Mountains Fields Rivers (Shipwrec, 2019, 12" vinyl & digital)
Rest Rain
Bestill
Solos
Bound
'After the success of his alchemic Relapse EP, Fedbymachines returns to Shipwrec with his brand of genre splicing electronics. The 12” opens in the blurry haze of “Rest Rain.” Drenched in static, dubby notes trudge next to whispered hi-hats as liquid notes sparkle. A deftness of touch permeates the entire record, coming to the fore in the gentle currents and sways of “Bestill” before the cascading resonance of “Solos.” Nothing is overstated in this journey into deep absorption and introspection, instead Fedbymachines carefully crafts his soundscapes in complementary levels to construct fluid musical feats. The finale comes with “Bound.” From an understated opening, the track comes to life as a textured beat takes hold allowing radiant keys to shine. A multi-layered release from a multifaceted musician.' - Shipwrec
Get the 12 inch at Clone, Juno, Hard Wax, Rush Hour, hhv.de, Decks or your store of choice. Also available from all major digital stores (iTunes, Juno Download, Boomkat and others) and for streaming from Spotify.
Release date vinyl: 22nd of April 2019
Release date digital: 13th of May 2019
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Beliefs and Stories (FBMA, 2017, Digital)
Beliefs and Stories
Sunk Cost
Tundra
Pure
Blinded
An EP with a more organic and melodic sound than previous releases. Five tracks explore a host of genres, mixing elements from house, techno, jungle and breakbeat to ambient and jazz, but share a dark, melancholy, brooding atmosphere and a love for rhythmic variety, found sounds and bass.
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Relapse EP (Shipwrec, 2017, 12" and Digital)
Awash
Bone Clocks
Swamped
Relapse
Relapse (Ochre Remix)
'Fedbymachines has been active for almost a decade now, lurking in the undercurrents of netlabels and digital releases. Now Shipwrec shine the vinyl light of this shapeshifting musician, an artist who has ably turned his hand to a dizzying spread of styles. This skill is amply shown on his first wax release, Relapse EP, where a glut of genres are fed into the machine. Ambient. Electronica. Techno. Electro. All are combined to create a textured sound, one of delicate strings, ghostly clicks and static. Ochre closes the quintet with a remix, one that amplifies the organic nature of this absorbing encounter. Coloured vinyl!' - Shipwrec
Get the 12 inch now at Clone, Juno, Hard Wax, Rush Hour, Deejay.de, hhv.de, Decks or your store of choice. Available as a download from all major digital stores (iTunes, Juno Download, Boomkat, Amazon and others).
Release date vinyl: 17th of April 2017
Release date digital: 1st of May 2017
SHIP030
Or listen to longer previews on Soundcloud:
Tense Past (FBMA, 2016, Digital)
Would I
Goodbye World
The Place That Never Was
Regret
She Grows, Goes
Broken
Memento
Undecided
This Was Supposed To Be The Future
Tense Past is a freely downloadable collection of unreleased tracks, featuring amongst others 'The Place That Never Was' and 'Undecided', that were both played on BBC Radio and 'Would I', which was chosen as runner-up in Kmag’s unsigned competition. All these tracks were written in 2011 and 2012 and most of them have been posted to Soundcloud before.
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ABYSS EP (Cut, 2014, DIGITAL)
No Surprises
Abyss
One More Day
Gorge
Wayfaring
'Here, dubstep-ghosted vocals merge with the strange, synthetic chatter of invented species, while thick, moody atmospheres smudge out skeletal percussive architecture.'
XLR8R.com
'... the latest release is the super gorgeous 5 track EP from highly underrated Dutch producer fedbymachines... a truly nuanced, clever artist whose Abyss EP is his best yet – equal parts atmosphere and bass-y shimmer that’s surprisingly good to dance to.'
createdigitalmusic.com
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Undertow EP (Broken Bubble, 2011, Digital)
Undertow
Drowning
Unkown Unknowns
Fear
Standing Here
Undertow (Overcast Dub)
'On last month's Undertow record, Fedbymachines lays down a bit of warm 2-step, chock full of ambient textures and distant vocal snippets. In all honesty, "Drowning" is a bit reminiscent of Burial, though with less attention on melody and drive and more of a focus on the lush, dreamy soundscapes that accompany his swinging rhythms.'
XLR8R.com
'Beautiful release from a stellar dutch musician – one to watch.'
createdigitalmusic.com
BB11
First Light EP (Warminal, 2011, Digital)
First Light
Last Stop
'... a garage-leaning exercise in deep atmospherics that features the kind of crisp percussion and ghostly vocals generally associated with mid-'00s Hyperdub.'
XLR8R.com
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Compilations
No Surprises on Cut - The First Forty (Cut, 2016, CD / Digital)
Revisited on Next Phase Records Vol.1 (Next Phase Records, 2014, CD / Digital)
St. Anna on Cityscapes (Night Tracks, 2014, CD / Cassette / Digital)
Vanishing Point on Places (Lomechanik, 2014, Digital)
Escapes on Second Variety (Broken Bubble, 2014, Digital)
Latoya (with Sipp) on WotNot Advent Calendar 2013 (WotNot, 2013, Digital)
Sirens on Multiverse Vol. 1 (Loveless Records, 2013, Digital)
More Than This on Plastik People Compilation Album Vol.2 (Plastik Sound UK, 2012, Digital)
A Thousand Streets on 22Beats (22Tracks, 2012, Digital)
'Music discovery service 22Tracks, based in Amsterdam, Brussels, and London, is set to release its first compilation this week, and has offered up a taste of what's in store. The sample comes in the form of "A Thousand Streets" by Dutch producer Fedbymachines(a.k.a. Peter Mohnen), whose blooming beat work transforms an arhythmic, limping drum pattern into a stuttering two-step. Pools of synth sounds arise from the waves of lapping water and white noise at the beginning of the tune, which eventually settles into a lull of reverb-doused psychedelia.'
XLR8R.com
Abandon on Ondergrond (Lomechanik, 2012, Digital)
Will This End on Deep Lane (Square Harmony, 2012, Digital)
'Here, we have a contribution from Dutch producer Fedbymachines, who burrows down into the world of garage and emerges with the sparse, temperate "Will This End." To call this one slow-moving would be a bit of an understatement; the song is sluggish, crawling along with a steadiness and patience that puts the focus on its detailed sounds and intricately scattered rhythms. After diving into Fedbymachine's stark sonics, you can download the entire Deep Lane comp for free...'
XLR8R.com
A Song To Forget on Variety (Broken Bubble, 2012, Digital)
Reflections on Universus Vol. III - A Post Dubstep Affair (Circuitree Records, 2011, Digital)
'This track is deep. Fedbymachines just released a private track called "Reflections" and it is insane. The track is part of the Universus Vol. III – A Post Dubstep Affair compilation on Circuitree Records. It's a mix of ambient, deep and future garage, and it is another track I can get lost in.'
Earmilk.com
'The compilation, Universus Vol. III - A Post Dubstep Affair, contains cuts from 13 different producers from five different countries, including this one from the Netherlands' Fedbymachines. "Reflections" draws from the more subdued elements of dubstep, veering away from the hyperactive wobble bass the genre is frequently associated with and instead focusing on laid-back, 2-stepping rhythms.'
XLR8R.com
You on Lifecrushed Night Tape (Lifecrushed, 2011, Digital)
Remixes
SMAUG - Moonlight ft. Bijou (Fedbymachines Remix) on SMAUG Remixed (Bad Panda Records, 2013, Digital)
Gloom - Streams (Fedbymachines Remix) on Gloom - Subliminal Fortress (Broken Bubble, 2013, Digital)
Marsman - Remember (Fedbymachines Remix) on Marsman Remix (Lomechanik, 2013, Digital)
Shutta - Messy (Fedbymachines Remix) on Shutta - Messy (Future Flavour, 2013, Digital)
Lunova Labs - Holding On (Fedbymachines Remix) on Lunova Labs - Burden + Holding On (Hot N Heavy, 2012, Digital)
Ak0pian - Fields of Fortune (Fedbymachines Remix) on Fields of Fortune EP (Broken Bubble, 2012, Digital)
Macka - Flutters (Fedbymachines Remix) on Interconnections (Broken Bubble, 2011, Digital)