By now, we all have read about the Kringloop Kassettes label run by Frans de Waard. So, instead of doing a batch review with all the new releases, we will treat them like every other bunch of promos we get. And in case you missed it: Kringloop Kassettes is a limited-edition cassette label where everything is released in editions of 26 copies, lettered from A to Z. All cassettes originated from a thrift shop and have been reused as much as possible in their original form. So, stickers and labels are left intentionally to make it all look used. Kringloop is Dutch for recycling so with artwork also in sync – recycled paper and rubber stamps – it’s a perfect match. And as long they haven’t run out of old tapes that are simply screaming to be reused, we will see new releases occasionally.
“Repeated Cycles” is by a project called Permeation, Egbert van der Vliet. He ran a tape label back in the pre-COVID years called Rotzooi Tapes, but as a label person, he was already active in the 80s with Interrupt Product (tapes) and in the 90s with Non-Interrupt (CDR). As a musician, he released works under his own name, Pool Pervert and now as Permeation. I have had the chance to write about him before, but somehow, Permeation seems different from his Pool Pervert output. In eight untitled tracks covering 85 minutes, Egbert takes you on a journey through drone and minimalist structures.
Sonically, it doesn’t seem too far from the release ‘Drone Swarm’ on NDWICM, which I reviewed in VW 1361. Manipulated field recordings and other source material, yet somehow, the tracks under Permeation seem to have a bit more body. Where the comparison material from 2 years ago was super minimalistic, these new tracks are a bit more controlling. Less open space, less headroom. It is a bit more descriptive and, therefore, less imaginary. But that’s not a bad thing. It’s probably another approach to creation, or maybe it’s due to the chosen source material. Here on “Repeated Cycles” there are a few melodic moments (“5”) which I can’t remember having heard on the ‘Drone Swarm’ release.
So an excellent addition to both the catalogue of Kringloop Kassettes as well as the personal portfolio of Egbert van der Vliet. Yes, remember that name. Egbert van der Vliet.
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