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Budha Building

May 06, 2026

Budha Building

Budha Building aka Hans Timmermans Budha Building is the brainchild of talented artist Hans Timmermans - a visionary creative who has spent the last 25 years creating edgy and diverse music with a truly unique feel. His sound is surprisingly diverse and incredibly appealing, combining powerful western influences with innovative electronic sounds and ethnic music, reflecting the artist’s international background. Throughout the span of his eclectic career, Budha Building has been performing internationally, developi...

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Answering Messiaens Awaiting (Live)

May 06, 2026

Answering Messiaens Awaiting (Live)

Answering Messiaens Awaiting (Live) Hans Timmermans aka Budha Building Answering Messiaens Awaiting is a piece that is a response to Et exspecto resurrectionem mortuorum, And I await the resurrection of the dead, from Olivier Messiaen. For this response improvised composition Hans Timmermans used the rehearsal recordings of Vera Hofman’s Next Ensemble. These recordings were made by Kees van de Wiel. This is a live recording of the performance at Jheronimus Bosch Art Center. Credits Released August 25, 2019. Answeri...

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Momentum of Ambiance

May 06, 2026

Momentum of Ambiance

Momentum of Ambiance Immerse yourself in the world of sound and vision with my project, Momentum of Ambiance. As a sound/XR artist, I, Hans Timmermans (Budha Building), invite you to experience everyday environments in a completely new way. A New Perspective on Everyday Places Momentum of Ambiance focuses on places we usually pass by without truly noticing. I capture these places in detailed sound recordings, laying the foundation for an immersive soundtrack. These compositions are combined with advanced 180 and 36...

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Paul van Kemenade & Budha Building

May 06, 2026

Paul van Kemenade & Budha Building

Budha Building - music/code/visuals, Paul Van Kemenade - altosax. New CD: Russian Roads (April 2020); CD/LP: Stranger than Paranoia (Dec. 2018); EP: Disturbed (2018). This is the first collaboration between altoist Paul van Kemenade and multi-instrumentalist Budha Building. Budha Building is the brainchild of Hans Timmermans, a visionary creative who has spent the last 25 years creating edgy and diverse music with a truly unique feel. Altoist Paul Van Kemenade is known for his collaborations with diverse musical di...

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Louis Mhlanga - 2 Worlds

May 06, 2026

Louis Mhlanga & Budha Building - 2 Worlds

2 Worlds 2 Worlds is a musical collaboration between Louis Mhlanga and Budha Building. More than 10 years ago they played together in South Africa and The Netherlands, and now they are working on a complete new album, 2 Worlds. The fresh positive musical vibe is created by combining their musical roots. All tracks will be distributed by the main digital distribution companies. Louis Mhlanga Louis Mhlanga is a guitarist with deep roots in diverse African sounds, blending into dynamic and live polyrhythms to create b...

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Introspector

May 06, 2026

Introspector

Introspector

Belly button windows for whales & other mammals. Environmental reflection and circular feedback on a wall of sound by noise canceling headphones & ambivalent creatures. Violins and dolphins, rushing leaves & purling waves, on the rhythm of a Kalashnikov.

Hans Timmermans & Jeroon the Lyor

www.introspector.org

Echte Mensen

May 06, 2026

Echte Mensen

Foto: Norma van der Horst Echte Mensen Echte Mensen opereren op het snijvlak van spoken word en electro-akoestische soundscapes. Daarbij versterken de poëtische teksten en composities elkaar wederzijds. Echte Mensen bieden een belevenis die onderscheidend is wat betreft vorm, inhoud en uitvoering. Het werk van Echte Mensen is zowel tegendraads als hartroerend. Door de intuïtieve samenwerking van deze drie creatieve en ervaren persoonlijkheden ontstaat op het podium een unieke mix. Maar hoe ernstig en eerlijk ook de...

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Jeroen van Vliet & Budha Building

May 06, 2026

Jeroen van Vliet & Budha Building

Aware The audiovisual performance of Hans Timmermans (video and sound design) and Jeroen van Vliet (piano) focuses on the interaction between the piano and the computer-generated visuals. Hans Timmermans designed the interaction between visuals and sound: pianist Jeroen van Vliet responds to computer-generated visuals. In turn, the visuals are influenced by the sounds of the piano. This way, the images, the soundtracks and the piano create a wonderful universe that naturally draws in the viewer / listener. Jeroen v...

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Dhroeh Nankoe & Budha Building

May 06, 2026

Dhroeh Nankoe & Budha Building

Saphne This CD is a product of a collaboration between two successful musicians: Hans Timmermans and Dhroeh Nankoe. Their years of musical acquaintance and companionship gave birth to this musical crossover between Indian classical music and western electronic music. Hans Timmermans is specialized in composing electronic music which blends with the Indian compositions by Dhroeh Nankoe, singer and composer. Dhroeh Nankoe Dhroeh Nankoe is an Indian singer and composer in classical and light classical Indian music. Dh...

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Notes on a Native Sun artwork

May 06, 2026

Jimmy Rage, Sarod by Avi & Budha Building

Notes on a Native Sun This EP is a collaboration between Jimmy Rage, Sarod by Avi and Budha Building. All tracks are live recorded. Femi Dawkins aka Jimmy Rage Femi Ariel Dawkins was born in St Catherine, Jamaica in 1966. He has lived in the Caribbean, New York, San Fransico, London and Los Angeles. He now lives and works in Amsterdam, and has shown his work in Los Angeles, New York, Amsterdam, Madrid and Brazil. Sarod by Avi It is Avi’s mission to keep the name of his Guru alive and share his music with the world...

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Jan 01, 2019

Rawwax

Rawwax

Rawwax is an older Kraakwerk/Budha Building project, collected here as part of the archive. The playlist brings together video material from the project and replaces the older scattered links with a stable place on Kraakwerk.

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Jan 21, 2021

Remix The World

Field recordings as musical composition Remix The World is an experiment using field recordings as the basis for a music composition. The 2021 edition was made with only an iPhone and Boya lavalier microphones. Editing, audio processing and music were also done on an iPhone 8. Drimmelen | 21-01-2021 A compact mobile field-recording composition: recording, editing and music production made on a phone. Voronezh | 02-11-2019 Recorded on the 1st and 2nd of November 2019, during the flight from Moscow to Voronezh. The v...

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