Machinefabriek
Machinefabriek is a project by Rutger Zuydervelt.
Machinefabriek
Rutger Zuydervelt started
working as Machinefabriek (=machine factory) in 2004. The name
was on the façade of a building Rutger passed everytime he went shopping
for groceries. Except for a few piano and guitar lessons when he was
young, Rutger didn’t study music. Instead, he graduated as a graphic
designer. The sleeves of his releases are practically always designer by
Rutger himself, being a crucial part of the music.
Machinefabriek’s music combines elements of
ambient, modern classical, minimalism, drone and field recordings. His
pieces unfold as 'films without image,' with a sharp ear for detail.
After releasing a series of self released CD-Rs, the official debut, Marijn, was issued by Lampse in 2006. Since then a solid stream of
singles and albums was released on labels like Type, 12K, Spekk,
Dekorder, Digitalis, Experimedia and Staalplaat.
Performing live has been an important expression for Machinefabriek. He
took his gear to Russia, Israel, Japan, Canada, Switzerland, Spain,
Czech Republic, Germany, Turkey and England. Rutger collaborated (on record and/or live) with numerous artists, such as Ralph Steinbrüchel, Aaron Martin, Peter Broderick, Frans de Waard, Wouter van Veldhoven,
Simon Nabatov, Xela, Simon Scott, Steve Roden, Gareth Davis and Tim
Caitlin amongst others.
