news
the first newsletter
march 27, 2025 - I have put out a first newsletter containing some thoughts on the concept of it, some thoughts about releasing Dubio and some miscellaneous thoughts about other things. You can find it here.
I'm not yet sure how many of these i will do, but i could possibly make it a semi regular thing. Quite a lot of people have already subscribed and i feel pretty okay using a newsletter as a way to broadcast at a leisurely pace. You can subscribe here!
dubio listening party 20th march
march 18, 2025 - In 2 days it's time for the Dubio listening party! I'm looking forward to hanging out over here and seeing where it goes. If you haven't already you can RVSP the event here:
live in The Hague 23/3/2025
february 21, 2025 - I'm going to do a liveset in an intimate listening setting in The Grey Space in The Hague on a sunday evening.
Will be doing a lot from the new album Dubio and whatever else feels good in that atmosphere. Come say hi!
More info here: https://thegreyspace.net/program/23032025-sonicwaves/
bonus stars
november 11, 2024 - Over the years many people have asked Secede or me where to find the track Bonus Stars, that was usually a part of my liveset back in the day. We have no plans to release it officially but we might as well give it out as a freebie. So here's the track:
compilation track & news about new album
october 20, 2024 - I have a new track out on the compilation VINT on Lapsus Records called OPSTERLAND 99. You can get this badass compilation on vinyl, bandcamp and streaming. Here's the track:
I have also finished a new album. I'm working on releasing it right now. More information about that soon.
new remix
july, 2024 - I did a new remix for Stewart Keller called TAPEHOUND. Listen via streaming or here on Bandcamp:
park beyond - game soundtrack
july, 2023 - I've worked on producing the soundtrack for the theme park game PARK BEYOND.
This includes music for all coaster rides and music during story missions. Listen to it via streaming here.
dwingeloo life extension
march, 2020 - My new ambient album DWINGELOO LIFE EXTENSION is out now on all digital platforms. Get it on Bandcamp on a pay-what-you-want basis to show your love. Streaming here.
about
Kettel, real name Reimer Eising, born and raised in Friesland and now inhabitant of the city of Groningen in the north of the Netherlands, is a trained classical pianist who has been a key figure in the ambient and electronic music scene that emerged from the early 00's.
Along his path starting with his debute on Planet Mu in 2001 have been several releases on the legendary Rotterdam based Clone label. The second half of the 00's saw an explosion of genre elevating work on his co-owned Sending Orbs label; a label that after its closing can pride itself for leaving a permanent mark on the scene with much loved and sought after albums.
Kettel is well-known for his delicate, playful melodies uniting elements of electronica, classical music, jazz and acid stirred into flawless, memorable compositions with always a unique focus on harmony and counterpoint.
His ambient works like Volleyed Iron (2004) and Dwingeloo Life Extension (2020) are often sonically more experimental and weave beautiful textures, samples together in dreamy fashion.
Kettel has frequently toured all over the world with a special notoriety in Japan and the US.
Outside of his released music, Kettel has put his musical mark on 2 popular videogames with Ibb & Obb (2013) and Park Beyond (2023) and has won several awards as a composer for bespoke music in several media.
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