* Officially born December 8th 2005 in Paris.
N.B.– Qoo-ij orium activities stopped in June 2008. For new experiments directed by Franck Smith see current works by Zn'shñ
Qoo-ij orium's etymology is based on a French expression "Qu'ouis-je ?" – what am I hearing? – tanscribed phonetically into qoo-ij and adding the suffix orium for the places of. Therefore, the final composed name means "the halls or hearkening".
Imagined and created by noise-manufacturer Franck Smith, Qoo-ij orium is defined as polymorphous ensemble involving a changing cohort of performers and collaborators.
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NEW!!! MARCH 2008
Qoo-ij orium – Radiophonic works (Archives)
Sound-archives including a selection of private recording sessions, preparatory studies and the complete performance of Qoo-ij orium's radio concert at Live Stuff (Radio Campus Orléans, February 3rd 2008). A very specific disc on electro-acoustic soundcrafting and duet experiments.
Recorded 2008 / Ref: odl.SqEd-680
Price: 14,50€ (Free postage)
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NEW!!! SEPTEMBER 2007
Qoo-ij orium – Trompe-l'oeil & bagatelles
Contains a collection of neo-archaisms (sic) conceived & directed by Franck Smith. A 24 track-suite displaying a kind of new primitive music w/ hybrid electronics and various instruments. A work around "instrumentarium geometry" close to chamber music esthetic and post-modern composition using electronics, vinyls, percussive devices, bowed-berimbau, accordion, objects, soundfields, electric guitar, e-bow, computer processing and personal archives of Pygmy polyphony.
Recorded 2006-2007 / Ref: odl.9173-652
Price: 14,50€ (Free postage)
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Hereafter: Qoo-ij orium at Live Stuff (Selected cuts)
Cuts taken from a concert at "Live Stuff", Radio Campus Orléans, 88.3 FM. Recorded 3rd February 2008 w/ Franck Smith (electronics and percussive devices), Polo (computer processing).
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COMPLETE RADIO CONCERT AT LIVE STUFF (...)
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* All videos of Qoo-ij orium, including live performances, bootlegs & work sessions – featuring Franck Smith, Polo, Elvire Bastendorff, Hugues Vincent, Steve Kaspar, Olivier Innocenti... [here] !!!
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– Hereafter: Qoo-ij orium (CD-Trailer) –
COMPLETE SELECTION OF UP-LOADED VIDEOS CAN ALSO BE SEEN HERE!
See also Qoo-ij orium on Flash007
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