Musiques Incongrues - Interview with Pierre Bastien, conductor of mechanical orchestras Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:54:11 +0200 http://archives.musiques-incongrues.net/forum/ Lussumo Vanilla 1.3.0 Interview with Pierre Bastien, conductor of mechanical orchestras http://archives.musiques-incongrues.net/forum/discussion/3564/?Focus=48832#Comment_48832 http://archives.musiques-incongrues.net/forum/discussion/3564/?Focus=48832#Comment_48832 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 09:00:27 +0100 RWM Since the late 1970s, French composer and musician Pierre Bastien has been directing a totally mechanical orchestra consisting of self-playing sound sculptures. With a completely personal aesthetic influenced by Surrealism and Dada, Bastien builds his musical automata by manipulating household objects, acoustic instruments, Meccano pieces and recycled electric motors. His oeuvre also includes installations, collaborations with various artists and numerous releases on record labels like G3G and Rephlex.

Link: http://rwm.macba.cat/en/sonia?id_capsula=764
MP3: http://rwm.macba.cat/uploads/songs/sonia115_20101202_96.mp3

]]> Interview with Pierre Bastien, conductor of mechanical orchestras http://archives.musiques-incongrues.net/forum/discussion/3564/?Focus=48918#Comment_48918 http://archives.musiques-incongrues.net/forum/discussion/3564/?Focus=48918#Comment_48918 Fri, 03 Dec 2010 13:30:55 +0100 Pascal Lebrain Great. Keep posting please !

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