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Information in English and Dutch: Enjoy a Candlelit Concert in the Cool Atmosphere of a Historic ChurchWAAS & Njordlyd Saturday, 27 June | 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Grote Kerk Vlaardingen Church opens: 8:00 PM Free admission Experience a unique candlelit concert in the historic Grote Kerk of Vlaardingen. Spören is an electro-acoustic project by Hans van der Maas (WAAS) and Carsten Faarvang (Njordlyd). Their performance, Conversations with Persons, consists of a series of interconnected pieces that explore conversation and communication through sound. The sound and atmosphere surrounding conversations are fascinating in themselves. Even without understanding the words—or even without language at all—they offer a rich and compelling sonic experience. In every Spören performance, sound takes centre stage. It is the first thing we perceive: how it sounds. Only afterwards do we begin to recognise what we are hearing and how it gradually unfolds. With its distinctive instrumentation, Spören occupies a unique place within the worlds of soundscape and ambient music. Acoustic accordion is combined with synthesizers, effect pedals, electronic samples, drones, and other sonic textures to create immersive and evolving soundscapes. The experience is further enhanced by carefully crafted live visuals, adding an extra layer of depth without distracting from the music. Instead, sound and image merge into a single, immersive experience, creating an atmospheric performance by this unique duo. This is a walk-in concert, so you are welcome to come and go as you please. Of course, you are equally invited to take a seat, relax, and enjoy the full performance. This concert is part of the Loven & Leven in Middeleeuws Vlaardingen festival, taking place on 27 and 28 June 2026. For more information, visit: www.vlaardingen1018.nl In een heerlijk koele kerk genieten van een Concert bij kaarslicht: WAAS en Njordlyd Zaterdag 27 juni 21.00 - 22.00 uur Grote kerk - Vlaardingen Kerk open: 20.00 uur Gratis toegang Een bijzonder concert bij kaarslicht in de Grote Kerk van Vlaardingen. Spören is een elektro-akoestisch project van Hans van der Maas (WAAS) en Carsten Faarvang (Njordlyd). Het programma getiteld Conversations with Persons, bestaat uit een aantal delen waarmee gesprekken en communicatie worden verklankt. De klank en gebeurtenissen rondom gesprekken zijn fascinerend op zichzelf. Ook zonder ze te verstaan of zelfs zonder taal bieden ze een boeiend klankperspectief. Bij de projecten van Spören staat altijd de klank centraal, dit is immers het eerste wat iemand waarneemt: hóe het klinkt. Daarna volgt pas het besef wát er klinkt en welke vorm het gaandeweg aanneemt. Door de bijzondere bezetting neemt Spören binnen het genre soundscapes en ambientmuziek wel een unieke plek in: Akoestisch accordeon gecombineerd met synthesizers, effectpedals, elektronische samples, drones, etcetera. De combinatie met live-visuals versterkt de beleving omdat er een extra verdiepende laag wordt toegevoegd zonder de muziek te verstoren of daarvan af te leiden. Integendeel, oor en oog zorgen samen voor één geheel en één belevenis van dit sfeervolle duo. Het is een inloop concert maar je kan natuurlijk ook plaatsnemen en genieten van de performance. Dit concert is een onderdeel van het Middeleeuwse evenement Loven & Leven in Middeleeuws Vlaardingen op 27 en 28 juni 2026. Meer informatie op www.vlaardingen1018.nl https://www.facebook.com/100069420030330/posts/pfbid02tnJcEBzQD68EN5Cyvj43bJvhF8zNBiDNVWAyUQ3uuwusLQsd4bXqCYUUxAq6x5Q3l/? 
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Update in English and Dutch: Saturday, 27 June Performance: 9:00 PM – 10:00 PM Church opens: 8:00 PM Spören is an electro-acoustic project by Hans van der Maas (WAAS) and Carsten Faarvang (Njordlyd). Their performance, Conversations with Persons, consists of a series of interconnected pieces that explore conversation and communication through sound. The sound and atmosphere surrounding conversations are fascinating in themselves. Even without understanding the words—or even without language at all—they offer a rich and compelling sonic experience. In every Spören performance, sound takes centre stage. It is the first thing we perceive: how it sounds. Only afterwards do we begin to recognise what we are hearing and how it gradually unfolds. With its distinctive instrumentation, Spören occupies a unique place within the worlds of soundscape and ambient music. Acoustic accordion is combined with synthesizers, effect pedals, electronic samples, drones, and other sonic textures to create immersive and evolving soundscapes. The experience is further enhanced by carefully crafted live visuals, adding an extra layer of depth without distracting from the music. Instead, sound and image merge into a single, immersive experience, creating an atmospheric performance by this unique duo. Zaterdag 27 juni Aanvang: 21.00 uur Einde: 22.00 uur Kerk open: 20.00 uur Spören is een elektro-akoestisch project van Hans van der Maas (WAAS) en Carsten Faarvang (Njordlyd). Het programma getiteld Conversations with Persons, bestaat uit een aantal delen waarmee gesprekken en communicatie worden verklankt. De klank en gebeurtenissen rondom gesprekken zijn fascinerend op zichzelf. Ook zonder ze te verstaan of zelfs zonder taal bieden ze een boeiend klankperspectief. Bij de projecten van Spören staat altijd de klank centraal, dit is immers het eerste wat iemand waarneemt: hóe het klinkt. Daarna volgt pas het besef wát er klinkt en welke vorm het gaandeweg aanneemt. Door de bijzondere bezetting neemt Spören binnen het genre soundscapes en ambientmuziek wel een unieke plek in: Akoestisch accordeon gecombineerd met synthesizers, effectpedals, elektronische samples, drones, etcetera. De combinatie met live-visuals versterkt de beleving omdat er een extra verdiepende laag wordt toegevoegd zonder de muziek te verstoren of daarvan af te leiden. Integendeel, oor en oog zorgen samen voor één geheel en één belevenis van dit sfeervolle duo.  Spören will be playing live on Saterday the 27th of June in the "Grote Kerk", Vlaardingen, Netherlands. More info will follow soon.
When All Else Falls Away, Part One is the first track from the album "When All Else Falls". The visual for "When All Else Falls Away, Part One" (first track on the album) presents an abstract field of layered rectangular shapes, arranged in a fixed composition. Over time, the shapes move subtly as texture and tone drift across the surface. The result is a slow, hypnotic transformation in which the image remains, while its presence gradually changes, mirroring the subtle movements within the music. The album carries the title When All Else Falls, while the individual parts are called When All Else Falls Away. Together, they reflect two perspectives on the same work. The album title suggests a threshold or turning point — a moment where something gives way. The titles of the separate parts point more toward process: something gradual, unfolding, and inevitable, where things dissolve over time. That distinction felt right for this recording, which moves as one slow, hypnotic, continuous session, while each part inhabits a smaller stretch of that same falling away. When All Else Falls Away is a session recorded live in May 2020. It was captured in a single take and mixed in real time. Nothing was reconstructed afterwards — only mastered. The full session is presented in eight parts, while remaining one continuous piece.  When All Else Falls (final album title) is an hour-long live recording built from a single moment of focus — a space where everything else disappears, and only the act of listening remains. Stay tuned for more information soon.
When All Else Falls Away is an hour-long live recording built from a single moment of focus — a space where everything else disappears, and only the act of listening remains
One Path Fades And Another Begins: "Further Still" closes The Diffused Thoughts Collection, not as an ending, but as a quiet step into whatever comes next. It marks the point where one path fades and another begins - perhaps in a new shape, tempo, or priority. A soft indication that the journey continues beyond this point, though with the question: how and what? As a visual "Further Still" unfolds through shifting fragments - abstract forms drifting upward, breaking apart, and slowly reforming into something new. The visual blends a single image with evolving square patterns, revealing pieces of it over time until the full shape comes into view. Minimal, introspective, and gently unfolding, it mirrors the idea of moving forward while everything quietly rearranges itself. I have added a new, temporary section to the website for Spören, my collaboration with accordionist Hans van der Maas.
The page offers a first impression of our live performance work, combining improvised sound, structure, and visuals around the theme of time. You can find the Spören section here. This section is temporary and may change or move later next year as the project develops further. Dream Changer takes place in a strange workroom where dreams are quietly adjusted and redirected. The track drifts between calm and tension — as if you are trying to get away from something, yet finding brief moments of clarity and light along the way. Are you in a hurry? It feels like you are running from something, but maybe that is okay. There are fragments of something good along the way — you just have to stop to notice them. The visual reflects different versions of this strange workroom, scattered across the world. A dim space filled with floating CRT televisions showing fragments of dreams. I chose old CRTs instead of modern screens — dreaming feels timeless, and the analog look fits that idea better. |