Zn'shñ : double electronic music III

Double electronic music (III) by Zn'shñ (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith). Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, drone, noise manufacturing... Recorded July 2010. IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video: • Biscuit (by Oto Machines) • 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol) • Kaossilator Pro (by Korg) • Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec) • Kaoss Pad KP3 (by Korg) • Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

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Zn'shñ : double electronic music (I & II)

Update: July 2010 (video part II)

Update: EDITED AUDIO VERSION (part II)




Double electronic music (I & II) by Zn'shñ (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith). Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, drone, noise manufacturing... Recorded June 2010. IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video: • Biscuit (by Oto Machines) • 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol) • Kaossilator Pro (by Korg) • Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec) • Kaoss Pad KP3 (by Korg) • Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

EDITED AUDIO VERSION


Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) Out July 2010
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

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Dual electronic setup used by Zn'shñ in recording studio for its "Butoh sweets" soundtrack production (May-June 2010)

• 1st photo: (from left) "Biscuit" by Oto Machines, "Kaossilator Pro" by Korg, "Sleepdrone 5" by King Capitol, "Kaoss Pad 3" by Korg • 2nd photo: (from left) "Space Echo" by Boss, "Restyler" by Sherman/Rodec, "Sleepdrone 5" by King Capitol • 3rd photo: 2 "Filterbank 2" by Sherman © 2010 Zn'shñ

Details: A full electronic soundtrack accompanying the eponymous silent movie inspired by Butoh performances & iconography — realized by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith. The disc Butoh sweets, Adventures in dance, flour & colours, interlaces subltle noise machinery, refined glitchy pulses & sophisticated bitcrushing, to create an inedit composition full of passion for darkness. A work dedicated to Butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi (1928-1986).

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) Out July 2010
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

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Bitcrushing Sleepdrone w/ Oto Biscuit (by Franck Smith)

Bitcrushing analog oscillators Sleepdrone 5 w/ 8-bit processor Biscuit by Oto Machines. (N.B.— some sections aso include 2 Sherman Filterbank - not shown on screen). Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing...

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Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here

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8-bit fx/processor Biscuit (out of the box + test) w/ Sleepdrone & Filterbank by Franck Smith

Zn'shñ member & soloist Franck Smith testing hybrid 8-bit effects/processor Biscuit by Oto Machines w/ Sleepdrone 5 as sound source and 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (filterbank n°1 direct to filterbank n°2) . Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing...

(excerpts from Biscuit manual)
DO NOT EAT BISCUIT — we could add "… JUST FEED IT".
Details on Biscuit here

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Material in this video:
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (tabletop versions)
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines) *used in mono
N.B.— separate direct outputs 2 & 3 of Sleepdrone and main output are routed to Filterbank 2 via Nobels mix-41-C active mixer 4 in 1 (not shown on screen).




Out of the box — Biscuit by Oto Machines © 2010

Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

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