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Raymond Dijkstra

All my work is highly autobiographical, highly subjective and highly emotional. In this sense my work is the complete opposite of that from most musicmakers out of the experimental corner who's work is mostly without any emotion. The reason for me making music is to strenghten my connection with life. For me my music is not experimental, simply because it was Never made to experiment.

All my work is highly autobiographical, highly subjective and highly emotional. In this sense my work is the complete opposite of that from most musicmakers out of the experimental corner who's work is mostly without any emotion. The reason for me making music is to strenghten my connection with life. For me my music is not experimental, simply because it was Never made to experiment.

In The Face Of Faceless Eye
**Numbered edition of 25 copies only** Spoken Word and Music by Raymond Dijkstra (Mellotron, Organ, Gong, Oscillator, Percussion, Mixage, Effects) and Louise Landes Levi (Voice, Sarangi), Somewhere in 2019, Somewhere. Text: Henri Michaux.
Musique Irritante
**numbered edition of 10 copies** "Between 2008 and 2016, I’ve worked on a Series called Catalogue du Bruit / Musique Irritante, which was published in the same period on 3" and 5" vinyl records on my own imprint Le Souffleur. The Music was an Attemp…
Affen-theater
**numbered edition of 40 copies** Reïssue of Raymond Dijkstra's Affen-theater (Le Souffleur, 2005) with original Artwork. Affen-Theater is an early Le Souffleur Period Raymond Dijkstra Work from 2005, opening a new Artistic Direction in his Œuvre, wi…
Kunst In Gebreke
**numbered edition of 25 copies** Composed and mixed by Raymond Dijkstra & The New Blockaders. LP in Softcover Black Normal LP Cover. Original Collage Artwork by Raymond Dijkstra and Richard Rupenus. Signed by the Artist. Each copy is different.
Pana Pakshinaaam
**numbered edition of 25 copies** "I was in a Bus full with People... The Ceiling of the Bus was from an old victorian House... richely ornamented Stucco which was about to fall down upon us... Outside the Bus there was a Fairground Caroussel and Lot…
Prima Materia
**numbered edition of 25 copies** "These Pieces are the Result of a long Process which lasted ten Years or more. I’ve been in Touch with Jon off and on, exchanging Music for each to work on. Working on Tracks and leaving them to rest. On the Surface,…
Grommend, Blaffend, Brommend, Donderend, Spugend, Fluitend
**numbered edition of 25 copies** "These crude Electro-Acoustic Works I made during the Course of 2015 when I was experimenting with some 1950’s electronic Devices I had just acquired. Brüel & Kjaer Tube Filters and Oscillators, Philips discrete Osci…
Destructieve Verlichting
**numbered art edition of 25 copies** Raymond Dijkstra and The New Blockaders have been collaborating since 2010. This is the first music published of this collaboration. Destructieve Verlichting (Destructive Enlightenment) is issued in ten parts on …
Nivritti Marga
Dutch visual and sound artist Raymond Dijkstra has honed a direction with his work that is as complex as it is singular – following patterns both sonically and visually which create a sense of isolation as well as a powerful vision. And this one is n…
Ce Phenomene Negatif d'une Maniere Satisfaisante
Awesome new Lp by the enigmatic Raymond Dijkstra, here playing Harmonium, Tuba, Fork, Feedback and Mellotron, helped by Timo van Luijk at Monochord and Frédérique Bruyas on vocals / from the label press "I remember having walked that Road adorned wit…
Dadaphon
(2003) 10 inch vinyl record. Blank recordsleeves with add on cellotaped collage. Some have stamp by Le Souffleur or are signed by the author. The LP is numbered 01 to 400; or is dated in which case they have original (one off) artwork. The photocopie…
L'opus Ch
Radical Dutch DIY artist/musician Raymond Dijkstra presents an album of personal sonic dramas for Dekorder. With countless self-released CD and vinyls he constructed a fascinating sonic universe for himself. This will be his most widely available …
De schroef
Limited to 200 copies. De schroef consists of 10 short pieces. Each piece is seperated by a lock groove and a blank (grooveless) space.
Verzameld werk 4LP set
Awesome edition of 4 LP's in 2 gatefold silkscreened jackets in silkscreened slipcase. Year of release: 2008. Numbered 100 copies. The 4 musicpieces included in this set were originally released as separate LP's by muziekuitgeverij Le Souffleur betwe…
De Gelofte
The rawness of untreated acoustic instruments, and the raw playing of objects, without any effects, is like dopamine to me. It connects me to life and my Self on the deepest level possible. No make up, no fashion-style, just raw energy put straigh…
DE GEDACHTE
The most evident sound is a shrieking, frictional rubbing of strings and/or metals - like a wrecked violin or a creaking door's noise, but not quite. It's incessant, uneasy, anarchic and unclassifiable."(Massimo Ricci, Touching extremes) - an asto…
die Wille
another beautiful and totally spaced out super-deluxe 100 copies only box “my overall philosophy is to keep my kitchen closed. and the lid on the pot. i need to build up pressure; the only time i release pressure is when playing music. it's all about…
die Sonne
Sculptor, painter, drawer and composer of electro-acoustic music. Active in music since 1988 both as a composer and in several different formations and projects. Releases have taken place on labels as Korm Plastics, La Scie Doree, etc. Since 2003 all…
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