Mariska Baars, Robert Deters, Rutger Zuydervelt
Gris Gris

A Norman Records recommendation (16th January 2009)

	Description:	Ltd CD on Low-Point. Machinefabriek/ Soccer Committe/Vance Orchestra folks!
	Format:	CD
	Genre:	Drone / Kosmische
	Label:	Low Point
	Price:	£6.49
	Availability:	despatched in 1 working day

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Rating: 4
...according to our Brian on 15 January 2009.

Machinefabriek's Rutger Zuydervelt pops up on this rather super new CD on Low Point with his mates Mariska Baars from Soccer Commitee & Robert Deters of Vance Orchestra. It's called 'Gris Gris' and it's tonal waves and morphing low end drone are making my bowels feel a little giggly, my head pleasantly woozy and my glass half full instead of half empty. These waves gradually increase in intensity, washing over the office like a sleepy, swaying android fuzz, with lots of little strange accompanying drones and murmers following the main drag like sad wailing ghost cubs. Then the procession passes, leaving tendrils of spectral creaks and absorbing atmospherics. A lot of this "sound design" is sourced from Mariska's vocals, manipulated to the point of unrecognisability. Is That a word? It blooming well is now, my chick-pups. It sounds like a wonderful headphone album does this, I can imagine sitting on a misty moor at dawn imagining druids emerging slowly from the mist as I drink brandy coffee from a flask and pet my imaginary pet dog, Sheepshagger. Grand stuff in a nice matt card package with uber-minimal art (looks quite "Room 40" if you get my spiel!)

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What their label says...

‘Gris Gris’ is a collaborative release between Dutch musicians Mariska Baars (who also writes and performs as soccer Committee) Robert Deters (of Vance Orchestra) and Rutger Zuydervelt (also known as the highly prolific Machinefabriek).

The material for ‘Gris Gris’ (named after Robert’s cat and also the term for a Voodoo amulet that protects the wearer from evil or brings luck) was recorded during a single day in late August 2008. The session consisted of using Mariska’s voice as source material with Robert and Rutger adding further processing, field recordings and electronics.
Whereas previous collaborations between Machinefabriek and soccer Committee used processing principally to supplement the minimal framework of Mariska’s songs, here her voice is used to generate a whole spectrum of different pitches and timbres. At times the source material is almost unrecognisable, transformed and buried under layers of manipulation, whilst at other moments slithers of untreated tones appear as if they’re part of some vaporous radio broadcast.
The end result is some of the three artists most minimal, slow and eerie music to date.

Cd packaged in a matt two-tone folding card wallet featuring illustrations by Mariska Baars. Ltd edition of 500 copies.