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Pierre Bastien - The Mecanocentric World of Pierre Bastien
Exquisite live recording, showcasing his mecanoid orchestra at its intricate best during a performance at Studio M, the historical studio-concert hall of Radio-..(read more)
Label: Discrepant / CREP48
Artist: Pierre Bastien
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Instrument Builders, Mechanical Music, Vinyl.
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Gonçalo Almeida - Improvisations on Amplified and Prepared Double Bass
Album from 2022, in which Almeida questions the future of the double bass and of music in general, inventing a new sound. Pierre Bastien wrote a beautiful revie..(read more)
Label: Shhpuma / Cleanfeed / SHH075CD
Artist: Gonçalo Almeida
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Double Bass, Improvisation.
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Anna Homler, Adrian Northover, Dave Tucker / Pierre Bastien & Cabo San Roque - FTS003 – Split
Part of a split series on vinyl, Anna Homler, Adrian Northover, Dave Tucker, other side Pierre Bastien with Catalonian group Cabo San Roque.
Label: First Terrace / FTS003
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Improvisation, Instrument Builders, Mechanical Music, Vinyl.
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Paul Panhuysen - Music Without Musicians / Musik Ohne Musiker
Paul Panhuysen curated a program of mechanical orchestras at De IJsbreker in Amsterdam on invitation of Jan Wolff in the summer of 1997. This book plus CD docum..(read more)
Publisher: Circuit-Art / ISBN: 97830000464935
Author: Paul Panhuysen
Medium: Book + CD
Category: Books & Magazines.
Tags: Installation Art, Instrument Builders, Sound Art.
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WORM Horspil - #10 – Poppenvlees
The Hørspil Series is a co-production with the Dutch VPRO Radio and their program Café Sonore. They’re all produced in WORM’s own studio sweatshop..(read more)
Label: WORM.records / Hørspil 9
Artist: WORM Horspil
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tag: Radio Art.
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Pierre Bastien - Visions of Doing
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:..(read more)
Label: Western Vinyl / WEST053
Artist: Pierre Bastien
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Instrument Builders, Mechanical Music, Music for Film, Percussion, Rotterdam.
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Lukas Simonis & Takayuki Kawabata - News
New project of WORM luminary, founder of the bands Dull Schicksal and Liana Flu Winks, temporary member of Trespassers W, solo performer, collaborator with the ..(read more)
Label: Z6 Records / 893
Medium: CD
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Avant-Rock, Improvisation, Pop.
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Pierre Bastien and Michel Banabila - Baba Soirée
“Bastien’s mechanical loops and fantastic instrumental setups merge seamlessly with Banabila’s sound design and impeccable skills of sampling coll..(read more)
Label: Pingipung / 083
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: Mechanical Music, Soundscapes, Vinyl.
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Nu Creative Methods - Nu Creative Methods – Nu Jungle Dances
Legendary record from the French scene of the late 70s – playful, free improvisation – and a set that also merges more conventional instruments with a range..(read more)
Label: Souffle Continu / FFL042
Artist: Nu Creative Methods
Medium: LP
Category: Records & Tapes.
Tags: '70s, France, Free Improvisation, Vinyl.
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