December 30, 2009

"Fréquence d'étalonnage" — A series of 7 video-works by Elvire Bastendorff

"Fréquence d'étalonnage" is a series of 7 video-works conceived & realized by Elvire Bastendorff in 2009. This collection of very short formats focuses on "digital color bar" manipulation and test cards micro-editing — located somewhere between the spirit of Marcel Duchamp's "Stoppages-étalon" (1913) and the minutiae of Ryoji Ikeda's audiovisual works.

"Elles doivent être regardées horizontalement et non verticalement"
(Marcel Duchamp, Stoppages-étalon, 1913)

"Fréquence d'étalonnage I"
(1/7) — 1:08 © 2009
Elvire Bastendorff

"Fréquence d'étalonnage II"
(2/7) — 0:44 © 2009
Elvire Bastendorff

"Fréquence d'étalonnage III"
(3/7) — 1:00 © 2009
Elvire Bastendorff

"Fréquence d'étalonnage IV"
(4/7) — 1:19 © 2009
Elvire Bastendorff

"Fréquence d'étalonnage V"
(5/7) — 1:15 © 2009
Elvire Bastendorff

"Fréquence d'étalonnage VI"
(6/7) — 1:17 © 2009
Elvire Bastendorff

"Fréquence d'étalonnage VII"
(7/7) — 1:45 © 2009
Elvire Bastendorff

Website: elvirebastendorff.net

Video by Elvire Bastendorff
Soundtrack by Franck Smith
© 2009 Smith-Bastendorff

December 28, 2009

"The winter book" - A film by Elvire Bastendorff


"The winter book" (2009) is an original audiovisual (de)composition conceived for noise-manufacturing and white-light sculpting. The result is a 30mn digital film for projection contexts. Elaborated as a progressive process of work, the project was developped over a period of two months, from December 2008 to January 2009.

N.B. A version for free-download of the soundtrack is available since mid-March via Moscow-based Netlabel Clinical Archives http://www.archive.org/details/ca231_zn

Photos from the film here
Official website : elvirebastendorff.net

A film by Elvire Bastendorff
Original soundtrack by Zn'shñ
© 2009 Smith-Bastendorff

December 05, 2009

Portrait of artist & sound-activist Elvire Bastendorff

Elvire Bastendorff,Zn'shñ
Artist & sound-activist Elvire Bastendorff w/ analog electronics.
© 2009 Smith-Bastendorff

Discography
* Zn'shñ ++ (odl.9173-656) — recorded 2008/2009 here
* Zn'shñ II (odl.9173-657) — recorded 2009 here

Page: Zn'shñ
Website: elvirebastendorff.net

December 01, 2009

Zn'shñ plays Zn'shñ : selected electronic dual setups (2008-2009)


Selected electronic setups used by dual electronic Zn'shñ (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith) in 2008-2009 for recording contexts and live performances.


IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.


N.B.- According to a fictitious etymology, the term Zn'shñ signifies: the gleam of dark colours. Deliberately antithetic and intentionally enigmatic, Zn'shñ is enthused by Butoh iconography, Japanese Gagaku aesthetic and Tibetan rituals codification. Operating as a dual electronic unit (mulit-instrumentalis/composer Franck Smith and artist/sound-activist Elvire Bastendorff), Zn'shñ deepens some very specific works around digital phonocrafting and noise manufacturing. Designed for public performances and soundtrack production, the répertoire is a suite of sonic equations, graphical sound formulas and audiovisual projects.


Discographic works by Zn'shñ: http://www.odiolorgnette.com

Blog: http://znshn.blogspot.com

Page: http://www.myspace.com/znshn

Videos: http://www.youtube.com/znshn


Material used in this video:

(in random order) Benfox Dual Tone Generator, Numark iDJ2, Korg Kaoss Pad KP3, Boss Space Echo (RE-20), Tenori-On, Kaossilator, Jomox M-Resonator, Jomox MBase 01, Moog Low Pass Filter (MF-101), Moog Bass Murf (MF-105b), Moog Analog Delay (MF-104SD), Moog Ring Modulator (MF-102), MI Audio Pollyanna, Benfox BEN HF, Electro Harmonix Pulsar, Sherman Filterbank 2, Sleepdrone 5


Discography

* Zn'shñ ++ (odl.9173-656) — recorded 2008/2009 here

* Zn'shñ II (odl.9173-657) — recorded 2009 here

Second album of dual electronic unit Zn'shñ published on French independant label Odiolorgnette

Five months after its discographic debut in April 2009, the dual electronic unit Zn'shñ (multi-instrumentalist/composer Franck Smith and artist/sound-activist Elvire Bastendorff), publishes a second opus, simply titled "II".


Focusing on specific electronic works and "high-end" noise-manufacturing, the new CD contains high frequency trajectories and delicate glitchy micro pulses between Japanese gagaku, digital machinery and Morton Feldman's string quartet colours and was elaborated as a peculiar ceremony for desertic places. Directly following "++" and also published on French independant label Odiolorgnette, "II" displays a suite of radical sonic manipulations conceived for nocturnal ambient usings dedicated to inquisitive minds and sophisticated noise esthetes...


* Zn'shñ "II"

(2nd cd)

Recorded in 2009.

© Smith-Bastendorff

Zn'shñ,Franck Smith,Elvire Bastendorff,Odiolorgnette,odl.9173-657

Order CD [odl.9173-657]

Composed & performed by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith

Recorded in 2009, time 48:37, Ref. odl.9173-657

Release date : September 2009


II1 — edit (0:37)

II5 — edit (1:44)



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* Zn'shñ "++"

(1st cd publication)

Recorded in 2008/2009.

© Smith-Bastendorff

Zn'shñ,Elvire Bastendorff,Franck Smith,Odiolorgnette

Order CD [odl.9173-656]

Composed & performed by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith

Recorded in 2008/2009, time 48:45, Ref. odl.9173-656

Release date : April 2009


++IV (1:29)

++II (1:42)

"The winter book" (excerpt) A film by Elvire Bastendorff — Original soundtrack by Zn'shñ


"The winter book" (2009) is an original audiovisual (de)composition conceived for noise-manufacturing and white-light sculpting. The result is a 30mn digital film for projection contexts. Elaborated as a progressive process of work, the project was developped over a period of two months, from December 2008 to January 2009.


N.B. A version for free-download of the soundtrack is available since mid-March via Moscow-based Netlabel Clinical Archives http://www.archive.org/details/ca231_zn


Photos from the film here

View entire film here

Official website : elvirebastendorff.net


A film by Elvire Bastendorff

Original soundtrack by Zn'shñ

© 2009 Smith-Bastendorff


IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR

COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.