Smoor

Marcel Smoorenburg, performing under the moniker Smoor, is a Dutch electronic music producer driven by a deep fascination with dub techno, techno, and acid house. His music explores the intersection between hypnotic rhythm and atmospheric depth, built around evolving dub chords, subtle modulation, and the warm unpredictability of hardware instruments.
Working primarily dawless, Marcel approaches music as a process of discovery. Live experimentation, improvisation, and spontaneous jams form the core of his creative workflow. Each session becomes a moment of exploration where textures shift, grooves evolve, and ideas unfold organically. This hands-on approach gives his productions an organic and immersive character that reflects both technical curiosity and emotional expression.

Under the Smoor moniker, his sound merges the deep spatial qualities of dub techno with the forward momentum of techno and the raw edge of acid house. Pulsing basslines, atmospheric echoes, and modulated synth lines create soundscapes that are both meditative and driving—music suited for late-night listening as well as deep dancefloor moments.
His debut album First Flow captures this philosophy in its purest form. The record consists entirely of live-recorded dawless performances, documenting moments where machines, rhythm, and improvisation converge in real time. Each track reveals a different shade of his sonic palette: uplifting dub textures, hypnotic techno structures, and shimmering acid elements woven into a cohesive sonic journey. Rather than pursuing polished studio perfection, the album celebrates the immediacy and authenticity of live hardware performance.
Through these recordings, Marcel invites listeners directly into his creative process. Subtle variations between tracks highlight the evolving dialogue between artist and machine—where modulation, delay, and analog character shape a sound that feels alive and constantly moving.

Beyond releasing music, Marcel shares his live dawless jams and creative experiments online, offering listeners and fellow producers a window into the tools and techniques behind his sound. His channel serves not only as a platform for music but also as a source of inspiration for those interested in hardware-based electronic production.
At the center of his setup is a carefully curated collection of analog and digital instruments, including machines from Moog, Elektron, Roland, and PLAYdifferently, alongside atmospheric processors such as the Boss RE-202 Space Echo and Meris Mercury7. This hardware ecosystem allows him to sculpt evolving textures and rhythmic layers in real time, reinforcing the tactile and improvisational nature of his music.

Following the release of First Flow, Marcel continues to explore the same creative philosophy that shaped his early work: live experimentation, hardware improvisation,
and the pursuit of evolving sonic textures. His upcoming second album, Second Spark, builds upon this foundation while pushing the sound into new territory.
Where First Flow often moves through fluid dub textures and spacious atmospheres, the currents in Second Spark shift. The grooves become more direct, the energy more focused, and the sound occasionally reveals a rawer edge. The music still emerges from the same improvisational process, but with a growing confidence in shaping tension, rhythm, and movement.
With Second Spark, Marcel Smoorenburg continues his journey through dub techno, techno, and acid-infused soundscapes—an album that not only follows the flow of the first record, but ignites a new creative phase. As the title suggests, Second Spark captures the moment where new ideas begin to catch fire.