forces with soccer Committee's Mariska Baars on a multitude of previous albums and EPs, but nothing has come close to the sheer force of "Drawn." Baars' bare-bones songs of lament and longing are taken apart and reassembled by Zuydervelt's capable hands. The result is stunning. "Drawn" skirts the line between fractured folk music and drone, never settling into one facade.

Through Zuydervelt's production work, "Drawn" sounds like a dusty, unearthed gem found tucked away in the darkest reaches of an abandoned basement. This is music that is timeless. Gentle acoustic guitar plucks and soothing harmonium tones work magically to highlight the brightest star on the album: Baars' fragile, beautiful voice. She is in magnificent form, pulling emotions from the depths. Not to be overlooked are the flickering samples of Franz Hautzinger's mournful trumpet.

This is music for the ages. Baars & Zuydervelt have made a magnificent album that will leave its mark and haunt you long after it ends. It really doesn't get much better.

Limited to 500 copies.

tracklist:
1. high pitched drone I
2. very well drawn
3. mees
4. for i have none
5. magpie
6. thole I
7. klauwier
8. di-o-day
9. cristopher (for suzanne)
10. high pitched drone II

Praise for sC's and machinefabriek's previous works:
"Rutger Zudyervelt creates understated, weatherbeaten electronics with a subtlety comparable to William Basinski, sculpting twisted scraps of static and scratched piano recordings into elegantly crafted stormcoulds." - Angry Ape

"Marijn is an exceptional release that will be music to the ears of anyone who can appreciate needle noise as one of life's simple pleasures." - Tiny Mix Tapes

"As the piece wears on, the variations become more pronounced, though each step is carefully measured and considered before it's actually taken. Breath-taking in its unity and its revelation, "Zeeg" is one contender to lull your heavy eyelids that are dropping quickly." -Gaz-Eta