Michel Banabila and Rutger Zuydervelt (Machinefabriek), both Rotterdam-based, have been collaborating since 2012, resulting in five full length albums so far. The duo’s output is versatile, with elements of ambient, noise, musique concrète and fourth world. To quote Peter Hollo (Utility Fog): ‘a Glitchdroneworldbeat collaboration to die for’.
For Ambient Layers, Banabila & Machinefabriek have created the brooding ‘Cassina’. A layered tapestry that slowly builds the tension, before landing back on earth again. A voyage distilled to four minutes.
A unique atmospheric album with a sense of humor and a lot of melancholy. I do not know if you can call this ambient.. but I don't know any other record like this Michel Banabila
A genius of modern music and a true innovator. He was always deserving of more attention than he got. New and beautiful worlds were unlocked by this dream catcher. John Fenton
This Chicago quintet use classical and contemporary instrumentation to craft this beautifully contemplative ambient release. Bandcamp New & Notable Nov 2, 2023