Macrocosms, by Banabila & Machinefabriek

Macrocosms

by Banabila & Machinefabriek

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1.	Kaleidoscope 04:39		buy track
2.	Stokjes 03:32		buy track
3.	Upwards 04:58		buy track
4.	Awake 06:29		buy track
5.	Macrocosms 03:39	info	buy track
6.	Prey 06:15		buy track
7.	Turmoil 05:03		buy track
8.	Oxide 05:12		buy track
9.	Echo Chamber 04:38		buy track

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'Macrocosms' is the fourth collaboration album by Banabila & Machinefabriek. Again, Michel Banabila and Rutger Zuydervelt spent a few concentrated weeks swapping sound files and sculpting ideas to fully form tracks. This intuitive way of working and open-minded approach resulted in an album that harks back to the rhythmic playfulness of 'Travelog', while also maintaining the abstract tendencies of 'Error Log'.

The overall theme deals with the macro and micro - how incredibly tiny and insiginificant we become when zooming out, and how wondrous small worlds can be found within ours when zooming in. Artist Sarah Payton describes it beautifully in her spoken word section of the title track.

Field recordings made by Banabila at the nature reserve Biała Woda in Poland are an important addition to the music, reinforcing the sense of place, and invoking intricate, detailed worlds of their own. Combining elements of ambient, musique concrète, noise, and even the 'fourth world', this Rotterdam duo created a unique sonic world expanding their oeuvre with another fine album.

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released September 28, 2016

Music by Michel Banabila & Rutger Zuydervelt,
Rotterdam, The Netherlands, August / September 2016.

Mastered by Marlon Wolterink at White Noise Studio.

Most field recordings are made in Biała Woda, Poland.
Double bass on Upwards sampled from Ilya Ziblat Shay.
Words on Macrocosms by Sarah Payton.

Photography by Michel, graphic design by Rutger.

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