Machinefabriek & Stephen Vitiello

Rutger Zuydervelt, better known as Machinefabriek, is a musician, sound artist, and graphic designer from the Netherlands. His expansive body of work encompasses electro-acoustic composition, field recordings, digital processing, noise, and lowercase sound. Far from being conventional ambient/drone, his recordings are wildly unpredictable, as likely to be eerie and unsettling as they are sparse and contemplative. In any case, they reward close, attentive listening. He has collaborated with numerous artists, including Celer, Peter Broderick, and Gareth Davis, in addition to rel...