diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 32f792f..b577a46 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -299,6 +299,21 @@ files = [
     {file = "pyflakes-3.0.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:ec8b276a6b60bd80defed25add7e439881c19e64850afd9b346283d4165fd0fd"},
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "python-mpd2"
+version = "3.1.0"
+description = "A Python MPD client library"
+category = "main"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.6"
+files = [
+    {file = "python-mpd2-3.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:f33c2cdb0d6baa74a36724f38c1c4a099a7ce2c8ec4a2bb7192150a5855df476"},
+    {file = "python_mpd2-3.1.0-py2.py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:c4d44a54e88a675f7301fdb11a1bd31165a6f51a664dd41e8137e92f7b02ebfb"},
+]
+
+[package.extras]
+twisted = ["Twisted"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "rpi-gpio"
 version = "0.7.1"
@@ -354,4 +369,4 @@ files = [
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.0"
 python-versions = "^3.9"
-content-hash = "5f10ea01a98ffb96107cc03228a3164fc600ce76ac56ed249700e5a581083f1e"
+content-hash = "b90de4dbcb9039b01369909dd0a6cf26b2346671b8907ccbbe5bbea6a06a6182"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29f0b07..bcdf981 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ python = "^3.9"
 spidev = "^3.6"
 mfrc522 = "^0.0.7"
 pydantic = "^1.10.7"
+python-mpd2 = "^3.1.0"
 
 
 [tool.poetry.group.dev.dependencies]
diff --git a/src/sleepywaves.py b/src/sleepywaves.py
index 5bcc2fd..a488659 100644
--- a/src/sleepywaves.py
+++ b/src/sleepywaves.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ from dataclasses import dataclass
 from mfrc522.SimpleMFRC522 import SimpleMFRC522
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 from random import randrange
-
+from mpd import MPDClient
 
 import RPi.GPIO as GPIO
 
@@ -79,6 +79,10 @@ class Renderer(ABC):
     def is_playing(self) -> bool:
         pass
 
+    @abstractmethod
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        pass
+
 
 class Player:
     reader: SimpleMFRC522
@@ -194,7 +198,7 @@ class Player:
                 status_file.write(self.current_title.status.json(indent=2))
             self.current_title = None
 
-    def process(self):
+    def process(self) -> None:
         tag_id: Optional[int] = self.read_burst()
 
         # current_tag = self.current_title.tag_id if self.current_title else None
@@ -219,7 +223,7 @@ class Player:
                 self.advance()
                 self.start_playing()
 
-    def tag_detected(self, tag_id: int):
+    def tag_detected(self, tag_id: int) -> None:
         log.info(f"tag detected: {tag_id:x}")
         cfg = self.get_title_config(tag_id)
         if not cfg:
@@ -243,11 +247,14 @@ class Player:
             ):
                 self.start_time = time.time()
 
-    def tag_removed(self):
+    def tag_removed(self) -> None:
         if self.current_title is not None:
             log.info(f"tag removed: {self.current_title.tag_id:x}")
             self.stop_playing()
 
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        self.renderer.close()
+
 
 class DebugRenderer(Renderer):
     def __init__(self) -> None:
@@ -275,16 +282,73 @@ class DebugRenderer(Renderer):
     def is_playing(self) -> bool:
         return (self.start != 0) and (self.get_time() - self.offset < 10)
 
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        log.debug("DebugRenderer: close()")
+
+
+class MpdRenderer(Renderer):
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        super().__init__()
+
+        self.mpd = MPDClient()  # type:ignore
+        self.mpd.timeout = 10
+        self.mpd.connect("/var/run/mpd/socket")
+        self.mpd.clear()
+        self.mpd.single(1)
+        self.mpd.consume(1)
+
+        # self.start: int = 0
+        # self.offset: int = 0
+
+    def get_tracks(self, path: str) -> list[str]:
+        all_files = os.listdir(path)
+        return sorted([f for f in all_files if f.endswith(".mp3")])
+
+    def play(self, path: str, from_time: int) -> None:
+        log.info(f"MpdRenderer: play({path}, {from_time})")
+        self.mpd.clear()
+        self.mpd.add(f"file://{path}")
+        self.mpd.play()
+        if from_time != 0:
+            self.mpd.seekcur(from_time)
+        # self.start = int(time.time())
+        # self.offset = from_time
+
+    def get_time(self) -> int:
+        # return int(time.time()) - self.start + self.offset
+        return int(float(self.mpd.status()["elapsed"]))
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        log.info("MpdRenderer: stop()")
+        self.mpd.stop()
+        self.mpd.clear()
+        # self.start = 0
+        # self.offset = 0
+
+    def is_playing(self) -> bool:
+        return self.mpd.status()["state"] == "play"
+        # return (self.start != 0) and (self.get_time() - self.offset < 10)
+
+    def close(self) -> None:
+        self.mpd.close()
+        self.mpd.disconnect()
+
 
 def main(media_path: str, renderer_type: str) -> None:
     if renderer_type == "dummy":
         renderer = DebugRenderer()
+    elif renderer_type == "mpd":
+        renderer = MpdRenderer()
     else:
         renderer = DebugRenderer()
     player = Player(media_path=media_path, renderer=renderer)
-    while True:
-        player.process()
-        time.sleep(1)
+    log.info('sleepywaves ready.')
+    try:
+        while True:
+            player.process()
+            time.sleep(1)
+    finally:
+        player.close()
 
 
 if __name__ == "__main__":
@@ -302,8 +366,8 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     )
     parser.add_argument(
         "--renderer",
-        choices=("dummy"),
-        default="dummy",
+        choices=("dummy", "mpd"),
+        default="mpd",
         help="media renderer to use as backend",
     )