Ruststukken, by Wouter van Veldhoven

Ruststukken

by Wouter van Veldhoven

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	1.	Stoffig Stuk 06:25
	2.	Stukke Rust 19:34

about

Hailing from Utrecht, the Netherlands, Wouter van Veldhoven is the musician behind the first slaapwel record. His tape-experiments provide listeners with beautiful decaying sounds, bathing in a sweet swirling hiss. I find those sounds and loops so soothing and gentle that I thought Wouter would make an excellent artist to record an album to fall asleep to. Wouter seemed to really like the idea and within a week or two he made "Ruststukken", a beautiful EP compromised of two long sleep-inducing songs. The first song is called "Stoffig Stuk" and is basicly Wouter re-interpreting the infamous "Stofstuk" by Machinefabriek. It is followed by my favourite piece of him; "Stukke Rust" a 20 minute epic that builds up with a melancholic melodica, hiss, acoustic guitars and other otherworldly sounds. I can only describe it as if Yann Tiersen and William Basinski decided to record together. I suppose it's not too hard to imagine for you how awesome that must sound.

credits

released 20 August 2007
Written, Performed and Recorded by Wouter van Veldhoven
Stoffig Stuk based on a recording by Rutger Zuydervelt
Painting: An Vandesompele