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| | | western vinyl (usa) #west 053 cd pierre bastien “visions of doing” compact disc - the american on the highway
- visions of shanghai
- the girl from surinam
- energy energy
- turkish boys at the harbour
- tides
- the thermodynamic orchestra
- south african lady
- bubblin'
| october 2008 release ; always love a new recording of bastien’s hand-built / personally-conceived automatic music machines (robots, essentially, that “perform” using motorized systems on a number of instruments hand-built by bastien) & this is a shining example of the kind of complexity/dexterity and musical-sense the “mecanoids” are capable of ...
lovely set of recordings ; the click/whirr of associated electronics audible throughout ... if you’ve never come across bastien’s name/work or have been off-put by pricey imports ; this could be a great reason to get acquainted ... |
| | western vinyl press release... |
| pierre bastien
visions of doing
pierre bastien is well known for his orchestra of musically gifted robots. driven by electric motors, the machines deliver stuttering rhythmic loops. these unsteady tempos constantly fluctuate, imbuing the songs with an emotional and honest quality not found in much of today's loop-based music. the nine tracks on visions of doing have been selected from pierre bastien's soundtracks to karel doing's films.
pierre bastien on visions of doing:
"the compositions presented here in homage to karel doing are more than just the soundtracks to his films. they are the result of years of collaboration, in the recording studio and in live performances. tracks like "visions of shanghai," "energy energy," and "turkish boys at the harbour" have karel's sounds integrated within the compositions. others like "bubblin'" and "the thermodynamic orchestra," inspired karel's development of several optical toys. as we worked together at studio een on three performances (recollection, four eyes, and rotary factory) and a cd-rom (nine optical toys) we developed a strong complementary style evident in the music i composed for karel's films: energy energy, images of a moving city, east, and getijden. the extract of four eyes included here shows how our images and sounds criss-cross and lead to a collective piece."
pierre bastien has collaborated with pascal comelade, video artist pierrick sorin, issey miyake inc., robert wyatt, and many more. he has released records on the rephlex label, run by richard d. james (aka aphex twin.) pierre bastien performs frequently throughout the world and has recently opened a few shows in europe for squarepusher. this release is part of an ongoing series of western vinyl releases which has included bonnie prince billy, robert lippok, papa m, tren brothers, oren ambarchi, goldmund, tetuzi akiyama, and more. |
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