The latest chapter in the Kleefstra Bros’ meditative "IT DEEL" series, this work expands their sonic map with the addition of Belgian multi-instrumentalist Karen Willems. Together, they’ve created a record that feels like a deep inhale of misty air in the forests of Friesland - a landscape etched in sound.

The Kleefstra brothers - Romke on guitar and Jan weaving his Frisian poetry - are no strangers to creating expansive, ambient ecosystems. Their work, from "Piiptsjilling" to "The Alvaret Ensemble", consistently balances the organic and the ethereal. Here, joined by Willems’ percussive intuition and textural sensibilities, the trio ventures further into nature’s liminal spaces, recording in the hauntingly resonant Thomaskerk in Katlijk.

The opening track, “De Moaiste Dea”, unfurls slowly, like a dawn fog across an endless meadow. Romke’s guitar drones feel ancient, weathered by time, while Willems’ percussion whispers like a distant heartbeat. Jan’s voice - speaking rather than singing - arrives as a guide, a ghostly presence reminding us that language, too, is part of the land. His Frisian words, incomprehensible to most, add a layer of mystery, allowing listeners to interpret them as pure sound, untethered from meaning.

Willems’ presence is most felt in “Ketliker Skar”, where her use of unconventional percussion creates an almost tactile quality. You don’t just hear the track; you feel it, as though you’re brushing against the undergrowth or the brittle bark of an ancient tree.

Each track seems to mirror the natural world: “Blauwe Wikel” drips like melting frost, while “Ûnder Meagere Bjirken” evokes skeletal birch trees swaying under a pale sky. The instrumentation - minimal but deliberate - leaves space for the environment to breathe, as if the very air of the Thomaskerk has been captured and pressed into the vinyl.

What sets "IT DEEL III" apart is its ability to make the universal intimate. This is music that speaks to the connection between humans and the earth, yet it does so without preaching. Instead, it invites you to sit quietly, to listen, to become part of the landscape it conjures.

The Kleefstra Bros and Willems remind us that not all sound is music and not all music is sound. Sometimes, it’s an atmosphere, a memory, a sense of belonging to something larger than ourselves. It is this balance - between the tactile and the ephemeral, the local and the universal - that makes "IT DEEL III" such a profound experience.

Moving Furniture Records, known for its focus on experimental sounds, has found in this record a masterpiece that aligns perfectly with its ethos. This isn’t just an album to be heard; it’s a place to be inhabited. And like the forests and wetlands it evokes, it will linger long after it fades into silence.

In a world increasingly defined by noise, "IT DEEL III" offers a rare kind of solace - a reminder that the quiet spaces, both in nature and within ourselves, are where the most profound truths reside.