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Marking A Boundary With The Turning Point
Vinyl reissue
Marking A Boundary With The Turning Point
Marking A Boundary With The Turning Point, my collab with Radboud Mens, was first released as a limited CD on Shimmering Moods (50 copies, sold out during pre-order).
Now it’s back in the format it truly deserves: a double vinyl edition, remastered by Stephan Mathieu, pressed at Record Industry, and limited to 200 hand-numbered copies.
We explore the tension between stasis and movement; drones, textures, and acoustic details shifting in and out of focus.
Pre-order now via Bandcamp: https://ardbit.bandcamp.com/album/marking-a-boundary-with-the-turning-point
Distributed by Clone Distribution
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Amazing Bubble II
cassette reissue
Sometimes things resurface like these five Amazing Bubble II tapes I had tucked away. Now re-recorded, featuring remastered versions by Jochem Paap (Speedy J) at STOOR (2021) on Side A and the remixes I released in December 2024 as Amazing Bubble Drones on Side B. A rare reissue; five copies, and that’s it.
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➝ Side A: Remastered versions by Jochem Paap (Speedy J) at STOOR (2021)
➝ Side B: Remixes released as Amazing Bubble Drones (December 2024)
➝ Limited edition, only 5 tapes available
➝ Includes an Amazing Bubble sticker
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Hypnotic one-hour drone remix from Radboud Mens of Amazing Bubble Drones, premiered on his Earbitten show Thursday, January 2. Expanding the EP’s concept of concise, evolving forms, this remix turns brief escapes into a longer meditative journey, exploring ambient depths. The remix, accompanied by a visual experience, is now available on YouTube. I hope you find a moment to dive in.
Unlike traditional drone compositions, these tracks are intentionally concise, offering condensed moments of resonance and evolving forms; a brief escape into stillness. With remixes from Amazing Bubble II, this release invites you to take a quiet moment to listen and immerse yourself.
Each track unfolds like a bubble of sound; fragile yet powerful, blending cinematic ambient harmonies with experimental edges. The luminous unpredictability of the original series is reimagined, crafting new sonic narratives that invite listeners into a world of shifting emotions and hidden harmonies.
credits: original photo by Mock
“Biologerend, verwonderend, adembenemend, in de houdgreep nemend en gewoonweg van een natuurlijke schoonheid.” De Subjectivisten – read article
“Field Recordings – 05 Bohemia is an excellent collection of sound collages, created with phonographic elements. The complete pieces are reconstructed settings from a human perspective.” Igloomag – read article
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Marking A Boundary With The Turning Point
My new album with Radboud Mens
Working with Radboud Mens on this album was a true pleasure, an inspiration, and a joy. We pushed this album to the limit, listening and revisiting it until everything felt just right, yet the spontanity remains intact. Even now, the album feels perfect in every way—from the creative process to the album art and the label. The limited CD edition sold out in just a few days, but you can still enjoy the download.
This album explores the tension between horizontal and vertical musical events. The horizontal elements create an illusion of immobility, yet within this apparent silence, small acoustic events introduce an elusive dynamic. What one listener perceives as an inconspicuous sonic detail might be considered by another as the focal point of their auditory experience.
Releasedate: June 7th, 2024, Shimmering Moods
All tracks played, recorded, mixed, edited and mastered by Ard Janssen & Radboud Mens
Artwork by Aldje van Meer and Radboud Mens
Design by Ard Janssen
‘Orientation’ is taken from my upcoming album with Radboud Mens ‘Marking A Boundary With The Turning Point’
In this video, the scenery reflects the tension between horizontal and vertical musical events described in the album, where the apparent stillness reveals small, dynamic acoustic occurrences that can be perceived differently by each listener. What one perceives as an inconspicuous sonic detail, another can consider the focal point of their auditory experience.
EPISODE 3 OF THE FIELD RECORDINGS SERIES IS BACK ON LIMITED CD
Episode 3 of the Field Recordings series is back on CD with fresh 40-minute additional material you won’t find anywhere else. Limited edition of 20 available for order now, shipping out on March 27.
sounds recorded in Poland
ambient layers recorded in Rotterdam
2021-2022
artwork by Niels Vrijdag
color combination and words by Nanna van Heest
“𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘰𝘯 𝘮𝘺 𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘺 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮𝘺 𝘤𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘥𝘺 𝘴𝘬𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘺.”