#dutch electronics

Wouter van Veldhoven - A head stuck in tapes (Self-released) It has been quiet for a while from the side of Wouter van Veldhoven, the Utrecht based musician. But he didn't sit still. This release combines 3 different releases that never found a label, or maybe did but eventually never got released. If you are not aware yet with Van Veldhoven his work this is a really good starting point because it shows very well the different sides (except maybe the techno work) of what he does with reel to reel tapes. With his tapes and his other instruments he creates a very warm, but melancholic ambient sound. Due to the slowness (created by the tape loops) it also sounds very dreamy. A head stuck in tapes is released as download release only and available for pay what you want here: https://woutervanveldhoven.bandcamp.com/album/a-head-stuck-in-tapes

Glice - Lix (Self-released) Glice is the duo of Ruben Braeken (Apneu, Katadreuffe) and Melle Kromhout from Amsterdam. And as duo they make something that some woudl describe as Kosmische Noise. When listening their debut album Lix you can hear what people might want to say with this. Noisy sounds with a psychdelic twist. The music sounds rather lo-fi and shares this with the harsh noise peeps, while on the other hand it stays very structured in comparisson and never goes this extreem with just walls of sound. It reminds of Wolf Eyes, but with more drones and less extreme in sound. Lix is released as download only release and can be bought at Bandcamp

Martijn Comes - Tradition Noise (The Silent Howl) Martijn Comes, based in Haarlem, is back with a new album. On Tradition Noise he presents us 10 tracks where he combines mad electronic textures, rhythms and noises with traditional music from various parts of the world (specifically the Arabic world). The result is an eclectic mix of sounds that is not easy to pin point or describe, as most of his other work. Tradition Noise is released as CD and download through The Silent Howl. You can get it here: The Silent Howl

Jeroen Diepenmaat - Frayed Air (Esc.Rec) For his work Joroen Diepenmaat works with vinyl, but unlike most other turntablists he starts with blank vinyl LP's which he during his performances slowly scratches, mutilates and creating grooves. With each scratch he creates new loops and this slowly builds-up to new works. On Esc.Rec 3 of these performances have now been releases as one of a kind LP's. All limited to an edition of 1. And of course one stream (not available as download, sadly enough). The music on these slabs of vinyl consists of slowly evolving scratches as you might have guessed. Though other than expected this doesn't turn into loud noise structures. Instead it stays all very quiet with some sort of meditative state. The limited to one LP's are available through Esc.Rec here: http://www.escrec.com/5997. You can stream one of the LP's here:

Jos Smolders - Modular Works 2015Q1 (Crónica)

New work by Jos Smolders who has switched from computer works to modular synths not so long ago released as download only release on Portuguese label Crónica. On this release you find compositions partly inspired by the work of Pierre Henry and partly inspired by the work of Robert Hampson. Though, in a modern specific Jos Smolders style. Unlike many other modular synthesizer users it is not just noodling, but well thought through compostions. 

You can download the album here:  Modular Works 2015Q1 by Jos Smolders