Fashionable Insecta (Winter series) by Elvire Bastendorff

Fashionable Insecta (Winter series) by Elvire Bastendorff – Collage and ink on water colour paper 300g., 24 x 31 cm, 2010.

Zn'shñ in Tokyo, Japan : dual electronics by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff

* Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith at UFO Club, Tokyo, Japan. © 2010 Zn'shñ

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 in Japan : soundcheck @ UFO Club, Tokyo

* Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith at UFO Club, Tokyo, Japan. © 2010 Zn'shñ

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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myspace.com/znshn
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odiolorgnette.com

Zn'shñ in Japan : soundcheck @ Shibuya Lush, Tokyo

* Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith at Shibuya Lush, Tokyo, Japan. © 2010 Zn'shñ

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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myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Zn'shñ + Morihide Sawada @ Koenji High @ Next Sunday, Tokyo, Japan

Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) + Morihide Sawada (drums, voice) @ Next Sunday, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 10th, 2010) * N.B.- drums & voice parts are not shown on screen.


Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) + Morihide Sawada (drums) @ Koenji High, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 7th, 2010)
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Zn'shñ's electronic setup:
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)
- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)
- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)
- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)
- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)
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odiolorgnette.com
youtube.com/znhsn
znshn/blogspot.com
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
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Discographic works by Zn'shñ:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (July 2010) here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (September 2009) here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (April 2009) here

Operating as a dual noise-manufacturing unit, specialized in electronics, Zn'shñ is designed for soundtrack production, live performances and audiovisual works. Created by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith.

Zn'shñ @ Flying Teapot, Tokyo, Japan

Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) @ Flying Teapot, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 9th, 2010)
Zn'shñ's electronic setup:
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)
- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)
- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)
- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)
- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)
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odiolorgnette.com
youtube.com/znhsn
znshn/blogspot.com
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
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Discographic works by Zn'shñ:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (July 2010) here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (September 2009) here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (April 2009) here
Operating as a dual noise-manufacturing unit, specialized in electronics, Zn'shñ is designed for soundtrack production, live performances and audiovisual works. Created by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith.

Zn'shñ @ Nana-hari, Tokyo, Japan

Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) @ Nana-hari, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 16th, 2010)
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Zn'shñ's electronic setup:
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)
- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)
- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)
- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)
- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)
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odiolorgnette.com
youtube.com/znhsn
znshn/blogspot.com
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn

Zn'shñ + Kouhei Harada @ Shibuya Lush, Tokyo, Japan

Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) + Kouhei Harada (computer) @ Shibuya Lush, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 8th, 2010)

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Zn'shñ's electronic setup:
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)
- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)
- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)
- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)
- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)
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odiolorgnette.com
youtube.com/znhsn
znshn/blogspot.com
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn

Zn'shñ + A Qui Avec Gabriel + Cal Lyall @ SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan

Live performance during Test Tone 61: Intersecting Streams of Consciousness @ SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan (Recorded September 14th, 2010)

Specializing in electronics, French artists Zn'shñ (aka Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff) creates expansive soundscapes of the highest order. Under the Odiolorgnette imprint, Zn'shñ has produced albums and soundtracks steeped in minimalist sensibility, influenced by artists such as Ryoji Ikeda and butoh legend Hijikata Tatsumi.
Zn'shñ's sound artistry meets with the sublime accordion playing of À qui avec Gabriel, a Tzadik recording artist with a string of successful collaborations under her belt — joined by improvising artist Cal Lyall, who creates watery ambiances using effected hydrophones (underwater microphones) submerged in strange and hypnotic water sources.
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Zn'shñ's electronic setup:
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)
- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)
- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)
- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)
- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)
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odiolorgnette.com
youtube.com/znhsn
znshn/blogspot.com
myspace.com/znshn

A Qui Avec Gabriel
Cal Lyall
Super Deluxe
Test-Tone

ZN'SHÑ : Tokyo operations / Concerts in Japan (september 2010)

Contacts & Links : znshn@blogspot

Guest house

A series of 25 works on paper by Elvire Bastendorff

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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

16 (–1) Variations on little stones by Elvire Bastendorff

Everyday, during 15 consecutive days, make a very simple and light drawing





Ingredients:

. 16 (-1) little stones

. 1 cup of cold green tea

. 1 pencil (thin)

. 1 brush (thin)

. 15 sheets of water-colour paper

. 15 quiet (and if possible, sunny) days

Recipe:

. find 16 little stones wherever you want

. make some green tea (infuse 9 minutes)

. pick 15 little stones among 16 (or decide the one to ignore)

. throw the 15 choosen little stones on a sheet of water-colour paper

. trace the border of each little stone with a thin pencil

. fill a cup of green tea 
. remove each little stone from the paper

. fill in delicately all the empty forms in cold green tea using a thin brush

. leave the drawing to dry

. repeat this process until the 15th day

* This recipe and its realization are happy winks to John Cage's Where R = Ryoanji.

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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

Rose garden (aerial view) by Elvire Bastendorff

A series of 25 works on paper.

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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

Drone test (2) by Elvire Bastendorff

Zn'shñ member Elvire Bastendorff testing various drone tones, glitchy pulses & minimal beats. (Contents: drone, minimal pulses, glitches, analog electronics, signal trajectory, oscillators, noise manufacturing...)

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

*Material in this video (2 different setups):
- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Sherman-Rodec Restyler
and/or
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment)
- M-Resonator (by Jomox)

*Drone test (1) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YiYPpvKZsA



Official website elvirebatsendorff.net
Complete video selection on youtube.com/znshn
Discographic works on odiolorgnette.com

Sound installation by Elvire Bastendorff (March/April 2010)

Sound installation by Zn'shñ member Elvire Bastendorff:
- Sleepdrone 5 & Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Restyler (by Sherman Rodec).

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‪http://www.odiolorgnette.com
‪http://elvirebastendorff.net

© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

Drone test (1) by Elvire Bastendorff

Zn'shñ member Elvire Bastendorff testing various drone tones w/ Sleepdrone 5, M-Resonator and Glamour Box.

Contents: drone, minimal pulses, glitches, analog electronics, signal trajectory, oscillators, noise manufacturing...

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

‪http://znshn.blogspot.com
‪http://www.odiolorgnette.com
‪http://elvirebastendorff.blogspot.com

Complete video selection on ‪http://www.youtube.com/znshn

Recent discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "II" here

"Re: Fréquence d'étalonnage" — A series of 24 works on paper by Elvire Bastendorff

"Re: Fréquence d'étalonnage" is a series of 24 works on paper conceived & realized by Elvire Bastendorff in 2010 — responding to the eponymous video-work (details here). Each page represents a graphic translation of a video section. (click the picture to view details)

"Re: Fréquence d'étalonnage"
17/24 © 2010


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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

"Drawing circles" by Elvire Bastendorff

A collection 5 original 10 inches transparent vinyl discs rotating on cartographic paper, conceived for an audiovisual installation. (click the picture to view details)
N.B.— Each specimen contains custom-made electroacoustic sounds.


"Water" (0:38+0:34+0:42) © 2009, Elvire Bastendorff


"Birds" (3:33) – "Forest" ( 6:02) © 2009, Elvire Bastendorff


"Horse" (5:46) – "Morse" (4:11) © 2009, Elvire Bastendorff

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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

"Notebook short story" – Moleskin's drawings (3) by Elvire Bastendorff

"Notebook short story" is part of Moleskin's drawings, a series of graphic and audiovisual works around the famous notebook by Moleskine®. (click the picture to view details)





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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

"Chinese notebook" – Moleskin's drawings (2) by Elvire Bastendorff

"Chinese notebook" is part of Moleskin's drawings, a series of graphic and audiovisual works around the famous notebook by Moleskine®. (click the picture to view details)





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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

"Pinky notebook" – Moleskin's drawings (1) by Elvire Bastendorff

"Pinky notebook" is part of Moleskin's drawings, a series of graphic and audiovisual works around the famous notebook by Moleskine®. (click the picture to view details)



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© 2010 Elvire Bastendorff

"Cimes" — An installation in situ by Elvire Bastendorff

"Cimes" is an installation in situ realized by artist Elvire Bastendorff involving mirror cuttings on cutted trees. Each mirror was specifically tailored according to each tree-trunk in order to fit exactly on the top of it — and includes on its surface, a drawing of sand representing the missing leaves.











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© 2005 Elvire Bastendorff