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[19 MAY] 2009

REMIX FOR PLAGUE RECORDINGS

Maarten remixed the track Black Box Warning and it appears on the digital release "May The Plague Be With You {RemiXes}" on Plague Recordings, Belgium.

Also on this album are mixes by Audela, Nathan Siter, Scanner, Sid Redlin, The Caretaker and vidnaObmana

download complete album @ Rapidshare

download Maarten's remix @ ReverbNation

download Maarten's remix @ Last.FM

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[22 APRIL] 2009

REVIEW OF 3 ALBUMS ON TOKAFI

-Een Onvermoede Bocht (Signum, 2009)

-Kurt's Zimmer Publikation (Signum, 2008)

-High Intolerance Towards Low Energies (Tonefloat, 2008)


A private escapist: Van der Vleuten is living artistic "realness"

When, in 2007, an online magazine interviewed Ignace Schretlen about his upcoming collaboration with Maarten van der Vleuten, the Dutch Poet had nothing but praise to bestow on his compatriot. What impressed him most, Schretlen said, was van der Vleuten's uncompromising tendency to invest a lot of time and passion in projects without thinking twice about their commercial viability. It goes without saying that this kind of approach almost by default implies a creative existence outside of the mainstream canon and far away from medial hypes. While other acts are busy honing and displaying their supposed „realness“, after all, van der Vleuten is actually „living it“. In almost a quarter century of producing and churning out records, he has found a way of staying true to his ideals while silently participating in almost all major developments that have shaped and transformed the landscape of electronic music in the 1980s and 90s. And if a particular idea caught his imagination, he would allow nothing to stand in his way.


„Een onvermoede bocht“ („An unexpected bend“), the aforementioned handshake with Schretlen which has now finally been released on Signum Recordings after several delays, is a good example for this philosophy, marking the physical manifestation of van der Vleuten's long-standing desire of combining the worlds of poetry and music. Even as Schretlen was still penning his pieces, van der Vleuten was taping intuitive improvisations to the sounds the words would stir up in his head. With the author's background in a former career as a surgeon, topics range from the bewilderment of anaesthesia, unexpected calls in the middle of the night, childhood memories of his father, the bitter loss of loved ones and, as in the title poem, the proximity of dream („a flood“) and death („the ocean“). Van der Vleuten counters this diversity and intimacy with an equally eclectic and private sonic galaxy, navigating between tender analogue Synthesizer fantasies („Vader“), microtonally crackling dronescapes („Zijn Verhaal“) and cosmic sequencer pulsations („almost 10-minute „Het Wiel van Armando“).


Even though each track is essentially a spontaneous impression, every note is carefully placed here. As van der Vleuten recently revealed in an interview for Dutch broadcaster VPRO's „Cafe Sonore“, he was taught to compose quickly while working on a project in the late 1980s which saw him musically comment on up-to-date news reports on the radio. A story would break on Monday and leave him with a day and a half to score, record, edit and master an entire piece before handing it to the courier just on time before the Wednesday transmission. You can sense this duality of immediacy and precision on „Een onvermoede bocht“, which feeds from a close connection between the lyrics, which Schretlen himself delivers with a brittle tone and exact metrum, and the accompanying music.


Just as Schretlen adds preciously little ornamentation and avoids superflous dramaturgy in his rendition (strangers to the Dutch language will find his aspirated Tilburg-accent to be comforting and melodic), the arrangements almost exclusivey begin with an integral reading of a particular poem, during which sound seeps in and then quickly takes over. What, to some, may seem repetitive is the logical consequence of a thorough understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of poetry: It is most often not the actual words that matter but the silence that follows them. Van der Vleuten's music extends into this space by offering an acoustic interpretation of this intense and hyper-aware quietude. The result is an even deeper sensation and a more detailed grasp of a poem's implications: Just like drinking Vodka with raspberry syrup and Tobasco (a Polish speciality) leaves a taste of sweetness on your tongue, a spicy sensation in your throat and a delightful warmth in your belly, the audio-literary cocktail of „Een onvermoede bocht“ delights the ear, the heart and the mind alike.


The remarkable attention and care which has gone onto the packaging („Een onvermoede bocht“ comes as a combination of a book and a CD in a specially designed cardboard box including a printed medical spoon) goes some way in explaining how important the „Gesamtkunstwerk“-aspect of his trade is to van der Vleuten. Which is why it should come as no surprise that he was only to happy to participate in an installation project initiated by visual artist Karin van Pinxteren. For „Kurt's Zimmer“, Pinxteren sought for inspiration in the work of German author Kurt Tucholsky, who was admired for his intellectual sharpness, wit and political humour and whom she particularly revered for his insightful analysis of human interaction.


Through a combination of undiluted nostalgia (the installation consists of a hybrid between a stylised merry-go-round and a plain black room with a wooden floor) and a brutally honest perspective on history (Tucholsky's work was quickly banned by the Nazis after grabbing power and „Kurt's Zimmer“ was consequentially displayed at the conjunction of Dutch concentration camp Vught and a high-security prison), Pinxteren asks questions through psychological visual queues and the irresistible force of memory. Van der Vleuten, meanwhile, supported her aims by composing a Waltz, both disarmingly naive and intriguingly dark, which would play for 2:40 minutes every ten minutes, before lapsing into a break of quietude.


Again, the interaction between music and silence is essential, as is the idea of sound as occupying a similar space as poetry and images: „To me all music, if it really wants to be of meaning, should contradict the time it was written in“, German composer Johanes Schöllhorn said, „because we are, after all, imaginative beings capable of empathising with other times, states of being and utopias.“ This, too, appears to be van der Vleuten's perspective, whose music is escapist in a private way: It leads us straight into our inner self.
All the same, it has taken quit a bit of time for him to discover his true musical identity. In striking contrast to these art-oriented projects, there is also a second side to his personality with a strong love for the dancefloor. Since 1986, this side has made itself heard through several club hits and ambient projects under pseudonyms like Major Malfunction, Zimt and In Existence, some of which have by now attained the status of underground classics. There was certainly no contradiction at work here, though, as van der Vleuten released cuts selectively and on a variety of self-created imprints in order to avoid having to water down his vision. And yet, it would take until late last year and the release of „“ that he would officially attach his civilian name to a project.


It is not hard to see why he chose this record as his „coming-out“. With its myriads of layers and highly detailed production, „Intolerance“ sounds like the kind of work which was thought over and refined to perfection for years. On four tracks (two for each side of the Vinyl), van der Vleuten creates a dense web of tense musical lines held together by reoccuring themes and subtle transformations. Inspired by the contrast between the intense peace and sinister side of religion conveyed by former monastery „Regina Coeli“ and an outside world dominated by an endless influx of increasingly obtrusive input and information, mutated chants and threatening backwards sounds clash with microscopic crackles, percussion and sonorous synthetic choirs on top of a rhythmically undulating ground bass pad.


Breaks between pieces are fluent and hardly ever particularly incisive – one probably has to think of these tracks as constituting an interrelated suite. Rather delineating a mysteriously expanding and inflating state than a collection of individual tracks, the album appears to stand still in a moment of complete concentration, as though a thousand thoughts were flooding the brain within fractions of a second. Which is probably also why a lot of ideas and motives are closely and yet discreetly connected here: The generous use of delay, for example, seems to mirror the ornamental medieval vocal techniques of his samples.


Even though „High Intolerance towards Low Energies“ is a confounding and intensely physical experience for most of its duration, it comes to rest in closing finale „Limbus Infantium“, which soothes the gaping wounds with lyrical melodicism. It has made all the difference in the world in terms of public reception: While „Een onvermoede Bocht“ en „Kurts Zimmer“ have largely failed to attract the imagination of the media, „Intolerance“, with its hints at Dark Ambient, Noise, Electronica and Cinematic Soundscapes, has received a warm welcome in the most diverse publications. Maarten van der Vleuten will not have wasted too much time on their respective sales figures, however. Commercial viability, after all, is the last thing on his mind when composing.

By Tobias Fischer - TOKAFI online

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[28 MARCH] 2009

INTERVIEW ON VPRO RADIO SHOW "CAFÉ SONORE"

Saturday, march 28, Maarten appeared on the dutch VPRO radio show CAFÉ SONORE with a live interview.

The show starts at 21:00 hrs and the interview starts at 00:13 hrs.

interview here // mp3 110 mb

Café Sonore

Radio 6

 

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[06 MARCH] 2009

MAARTEN'S REMIX FEATURING ON TIESTO'S CLUB LIFE RADIO SHOW

 

Maarten's remix (from 1992) of Hole In One - X-Paradise (DJ G-Spot Remix) featured as TIESTO’S CLASSIC TUNE OF THE WEEK on his radio show TIESTO'S CLUB LIFE

see the playlist of Tiesto's Club Life 101

 

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[FEBRUARY] 2009

SOUNDTRACK FOR SHORT MOVIE

 

Maarten just finished writing and recording the music score for the short movie "CLASSIFIED" by Karin van Pinxteren.

 

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CURRENT RUNNING PROJECT

[19 FEBRUARY- 27 MARCH] 2009

'Tangible Traces- Dutch Architecture and Design'

EXHIBITION CURRENTLY LOCATED IN ERASMUS HUIS, JAKARTA, INDONESIA

featuring the soundtrack De Vierde Verkenning written and recorded by Maarten as "In-Existence"

 

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OUT NOW

[28 JANUARY] 2009

limited edition - orders are taken here

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UPCOMING EVENT

[01 APRIL] 2009

Maarten will DJ on two nights, Paradiso and Paradox.

reviews on the tonefloatblog

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[23 JANUARY] 2009

Album review in FRET

Bij tonefloat weten ze hoe ze de vinylkoper moeten verwennen: een prachtige klaphoes, geweldig artwork, 180 grams vinyl: zo hoort een plaat te zijn. maar het gaat natuurlijk om wat er op dat vinyl staat en ook in dacht opzicht wordt de luisteraar op zijn wenken bediend. tenminste, als die van duistere ambient houdt. want maarten van der vleuten levert zijn donkerste en intenste werk ooit af. de plaat is opgedragen aan het niet meer bestaande regina coeli klooster in vught en symboliseert de overkill aan geluid waarmee we dagelijks om de oren worden geslagen. een geslaagde tegenstelling. in de vier collages met een lengte van zo'n tien minuten gemiddeld komen soundscapes, percussie, gezangen, gebeden, stemmen en noise allemaal gefragmenteerd langs. zonder dat het een chaos wordt, want van der vleuten is een meesterverteller met geluid. perfecte muziek voor de donkere dagen na kerst.

source: fret / muziek centrum nederland

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[08 JANUARY] 2009

ALBUM REVIEW IN "GONZO CIRCUS"

review in Belgium based magazine of High Intolerance Towards Low Energies (Tonefloat TF41)


"Hoe valt te verklaren dat een muzikant die, verspreid over ruim twee decennia en onder meer dan 26 verschillende pseudoniemen, massa's releases op zijn conto heeft staan, toch nauwelijk (nog) een belletje doet rinkelen ? We hebben het hier over een Nederlander nota bene, niet één of andere obscure producer uit een godvergeten hut op de evenaar. Misschien doet het ambientalbum 'Moonwater' dat hij in 1993 onder de vlag In-Existence uitbracht op het R&S sublabel Apollo her en der nog wat stof opwaaien; alterego's als 48V. Phantom power, Flux, Major Malfunction, E144 of Cryptic zijn echter grotendeels in de vergeethoek beland, de liefhebber van dance uiteraard buiten beeld gehouden. Dansmuziek en meer bepaald (ambient) house, trance, progressive, acid, elektro, techno,... dat is de natuurlijk biosfeer van Maarten van der Vleuten. In dat milieu heeft hij een solide reputatie opgebouwd.

Op 'High Intolerance Towards Low Energies' is van al dat echter geen sprake. Dreigende soundscapes en drones (die gelukkig niet verglijden tot stereotiepe dark ambient), gestut door subtiele percussie, diepe bassequenties en rake, sfeerversterkende samples, maken hier de dienst uit. Dat is niet nieuw. En ook geen flauw reanimeren van In-Existence. Onder die naam is Van der Vleuten namelijk altijd muziek blijven maken. In 2005 verscheen zelfs al een eerste release op tonefloat, meer bepaald 'Vow of Silence' op de onderafdeling C Records. 'High Intolerance Towards Low Energies' onderstreept opnieuw de kwaliteiten van een man die in een rechtvaardige wereld al lang geen (her)introductie meer hoefde. Deze fraai verpakte elpee komt in een editie van 500 op 180 gram geperste exemplaren. Op is op!" Gonzo Circus

(thanks to Dirk)

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[03 JANUARY] 2009

Album review by Bob Rusche aka Tip van Bob (X-RATED)

You might know Dutchman Maarten van der Vleuten from his earlier work using a lot of different aliases like Integrity or Major Malfunction. For his more ambient work he was In-Existence, producing good albums like Moonwater or Vow Of Silence. Nowadays he is just Maarten van der Vleuten, and surprised everyone with his latest album "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies".

This is one mighty album with some very dark elements, mixed with voices from far far away. You get four long tracks, each with dark synths and drones, and these voices make up every track to be the perfect soundtrack when you are exploring graveyards or old monasterys. Track two is called Regina Coeli, inspired by the old monastery with the same name. When you read this you may think of a Cold Meat Industry release, but this record goes beyond most albums on this label. This comes straight from the galaxy with sparkling synth lines, but always gloomy.

This is a very exciting album only available on vinyl, pressed in a limited edition of 500 copies in a luxurious gatefold sleeve. So hurry up and get this album!

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2008

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[28 DECEMBER] 2008

"Visionary Milieux"

Maarten will appear with two tracks on the upcoming 2 x cd compilation-album "Visionary Milieux" on the UK based label ISIGTUTEOT Records.

This release is an Ambient compilation with tracks from Joan Malé (aka Monoceros), Maarten van der Vleuten, Tom Roberts and more. This will be released as 2xCD-R with glossy covers, printed and lacquered discs in durable cases. There will be a bonus download pack available to everyone who buys one.

Maarten will appear on the album with 2 tracks; "Solar Observation AR 981" and "Lower Imbrian". Also 2 tracks can be found in the bonus download pack; “A Thousand Shooting Stars" and “HAARP 6792.5kHz”.

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[22 DECEMBER] 2008

ALBUM REVIEW IN "CREATIVE-ECLIPSE"

Maarten Van Der Vleuten "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" LP (Tonefloat Records)

Maarten Van Der Vleuten ist ein niederländischer Musiker und Produzent, der bisher unter 26 verschiedenen Künstlernamen Detroit Techno, Electro, House und eher Experimentelles und Ambient aufgenommen hat.
Van Der Vleuten, 1967 geboren, veröffentlicht mit der "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" LP sein erstes Album unter seinem Geburtsnamen, den er fortan für seinen musikalischen Output verwenden will. "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" ist eine von Tonefloat sehr ansprechend gestaltete LP, limitiert auf 500 Exemplare, und auf 180g Vinyl gepresst.

Das luxuriöse Gatefold Cover mit einem eher rostig anmutenden Artwork trifft gut den submarinen Charakter des Albums: Man meint von der Wasseroberfläche des Meeres langsam abzutauchen, Druck baut sich auf, je tiefer man sinkt. Dröhnen in den Ohren und plötzlich sieht man in der Tiefe ein altes, mächtiges Schiffswrack auf dem Grund liegen. Der Rost zeigt, dass es da schon gar Jahrhunderte liegt. Neugierig und interessiert umkreist man es, aber irgendetwas scheint nicht zu stimmen. Flüstern und Murmeln, wabernde Stimmen und rhythmisches, maschinelles Stampfen. Nervöse, pulsierende Bass- Frequenzen und seltsame, gebrochene Melodiefetzen. Halluzinationen? Tiefenrausch? Man weiß es nicht. Maarten Van Der Vleuten gelingt es auf "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" ein eigentümlich dichtes Gewirr aus Drohnen und Ambiancen zu schaffen, das in seiner Gesamtheit zu überzeugen weiß.

Dass Van Der Vleuten mit dieser LP ein anderes Bild im Kopf hatte als mein submariner Eindruck, ist nicht weiter schlimm. Er legt den Fokus der Interpretation eher auf eine radikale Darstellung unserer sich immer schneller beschleunigenden Umwelt und will diesen Eindruck mit "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" eingefangen haben. Diese Intention passt auch wunderbar zu dem unruhigen, fast bedrohlich wirkenden Charakter des Albums. Die enthaltenen 4 Stücke offenbaren eine nervöse Welt in der man entweder immer wieder ob der Bildhaftigkeit paralysiert und staunend stehen bleibt oder eben wie im Fieberwahn durch einen Irrgarten voller unruhiger, fremder Stimmen stolpert.

Rating: 8/10

source; www.creative-eclipse.com

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[09 DECEMBER] 2008

Maarten's new album "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" appears on number 7 on the 'Best of 2008' end-of-year list by Bob Rusche (X-Rated, KinkFM)


TIP VAN BOB


THE BEST OF 2008

01. Irezumi-Endurance
02. Anduin-Forever Waiting
03. Dahlia's Tear-Under Seven Skies
04. Rapoon-Time Frost
05. Rod Modell-Incense & Black Light
06. Nimh-The Unkept Secrets
07. Maarten van der Vleuten-High Intolerance Towards Low Energies
08. Von Magnet-Ni Prédateur Ni Proie
09. Steve Hillage & Evan Marc-Dreamtime Submersible
10. Non Toxique Lost-England Ihren Feinden Schenken
11. Cybo-Rendered Senseless
12. Murcof-The Versailles Sessions
13. Jóhann Jóhannsson-Fordlandia
14. Phelios-Dimension Zero
15. Klangwart-Stadtlandfluss
16. Manifesto-Core
17. Vestigial-Translucent Communion
18. Future Sound Of London-Environments 1
19. The [Law-Rah] Collective-Inspiration
20. Konrad Kucz-Vita Contemplativa;Litania
21. Black Sun Productions-The Milky Smell Of Phantom Sperm
22. SGNL_FLTR-Exhalo
23. Abandoned Place-Shadow Of Memory
24. Morphon-Om Mars Venus
25. Paranoia Inducta-Black Paper

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[05 DECEMBER] 2008

NEW EP Flux DeLuxe

DIGITAL RELEASE ONLY

Maarten van der Vleuten - Flux DeLuxe

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[04 DECEMBER] 2008

'Tangible Traces- Dutch Architecture and Design'

EXHIBITION CURRENTLY LOCATED IN HONG KONG

Music used;

In-Existence - De Verkenningen

Signum Recordings

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[18 NOVEMBER] 2008

REVIEW IN "VITAL WEEKLY"

VITAL WEEKLY
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MAARTEN VAN DER VLEUTEN - HIGH TOLERANCE TOWARDS LOW ENERGIES (LP by Tonefloat Records)

Maybe I heard of Maarten van der Vleuten, but perhaps I didn't know it was him. Apparently he worked under no less than 26 different pseudonyms, but as you might have guessed, I can't mention one, but judging from the press text he dabbled in 'dance' music circles, which makes it perhaps more odd to find his name here on this spacious music label. But if you listen to the music it perhaps makes more sense. Van der Vleuten's music these days has little to do with 'dance' music, although we can find vague traces of it, in the multi-layered electronics. There is rhythm below, very fast, very low and very subdued. On top there is a whole bunch of sound struggling to arise from the mix, along with some drone like sound. There is a lot happening here, which makes a very captivating listening experience. There are faint traces of ethno music inside this otherwise quite psychedelic mass of sound. Its not difficult to see why Tonefloat, a label of textured music, would release this.

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[17 NOVEMBER] 2008

AUDIO AVAILABLE ON LAST.FM

listen to full length audio tracks of Maarten van der Vleuten and Signum Recordings. (also backcatalogue available up to 1991)

Detailed links to specific albums can be found here

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[01 NOVEMBER] 2008

ALBUM ON TONEFLOAT

After a long waiting the album is finally out now.

For ordering info please check the ToneFloat store.

Lp in full colour gatefold sleeve with postcard insert.

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[10 JUNE] 2008

ALBUM TONEFLOAT DELAYED

The exact release-date is to be announced but it is after the summer.

- the new album for ToneFloat on vinyl LP, TF 41, called High Intolerance Towards Low Energies is delayed.

The intention is to release it right after the summer (august/september)

The artwork for the sleeve will be provided by Maarten (photograhies of the interior of the monastry Regina Coeli in Vught, The Netherlands)

Carl Glover will be working on the final design.

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[18 MAY] 2008

 

New album on ToneFloat, May 2008


In 2008 the long awaited album for ToneFloat Records will be released.

It will be a luxurious edition on vinyl (lp) in a gatefold sleeve, cat TF 41.

see www.tonefloat.com

Contrary to what was announced earlier, the album "High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" will not be released as an In-Existence album, but I will be using my own name.

Because of the numerous aliases i used to use since 1987 (26 different names in total) the decision was made to only use my real name from now on.

So no more In-Existence, Flux, V48, Major Malfunction, Vandervleuten, E144, Integrity etc....etc...etc......just Maarten van der Vleuten.

About the album;

"High Intolerance Towards Low Energies" is a high speed, hectic soundscape, based on all the input we have to endure. Dedicated to an old monastry (Regina Coeli, Vught, The Netherlands) now demolished.

I consider it as, probably, the most intense recording i did so far.

Also the most scary one, as people told me from the demo's i've played them

Voices everywhere, bits of noise, bits of speech, bits of prayers.

Percussion of all continents, voices of all continents, prayers of all kinds of religions, spoken word -fragmented-, singing, chanting...

...like watching 21 TV-channels in 9 different languages at the same time, while reading 7 books concerning the dark ages...too much information !

but remember that white noise consists of all frequencies at the same time, and you don't even notice !

Just the same as our daily input from TV, Radio, Internet and so on...we don't even notice all the input we get, we are numb from all the massive input of information.

 

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[20 FEBRUARY] 2008

EXPECTED MAY 2008

Maarten van der Vleuten's album for ToneFloat Records, titled High Intolerance Towards Low Energies, is scheduled to be released in May. (vinyl LP, TF 41)

One of the songs, Regina Coeli, can already be heard on Maarten's Myspace profile page.

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[24 JANUARY] 2008

 

The extremely limited album "Vow Of Silence" by IN-EXISTENCE is now available for download at i-Tunes.

Click here for the i-Tunes link to In-Existence.

The album was released on ToneFloat Records on vinyl (lp) in october 2005 with handmade sleeves and numbered inlay card, limited to 300.

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Another album was also put online.

The Halley Compilations

This is a selcetion of tracks Maarten released in 1995 on the commercial label Halley Records.

No ambient stuff, but melodic house/techno (sometimes sounding a bit commercial)

Clicke here for the i-Tunes link.

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2007

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[07 DECEMBER] 2007

"Kurt's Zimmer Publikation"

The book was presented at the museum "van Bommel van Dam".

More information see below 15 OCTOBER.

There is a limited stock available for sale, more info on that here.

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[10 NOVEMBER] 2007

'Tangible Traces- Dutch Architecture and Design'

Opening at november 10th until december 16th, during the Seventh Sao Paulo Biennale of Architecture in Brazil, one of Maarten's tracks (De Vierde Verkenning) can be heard inside Frank Haverman's installation KAPKAR / TT-C2P.

After the Sao Paulo premiere, the exhibition will travel worldwide for another 2 years.
Watch this "Latest News" page for any updates or click on the picture for more press info. (PDF 1.14 Mb)

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[15 OCTOBER] 2007

EXPECTED DECEMBER 2007 "Kurt's Zimmer Publikation"

Early december 2007 artist Karin van Pinxteren will publish her book "Kurt's Zimmer Publikation". Part of the book is an audio-cd containing 2 versions of the "Kurt's Zimmer Walz" by Maarten van der Vleuten.

The first one is the original walz Maarten wrote for her installation "Kurt's Zimmer" (it is part of the installation and could only be heard at exhibitions, until now) and the second version is subtitled "producer's cut" and is a mix of the -first- original version mixed with his current view on the song.

The book + cd will be released in a limited edition.

Watch this "Latest News" page for any updates.

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[03 AUGUST] 2007

EXCLUSIVE MP3 RELEASE OF TWO NEW ALBUMS ON SIGNUM

NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE AT

iTunes

eMusic

Dance-Tunes

swank.inc

.separated

Maarten van der Vleuten

Unreleased Work 91 - 95

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[15 JULY] 2007

FIRST SOUNDLEVEL CHECK OF THE STUDIO

daytime tests;

see the video on myspace

results

inside 96 DB - outside 40 DB (within 1 meter range of walls/windows)

the remaining 40 db was also due to background noise of traffic and neighbours and such.

 

nighttime tests;

see the video on myspace

results;

inside 85 DB - outside a hum only (within 1 meter range of walls/windows)

 

SEE THE LATEST PICTURES HERE

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[12 JULY] 2007

IT WAS UNAVOIDABLE

http://www.myspace.com/maartenvandervleuten

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[13 MAY] 2007

PRODUCTION OF THE SOUNDSCAPE FOR THE ART INSTALLATION "WALTZ WITH ME" BY KARIN VAN PINXTEREN.

Opening exhibition, Zaal 2 deWillem3 Vlissingen, The Netherlands.

Karin van Pinxteren

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[10 MAY] 2007

DIGITAL RELEASE OF MP3 SAMPLER " OUTRAGEOUS ! "

Earlier in may, a collection of tracks Maarten released on Outrage Recordings in 1992, where released as download album only.

The sampler contains 14 tracks.

7 tracks are taken from previous releases on Outrage, 6 tracks of unreleased material and 1 track that was only available on the compilation album Rave On.

download eMusic

click here

download iTunes

soon

 

 

 

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[15 MARCH] 2007

EXCLUSIVE MP3 RELEASE OF TWO NEW ALBUMS ON SIGNUM

swank.inc

.separated

Maarten van der Vleuten

Unreleased Work 91 - 95

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[13 FEBRUARY] 2007

ADDED SOUNDCLIPS OF THE UPCOMING ALBUM "EEN ONVERMOEDE BOCHT"

LISTEN HERE

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[17 JANUARY] 2007

UPCOMING PROJECT "EEN ONVERMOEDE BOCHT" AUDIO CD

Maarten is currently working on an album that is inspired by the book "Een Onvermoede Bocht" by Ignace Schretlen. It is published on january 20th and contains poems and aphorisms.

The cd will be released on Signum Recordings and is planned for early 2009.

more information and up to date news here

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[01 JANUARY] 2007

PICTURES OF THE PROCESS AND PROGRESS OF BUILDING MY STUDIO

On a regular basis pictures will be posted of the studio i'm building in my backyard.

You can see them here

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2006

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[15 DECEMBER] 2006

PICTURES OF MY BIRTHDAY PRESENT

For my birthday my girlfriend send me digging all day in Antwerp.

So me and and my friend Jay Cee went to the "Record Collector".

A store with 4 floors filled with.....well, see for yourself...

DIGGING

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[16 NOVEMBER] 2006

OUT NOW - NEW ALBUM

IN-EXISTENCE "DE VERKENNINGEN"

On the 1st of october 2006, at the opening of Centrum Beeldende Kunst 's-Hertogenbosch, Maarten presented four tracks that he had especially written for the architectural installation "De Vierde Verkenning" by Frank Havermans.

Now the music is exclusively released on Maarten's own Signum label as a limited CDr.

The album comes in a metal box with sticker (the cd itself is printed in full colour) and is limited to 100 numbered copies. It contains four abstract ambient tracks that will take you far away from this planet.

It is available as download on eMusic, iTunes and Dance-Tunes.

To order a copy, please use the contact info at the "order" page. (prices in Euro)

Netherlands

13,00 including Priority shipping

Europe

14,50 including Priority shipping

Rest of world

16,50 including Priority shipping

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[28 OCTOBER] 2006

3 HOUR DANCE MIX ON KINK FM RADIO [BROADCASTED SEPTEMBER 7] AVAILABLE AS DOWNLOAD

September 7th Maarten was invited to record a 3 hour dance mix for Kink FM radio. The whole day, all dj's would only play music from 1991. So Maarten was asked to do a mix with only dance tracks from that year. Because of the time of broadcast, from 03:00-06:00, few where able to listen to it. For all of you interested the mix can be downloaded in mp3 format below. The mix is cut up in 3 parts, each part containing one hour.

First hour - Second hour - Third hour

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[24 SEPTEMBER] 2006

EXCLUSIVE COMPOSITION BY MAARTEN FOR ARCHITECTURAL INSTALLATION "DE VIERDE VERKENNING"

Sunday october 1 the "Centrum Beeldende Kunst 's-Hertogenbosch" will be officially opened with the exhibition "Architectonische en Stedenbouwkundige Installaties" by Frank Havermans.

Exclusively for his work "De Vierde Verkenning" Maarten wrote the composition "De Verkenningen Part 1-4" and will premiere at the exhibition.

At the moment the possibilities of releasing the music are reviewed.

Any news concerning a physical or virtual release of "De Verkenningen Part 1-4" will be announced here as soon as it comes available.

Click below to listen to 90 second MP3 soundclips of the music.

De Verkenningen

Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4

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[20 AUGUST] 2006

NEW EXCLUSIVE MP3 RELEASES ON SIGNUM RECORDINGS

On august 20th, four mp3 only releases on Signum were put online.

The first one is new material by Major Malfunction. Dark minimal techno with analogue synths and a drumcomputer being the only ingredients.

The second one is the digital version of the Sickness EP. It was originally released in 1992 on SeeSaw Records. Maarten used the alias Gangrene for it. The digital release contains the 4 original tracks plus 3 unreleased tracks from 1992.

The third one is the digital version of the Sonoprinter EP by Flux, and contains one extra track. (Originally released in 1995)

The fourth release is the Unconscious EP by Cryptic, also with one extra track. (originally released in 1995)

All releases are online available at Dance-Tunes and eMusic. Soon iTunes will follow.

You can check them out below.

 

Cat# SIGNMP064

Maarten van der Vleuten Presents Major Malfunction - Donderdozen

download

Cat# SIGNMP065

Maarten van der Vleuten Presents Gangrene - Sickness EP PLUS

download

Cat# SIGNMP066

Maarten van der Vleuten Presents Cryptic - Unconscious EP

download

Cat# SIGNMP067

Maarten van der Vleuten Presents Flux - Sonoprinter EP

download

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[16 AUGUST] 2006

KREMAHITZ EP "ELECTRO SINGLE OF THE FORTNIGHT" IN DJ-MAG

UK Magazine DJ MAG has chosen the Kremahitz EP as "electro single of the fortnight".

See the link below to read the review.

read review here

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[16 JULY] 2006

EXCLUSIVE LIVE INTERVIEW WITH MAARTEN ON KINK FM RADIO

Sunday the 16th of july Maarten will appear live in an interview on KINK FM in the the radio show X-RATED. Maarten will be talking about his latest releases (the new In-Existence album and the Kremahitz EP). Also a selection of his earlier work, dating from 1987 till 2005, and some upcoming projects can be heard. The interview will be from 21:00 till 22:00 hrs. by Arjen Grolleman and Bob Rusche. It will be broadcasted thru cable radio only. The interview can be downloaded on the press page.

Listen to interview

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[july] 2006

DOWNLOAD SERVICE "MUSICINC." NO LONGER AVAILABLE

The first company that offered downloads from Maartenvandervleuten.com, called MusicInc, will no longer continue their services. During the month july their website will shut down. All links on this site to MusicInc.nl will therefore be removed in the next weeks.

In the meantime all other download services to iTunes, eMusic and Dance-Tunes will continue as normal.

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[05 JUNE] 2006

NEW RELEASE ON UK LABEL

KREMAHITZ

FEATURING DJ AARDVARCK AND RUDE66

Glasgow based label Mighty Robot Recordings have released Maarten's latest vinyl production; Kremahitz ep. This fourtracker features DJ Aardvarck on one track (M&M2) and Rude66 with an electro-remix of the the track Eltec.

download

read more here; Dutchsound.nl

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[10 APRIL] 2006

RELEASE NEW IN-EXISTENCE ALBUM

The new In-Existence album is now out on CD. "...OF TRUTH, ETERNAL BEAUTY AND NOUGHT..." is the title of Maarten's interpretation of "neo-romantica". The album comes as a numbered limited edition in a DVD box with special artwork. On Dance-Tunes you can hear previews and buy the downloads. The CD release will contain one extra track, not available anywhere else.

Interview in dutch here; Brabant Cultureel - Brabants Dagblad - reviews here; Fret and Brabant Cultureel
1 - Capezzoli di Venere (Immaculate And Nought)

2 - The Unborn (Concezione Maculate)

3 - Thorn Of Time (Veneralia De Venus Verticordia)

4 - The Beginning Of A New Day (Mea Vasa Deferensa)

5 - I Have This Pain (Absorbing - Receiving) (cd exclusive track)

Download

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[24 FEB] 2006

MUSIC FOR THE INSTALLATION "KURT'S ZIMMER"

Maarten just finished the "Kurt's Zimmer Walz" wich he especially wrote for Karin van Pinxteren's installation "Kurt's Zimmer". It's an ambient piece of 2:40 min that repeats continiously after 7 minutes of silence. The installation looks like a giant carousel or lighthouse and deals with freedom of speech and freedom of personal space.

More information can be found on Karin van Pinxteren's website

You can also click on the picture to read an interview published in Het Brabants Dagblad on february 24. (in dutch)

© fotografie Peter Cox

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[09 FEB] 2006

DOWNLOADS NOW AVAILABLE ON DANCE-TUNES
Downloads of my labels Signum, Passiflora and Glam as well as well as other labels like Snavel, Mekanik, Klang and Beton are now available on Dance-Tunes.com. Also available downloads of my projects on DJAX Records; Major Malfunction, Cliche and GSG.

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[JAN] 2006

REVIEW OF THE "VOW OF SILENCE" ALBUM
You can read a review of the latest In-Existence album "Vow of Silence" in the dutch magazine FRET on the PRESS page. (written in dutch...)

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2005

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[OCT] 2005

NEW IN-EXISTENCE ALBUM

"Vow Of Silence"

After the releases on Apollo Records and Signum Recordings, Maarten van der Vleuten has just recently finished his third In-Existence album for a new dutch label called "C". (a division of ToneFloat) The album is titled "Vow Of Silence" (Preparations for the 5th) and will be pressed in a limited vinyl edition of 300 copies packed in custom handmade sleeves. Also interesting to mention is that 100 of these lp's will only be available as part of a box set of 'C' releases at a later date. The a-side is an older piece in 3 parts and the b-side has two new pieces.

ToneFloat catalogue

TFC101 - In-Existence

TFC102 - Bass Communion

TFC103 - The Use Of Ashes

Source ToneFloat website

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2004

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2004

[09 DEC 04] USE OF ASHES REMIXES

Producer/DJ Maarten van der Vleuten has delivered superb slices of UoA remixes. Two of them, Snowman Snowman (Come Together Mix) and Technicoloured Snowflakes (Meltdown Mix) will see a limited white label 12inch release in January. Listen to it on the audio page.
source; The Use Of Ashes website