Seeker, by Aaron Martin & Machinefabriek

Seeker

by Aaron Martin & Machinefabriek

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Anthony Childs An excellent collab. Would be really interesting to see the dance/ visual component with the audio, especially considering the level of tension in some of the sections. Favorite track: Leaves Are Swimming.

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1.	Wake 04:33	buy track
2.	Wings in the Grass 05:42	buy track
3.	Arms Turn Slowly 05:28	buy track
4.	Leaves Are Swimming 04:16	buy track
5.	Hidden 02:00	buy track
6.	Seeker 05:30	buy track
7.	A Small Crowd Points 04:57	buy track
8.	Close to Dark 08:31	buy track
9.	Buried Cloth 03:22	buy track
10.	Hide and Seek score (digital bonus track) 52:55

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Originally conceived for the Korzo production Hide and Seek by choreographer Iván Pérez.

Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek):

In 2012, choreographer Iván Pérez asked me to work on a score for a dance piece of his called "Hide And Seek" in collaboration with the great Aaron Martin. I don't think he knew at that point that Aaron and I had worked together previously (on "Cello Drowning," an EP released on Type in 2007). Living in the US, Aaron started recording parts and sending them to Iván and me. Then, I would use his recordings to build the score: processing them, editing them, adding sounds, etc..

The tracks on the "Seeker" album are basically the refined versions of the first sketches we made, trying out how our sounds would blend, and what directions and atmospheres could be used in the dance performance. After that, these tracks were morphed into one long collage, tailored to the choreography. This final score is added to the album as a digital bonus.

Aaron Martin:

Iván Pérez had used some of my solo work in a previous dance piece of his called "Kick the Bucket" and Rutger and I have been in touch since the release of my debut album "Almond." Rutger and I met briefly after I performed in Amsterdam in 2009, but the creation of "Hide and Seek" gave us an opportunity to continue our work together and to spend a bit more time in person leading up to the premiere in The Hague. During rehearsals, we both agreed that creating an album version with separate tracks along with the long-form version that was used for the actual dance piece was the right approach. My time in Holland was a formative experience and the resulting album "Seeker" is something that I continue to remember fondly. I am eager to finally share this music with listeners.

This has been a long way coming. After some unforeseen delays, we are thrilled to be working with Dronarivm for the release of "Seeker."

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released December 15, 2017

Music by Aaron Martin and Rutger Zuydervelt,
July 2012-February 2013

Originally conceived for the Korzo production
Hide and Seek by choreographer Iván Pérez

Aaron Martin: banjo, cello, organ, ukulele, vocals
Rutger Zuydervelt: electronics, processing, editing
Mastered by James Plotkin

Thanks to Iván Pérez, Nathalie Decory, Inés Belda Nácher, Eneko Borao, Ester Garijo Cortés, Joaquín Collado Parreño, Heather Myers, Christopher Tandy, Carlijn Petermeijer, Peter Lemmens, Annemarie de Bruijn, Inbal Abir, Michael Vitrano, Dmitry Taldykin and Bartosz Dziadosz

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Cellist, composer, half of From the Mouth of the Sun

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