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Felbm :: Tape 3/Tape 4

It’s November 3rd. As such, here’s a little something to assist in your embrace of “hygge” – if that’s possible – this season: Tape 3/4 — the latest entry in Felbm’s ongoing “tapes” series. At 14 tracks, the Utrecht based artist continues down the path set out in 2018, woodshedding material via 4-track. A homespun instrumental affair brimming with low key jazzscapes, here’s a taste…a rendering somewhat reminiscent of an alternate universe, lo-fi, Vince Guaraldi.  

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The Music of Felbm - a film by Pierre Zylstra

The Music of Felbm', a film by Pierre Zylstra, takes us through the discography of Dutch composer and musician Eelco Topper, from his debut on Soundway Records in 2018 with 'Tape 1 / Tape 2', to his recent conceptual release 'cycli infini'. The film tells the story of how Felbm came about, how things started by noodling with an acoustic guitar onto 4-track-cassette and evolved into a more conceptual approach for his residency-made-record 'Elements of Nature'.

Key to the film is the context it provides to the 38-minute track and album 'cycli infini', exploring the concept and inspiration for this composition - such as how the idea of using cycles and repetition came to fruition and was applied. Throughout the film we see Eelco move around in his studio as well as in nature, which he admits is his main source of inspiration and might continue to be so for future Felbm music.

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Album of the Week: Felbm - winterspring/summerfall (Self-released)

Dutch multi-instrumentalist Eelco Topper (aka Felbm) crafts a meditative 81-minute journey through the micro-seasons of the year, inspired by the Japanese Nijūshi-sekki calendar. Each of the 28 tracks functions like a brushstroke, subtle, brief, and intentional, rendering nature's transformations in ambient tones, lo-fi textures, and fourth-world instrumentation.

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spring v, by Felbm

from the album winterspring/summerfall