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Rutger Zuydervelt / Machinefabriek
@machinefabriek.bsky.social
490 followers 180 following 150 posts
Musician and graphic designer

Music:
https://machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/
https://machinefabriek.nu

Graphic design portfolio:
https://www.rutgerzuydervelt.com/
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My score for Roshanak Morrowatian's 'House of Strength' is out now on @bandcamp.com (streaming services following on December 12).

machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/house-...
House of Strength (music for a performance by Roshanak Morrowatian), by Rutger Zuydervelt
10 track album
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:51 PM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
"Zuydervelt and Gregov’s original score for FLUX is as unpredictable as that first circus, rolling into a wagon town, restoring a sense of wonder to dancer and audience alike."

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@acloserlisten.bsky.social
Rutger Zuydervelt and Lucija Gregov ~ FLUX (music for a performance by still still / Marta & Kim)
Rutger Zuydervelt has been extremely active this season, releasing a series of solo and collaborative works across multiple genres.  FLUX sees the artist returning to the fruitful collaboration wit…
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November 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Reposted by Rutger Zuydervelt / Machinefabriek
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“Spelonk”, the new album by Machinefabriek is now available to preorder! An album of exciting alien soundscapes that we are invited to explore. Limited-release CD out in January. www.cronicaelectronica.org/245/ @machinefabriek.bsky.social
Photo of the CD Spelonk, by Machinefabriek, on a dark table. The cover features a minimal photo of a crab in a wall, with the typography set over it.
November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Hi! I just sent out a new Substack post...
Quite some new and upcoming releases.
Here you go:
machinefabriek.substack.com/p/machinefab...
Machinefabriek Update November 2025
Hi all!
machinefabriek.substack.com
November 18, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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New release no. 2!

Rutger Zuydervelt and Lucija Gregov
FLUX (music for a performance by still still / Marta & Kim)
out on Bandcamp, with streaming services to follow soon

machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/flux-m...
FLUX (music for a performance by still still / Marta & Kim), by Rutger Zuydervelt and Lucija Gregov
12 track album
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
New release no. 1!

Joachim Badenhorst' Youran
Available on vinyl, CD, and digital.

joachimbadenhorst.bandcamp.com/album/youran
Youran, by Youran
11 track album
joachimbadenhorst.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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Defenitly a musical highlight this year, Carrier's 'Rhythm Immortal'. Minimalist Photek-vibes, but more free-form/organic. Fantastic stuff (and a beautiful cover too).

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(not on Bandcamp, it seems)
Carrier - Rhythm Immortal
Carrier’s debut album features eight elegantly rude arrangements that dance in negative space between Photek’s frictional syncopations, Rhythm & Sound’s dubwise minimalism and Torsten Pröfrock’s fract...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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An interview with Squidco's 'The Squid's Ear':

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Rutger Zuydervelt a.k.a. Machinefabriek - The Squid's Ear Interview
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November 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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My album 'Luchtwezen', with Berlinde Deman, is now set to 'pay-what-you-want'... I wrote a Substack post about it. Enjoy!

machinefabriek.substack.com/p/luchtwezen...
Luchtwezen, with Berlinde Deman
Nowadays I regularly put albums on Bandcamp as a free (if you wish*) download.
machinefabriek.substack.com
October 28, 2025 at 1:12 PM
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I just released a Substack post about my work for VPRO series Frontlinie, to give some background info with the recent 'Fifty Favorite Frontlinie Fragments' album...

Read it here:
machinefabriek.substack.com/p/frontlinie-music

@vpro.nl
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Frontlinie music
About my soundtrack work
machinefabriek.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Now streaming on my Soundcloud page: the live recordings from my gigs with cellist Nina Hitz at Galm 750, Schiedam. Enoy!

soundcloud.com/machinefabri...
Rutger Zuydervelt & Nina Hitz live at Galm 750, Schiedam, September 2025
Live recordings from the gigs Nina Hitz (cello) and Rutger Zuydervelt (electronics) performed for 'Galm 750', during Open Monumentendagen, Schiedam, September 2025.
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October 2, 2025 at 7:33 AM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
Surprise!
It’s not the most imaginative album title, but it’s definitely spot-on. Selected from over 300 tracks, 'Fifty Favorite Frontlinie Fragments' brings together some of my favorite music cues I created for the Dutch documentary series Frontlinie.

machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/fifty-...
Fifty Favorite Frontlinie Fragments (music for the VPRO series Frontlinie), by Rutger Zuydervelt
50 track album
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com
October 2, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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'eau', my album with Mariska Baars (soccer Committee) is now available to download for any price you see fit, on my Bandcamp.

Here's a Substack post I wrote about it:
machinefabriek.substack.com/p/eau-with-mariska-baars

And here's the album:
machinefabriek.substack.com/p/eau-with-mariska-baars
eau, with Mariska Baars
Nowadays I regularly put albums on Bandcamp as a free (if you wish*) download.
machinefabriek.substack.com
September 19, 2025 at 7:49 AM
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Here's the trailer for Daniel Linehan's 'The Wonder Of It All', which will premiere on October 2 at STUK, Leuven.

The soundtrack (also available on CD) has just been released on Bandcamp and other streaming services.

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September 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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It’s Bandcamp Friday tomorrow! Therefore I decided to release the full score for Daniel Linehan’s 'The Wonder Of It All' on Bandcamp now. Release on other platforms will be on Sept 9.

machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...

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The Wonder Of It All (music for a performance by Daniel Linehan/Hiatus), by Rutger Zuydervelt
2 track album
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:48 AM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
Back in 2010 I self-published a small booklet, with collected sound descriptions by friends, musicians, and artists (incl. Taylor Deupree, Tori Kudo, John Butcher, Sarah Payton, and many more).
It was a fun project, and decided today that I'd share it as a free PDF: shorturl.at/3BIIK
September 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
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I'm releasing my score for Daniel Linehan's 'The Wonder Of It All' performance on September 9. As you might know, shipping to the US is problematic at this time. If you're from the US, and want a CD copy, I suggest to buy it from Squidco, who have 'em in stock already.

shorturl.at/4coF3
Squidco: Zuydervelt, Rutger: The Wonder Of It All
A 50-minute continuous electronic composition created for choreographer Daniel Linehan's dance work of the same name, blending radiant energy, nostalgic nods to '90s electronic music, and a flowing se...
shorturl.at
August 29, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Discount and Bandcamp Friday Tips in my new Substack post:

machinefabriek.substack.com/p/holiday-ba...
Holiday! Bandcamp Friday! Discount!
Yes, it’s that time again: it’s Bandcamp Friday tomorrow.
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July 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
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Some handywork for the CD edition of my score for Daniel Linehan's 'The Wonder Of It All'.

It comes with a printed pink neon paper sleeve, housed in a pvc wallet with a white printed sticker.

preview/pre-order:
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
July 22, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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July 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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Stoked to announce the pre-order of my score for Daniel Linehan's dance piece 'The Wonder Ot It All'. It'll be out on September 9, with a 5-minute edit streaming now. Enjoy!

machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/the-wo...
The Wonder Of It All (music for a performance by Daniel Linehan/Hiatus), by Rutger Zuydervelt
3 track album
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com
July 17, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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'Deining' (with Anne Bakker*), now set to 'pay what you want' on Bandcamp.

Check out my Substack post:
machinefabriek.substack.com/p/deining-wi...

and the music:
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/deining

* and Saskia Venegas, Lidwine Dam, Nina Hitz, and Pablo Kleinsmann on the live rendition.
Deining (with Anne Bakker)
Nowadays I regularly put albums on Bandcamp as a free (if you wish*) download.
machinefabriek.substack.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Reposted by Rutger Zuydervelt / Machinefabriek
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yes, there's a scoop hidden somewhere in this NTS-mix by @machinefabriek.bsky.social

www.nts.live/shows/fracta...
Fractal Meat On A Spongy Bone w/ Rutger Zuydervelt 8th July 2025
Playing Experimental, Ambient, Leftfield Techno, Musique Concrete, Noise. An audio scrapbook compiled by sound artist and musician Graham Dunning, comprised of sonic art and experiments, improvised mu...
www.nts.live
July 8, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Pre-order starts on 22 July….
July 11, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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My guest mix for Graham Dunning’s NTS show Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone is now available to stream. All the tracks are exclusives!



Enjoy!

www.nts.live/shows/fracta...
Fractal Meat On A Spongy Bone w/ Rutger Zuydervelt 8th July 2025
Playing Experimental, Ambient, Leftfield Techno, Musique Concrete, Noise. An audio scrapbook compiled by sound artist and musician Graham Dunning, comprised of sonic art and experiments, improvised mu...
www.nts.live
July 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM