Pierre Bastien
Mechanical composer Pierre Bastien was born in Paris in 1953; while at the University of Sorbonne he studied French and 18th century literature but always harbored a fascination for experimental music, in particular the work of John Cage, and upon graduating wrote for ballet and string quartet. While composing for choreographer Dominique Bagouet's ballet Tartine, in 1986 Bastien assembled his first music-generating machine from a turntable engine, a cymbal and a Meccano erector set; subsequent projects expanded upon the concept, culminating in the completion of his Meccano Orchestra, a piece in which nine traditional instruments -- among them a Moroccan rebab, a Yugoslavian mandolin, a Senegalese kora and a Javanese angklung -- are played by robotic contraptions rigged from motors and toys, complete with Bastien improvising on trumpet or violin.
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Discography
17 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Mecanocentric Worlds of Pierre Bastien
Electronic - Released by Discrepant on Oct 27, 2017
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Baba Soirée
Pierre Bastien, Michel Banabila
Experimental - Released by Pingipung on Dec 29, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Visions of Doing
Alternative & Indie - Released by Western Vinyl on Jul 10, 2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Slow Dance
Pierre Bastien, Michel Banabila
Experimental - Released by Pingipung on Aug 25, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Téléconcerts
Pierre Bastien / Alexei Aigui / Axel Lecourt
Jazz - Released by Signature - Radio France on Nov 1, 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Stray Carrier Pigeon
Pierre Bastien, Michel Banabila
Experimental - Released by Pingipung on Sep 29, 2023
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Les premières machines
Alternative & Indie - Released by Gazul Records on Jan 1, 2007
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
4 Hands 1 Breath
Pierre Bastien, Steve Argüelles, Benoît Delbecq
Jazz - Released by DStream on Jul 15, 2021
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
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FTS003
Pierre Bastien, Cabo San Roque, Anna Homler, Adrian Northover, Dave Tucker
Jazz - Released by First Terrace Records on Sep 21, 2018
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Suspicious Minds
Experimental - Released by Improved Sequence on Feb 11, 2022
24-Bit 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Phantoms
Electronic - Released by Un je-ne-sais-quoi on Oct 13, 2017
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo