Because of the emotional and poetic weight of these pieces, Comes and Veldman consulted a Reverend: Tom de Haan, leader of the Protestant Church of Haarlem, The Netherlands. It was the start of a musical exploration and a search for peace, balance and above all freedom. Reaching out to a distant world, a place to come to terms with ourselves. A journey full of obstacles and setbacks. Sometimes persistently moving forward, sometimes doubtful. ‘Are there Gods among us or inside us?’ The music as a manifest, the expression of an inner struggle.
Layers of sound and distant voices arise and seem to float on the surface before they disappear again. Swaying on the gentle waves, running ashore, we find ourselves in unknown places. Manifest Exodus is an album for deep listening in the vein of Lustmord, Lawrence English or Rafael Anton Irisarri. It contains 4 rich, immersive pieces with austere drones, ambience, intense sonic textures and an incredible sense of detail.

Martijn Comes is a composer specialized in timbral music and various musical traditions, with an emphasis on the electro-acoustic history. Hessel Veldman? You may call him a true veteran of the Dutch musical avant-garde! He published several legendary cassettes on his label EXART in the early 80’s. His experimental soundscapes are laced with industrial elements, creating a hypnotic, dark undercurrent of sounds. Besides operating under his moniker Y Create, he was a member of the improvisation group Gorgonzola Legs and kept working intensively with Fluxus artist and Dutch underground cult-figure Willem de Ridder.

This album came out in 2023.

Tracklist

1. Firstborn 08:32
2. Sinaï 11:23
3. Amid 13:24
4. Release 07:20
5. The Lord? 12:36