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Rutger Zuydervelt / Machinefabriek
@machinefabriek.bsky.social
510 followers 180 following 160 posts
Musician and graphic designer

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

Graphic design portfolio:
https://www.rutgerzuydervelt.com

Substack:
https://machinefabriek.substack.com
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machinefabriek.bsky.social
Hi there!

Spelonk, my new solo album on Crónica, has just been released.
It can be found here:
cronica.bandcamp.com/album/spelonk

I also just made a new Substack post, which is here:
machinefabriek.substack.com/p/machinefabriek-update-january-2026

Best, rutger
Spelonk, by Machinefabriek
3 track album
cronica.bandcamp.com
January 20, 2026 at 11:07 AM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
Very nice review of the Youran* album in @gonzocircus.bsky.social

joachimbadenhorst.bandcamp.com/album/youran

* Joachim Badenhorst, Alistair Payne, Nabou Claerhout, Simon Jermyn, Tsubasa Hori, Hayo Boerema, me
Youran, by Youran
11 track album
joachimbadenhorst.bandcamp.com
January 14, 2026 at 1:45 PM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Reposted by Rutger Zuydervelt / Machinefabriek
cronicaelectronica.org
Machinefabriek’s “Spelonk” reviewed by Aural Aggravation: “Spelonk grows in depth and darkness, becoming increasingly dark, strange, and unsettling. Rutger Zuydervelt makes a lot out of very little, to subtle but strong effect.” auralaggravation.com/2026/01/12/m... @machinefabriek.bsky.social
Cover of Machinefabriek’s “Spelonk”
January 13, 2026 at 9:55 AM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
Surprise! Here's 'Stof en Ruis', A free downloadable album, via Headphone Commute.

www.patreon.com/posts/machin...
Machinefabriek - Stof en Ruis | Headphone Community
Get more from Headphone Community on Patreon
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January 11, 2026 at 4:01 PM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
Hi! My compilation album 'Diorama' is not set to 'name your price'...
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com/album/diorama

More info in this Substack post:
machinefabriek.substack.com/p/diorama
Diorama, by Machinefabriek
4 track album
machinefabriek.bandcamp.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:27 AM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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."

tinyurl.com/4rt6kfw5

@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…
acloserlisten.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Reposted by Rutger Zuydervelt / Machinefabriek
cronicaelectronica.org
“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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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).

boomkat.com/products/rhy...

(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...
boomkat.com
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
An interview with Squidco's 'The Squid's Ear':

www.squidco.com/cgi-bin/news...
Rutger Zuydervelt a.k.a. Machinefabriek - The Squid's Ear Interview
www.squidco.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:41 PM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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
@bramvermeul.bsky.social
Frontlinie music
About my soundtrack work
machinefabriek.substack.com
October 13, 2025 at 8:40 AM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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.
soundcloud.com
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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
'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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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.

linktr.ee/machinefabriek
September 9, 2025 at 12:29 PM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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...

@danieltreatlinehan.bsky.social
@vitoriaregiastudio.bsky.social
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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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.
machinefabriek.substack.com
July 31, 2025 at 7:18 AM
machinefabriek.bsky.social
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