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Zn’shñ (new cd out)

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Zn'shñ

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.

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Operating as a dual electronic unit (multi-instrumentalist/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 sonic equations, graphical formulas and audiovisual projects.

* "++" [odl.9173-656] NEW CD
* "The winter book" [ca231]
* "Winter recordings" [TN012]
* "Scolopendrium"
* "Reliquat, reliquat !"
* "Quod erat demonstrandum"
* "Psittacisms" * "Oxymora"
* "On monoxide & onyx synchronism"
* "Nympheas"
Published on Odiolorgnette/The Darwich Fetish Edition.

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NEW APRIL 2009
Zn'shñ ++CD publication

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Published on Odiolorgnette — CD order [odl.9173-656]

Official bog of Zn'shñ znshn.blogspot.com
Complete selection of videos can be seen [here]

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Zn'shñ : Digitalisms (Trailer)

[Performed by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith / Recorded April 2009 in Paris.]

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT
YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM. © 2009 All rights reserved for all countries.

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Zn'shñ : Dual electronics (Trailer)

[Performed by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith / Recorded March 2009 in Paris.]

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT
YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM. © 2009 All rights reserved for all countries.

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Zn'shñ Live at Mudam 2009 [10mn Edit]

[Performed by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith / Recorded January 14th 2009 in Luxembourg.]

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT
YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM. © 2009 All rights reserved for all countries.

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Zn'shñ Live at Mudam (2008)

[Performed by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith / Recorded December 10th 2008 in Luxembourg.]

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT
YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM. © 2008 All rights reserved for all countries.

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(hereafter)
Zn'shñ : The winter book

The winter book (2009) is an original audiovisual (de)composition conceived for noise-manufacturing and white-light sculpting. The result is a 28:57 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.

A Free-download version of the soundtrack is available
on Clinical Archives [ca231]

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Zn'shñ (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith) Live at Mudam 2008 [8mn Edit]

[Performed by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith / Recorded December 10th 2008 in Luxembourg.]

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT
YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM. © 2008 All rights reserved for all countries.

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CONTACT & BOOKING:
znshn [at] hotmail [dot] com

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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/1/2008
Band Website: znshn.blogspot.com
Band Members:

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Franck Smith : electronics

Elvire Bastendorff : electronics

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Influences:

(...) experimental and primitive sound-activities (...) hybrid acousmatic contexts (...) neo-archaisms, Japanese Gagaku, Tibetan rituals, Pygmy music (...)

(...) everything linked to noise manufacturing, electronic manoeuvrings – including – digital percussive devices and vinyl manipulation (...)

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(...) whichever way I turn I see nothing but the odds and ends of odd places. Genuflecting behind absurd trees the idiot spits out spasms of silence and solitary games for eared-eyes ; mapping zones of nothingness to hear scribblings in the air ; espying the noise-print of time through a velvet grid. A quiet walk in unwonted constructions full of dust and fossils. (...)

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The Darwich Fetish Edition is a collection of sound-objects made in 2 original specimens — among which one for collectors — and very limited series of custom-made phonocrafts.

The first "drafts" of Zn'shñ's sound were recorded on this collection. (See hereafter).

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* Les pierres de touche

Recorded May 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Smith.

[Click the turntable to play this record]

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* La pierre de gué

Recorded April 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Smith.

[Click the turntable to watch recording session trailer]

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Other works published on The Darwich Fetish Edition :

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* Les jeux de la poupée

Recorded March 2006 in Paris.

Performed by Smith.

[Click the picture to play this record]

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* J'écoute les marteaux-piqueurs !

Recorded February 2006 in Paris.

Performed by Smith.

[Click the picture to play this record]

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* 0+0

Recorded February 2006 in Paris.

Performed by Smith.

[Click for direct link]

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Zn'shñ

Audio releases on Odiolorgnette/The Darwich Fetish Edition :

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NEW CD

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Recorded 2008/2009.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

Order CD [odl.9173-656]

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* The winter book
(Original soundtrack from the eponymous film)

Recorded December 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

Free-download version
on Clinical Archives [ca231]

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* Winter recordings
(TAO Edit)

Recorded December 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

Free-download version
on Tecnonucleo [TN012 V.A.]

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* Scolopendrium

Recorded October 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

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* Reliquat, reliquat !

Recorded October 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

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* Quod erat demonstrandum

Recorded September 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

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* Psittacisms

Recorded August 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

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* Oxymora

Recorded July 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff.

Free-download version
on Clinical Archives [ca160]

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* On monoxide & onyx synchronism

Recorded July 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith.

Free-download version
on Clinical Archives [ca161]

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* Nympheas

Recorded June 2008 in Paris.

Performed by Franck Smith.

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Next audio releases on Odiolorgnette/The Darwich Fetish Edition :

* Dots & dashes by Zn'shñ & Nanako (Special collaboration for Tecnonucleo Netlabel)

* II by Zn'shñ (Second official cd release)

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Record Label: Odiolorgnette
Type of Label: Indie

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