Ben Van Houdt is a Belgian musician releasing solo work as Sitka since 2015. His recent work leans into the beauty of imperfection and raw emotion using bowed guitar, oscillators, worn-out cassette tapes and crippled sound constructions to create minimalist, introspective soundscapes rooted in melancholy.
“Finding out I had a bone tumor growing in my left hand, I thought I’d never play music again. Or at least, not in the same way. And that’s how it felt for a long time. In this deeply vulnerable space I was struck with the image of my finger consuming itself and blooming like a flower of death. It set me on a path to where the heart burns brightest, leaving a faint trail of the darkest red witnessing the bones of things. A body that wonders and yearns.”
—Ben Van Houdt
“Bone Flower” has been performed and recorded to 1/4 inch tape during 2023—2025 by Ben Van Houdt using bowed guitar, oscillators, tape machines, reel to reel recorders, preamps and effects.
Mastered by Rafael Anton Irisarri at Black Knoll (NY).
Artwork by Niels Beyer.
This is a co-release with Dust Cutter, get the vinyl version here:
https://sitkaspruce.bandcamp.com/album/bone-flower
Dubbed in real time. Bandcamp download code by Sitka included.
2026 DG001
FEBRUARY 13
C-32
32 COPIES