The fourth episode in the Field Recordings series was recorded in the Balkans in the summer of 2022.

All sounds for this episode are recorded in the versatile fields of Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Slovenia. From Sarajevo’s Olympic Bobsleigh to the Cursed Mountains in Albania and back via the small peaceful village Miholjače in Bosnia to the beautiful Kamnik-Savinja Alps in Slovenia. The ambient layers on top are recorded in my studio in Rotterdam.

The colors of the cover artwork are chosen by Rutger Zuydervelt.

Rutger Zuydervelt composes music as Machinefabriek. His music combines elements of ambient, noise, minimalism, drone, field recordings and electro-acoustic experiments. The music can be heard as an attempt to create sonic environments for the listener to dwell in. It can be minimalistic at first glance, but reveals its depth upon closer listening.

“𝘓𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘪𝘬𝘦 𝘚𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘢, 𝘈𝘭𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘢, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘕𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘩 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢. 𝘎𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘬𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘥𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘴. 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘧 𝘴𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘵, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘯. 𝘚𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰, 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘨𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘢𝘺."

🌍 Locations: Albania, Bosnia, Montenegro and Slovenia

all sounds recorded in the Balkans
all ambient layers recorded in Rotterdam
2022 - 2023 

released July 5, 2023

artwork by Niels Vrijdag
color combination by Rutger Zuydervelt
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Field Recordings - 04 Balkans

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Ard Bit is the artist project of Ard Janssen, a composer, sound designer and field recordist who creates audio sculptures which are subtle, layered and characterized with great detail.

His musical forms come about through free improvisation and systematic composition with a focus on minimalism.

https://ardbit.bandcamp.com/follow_me

I hope the Wild Edges speak for themselves. The rest is what happens between them.

I have limited know how and equipment, but think that feeling is more important than hardware and technical ability. 

I decided to stop liking other artists tracks, even if i do like them. I was feeling the pressure to like tracks when i listened to them, especially when people sent them to me to listen to, worried that if i didn't i would upset or offend the artist if i didn't like them, its easier just to like privately. Misunderstandings sadly happened too easily, so i'm distancing myself from the possibility of hurting anyone and of being hurt myself.  Maybe it is better being alone after all. Soundcloud is just like anywhere else where there are lots of people...it can be difficult.

I won't follow, listen, or like, for followers, listens, and likes, so, please, don't ask me to. 

This is a creative escape.

I am always trying to be quiet, but often fail, and to do better.

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