Pierre Bastien - Tinkle Twang n Tootle '2019

Tracks list

Pierre Bastien orchestrates his meccano marionettes on Tinkle Twang ‘n
Tootle to form the charming imaginative ensemble that he’s been known for
since the late 80s.

Equal parts composer, inventor, mechanic, and performer - Bastien translates his
imagination into instruments and compositions that defy any musical categories.
Whether it’s preparing instruments like playing a trumpet underwater or
through a kazoo, using belt-driven motors and mechanical components to perform
cumbersome yet surprisingly musical operations on traditional instruments and
household items, or using a fan to hit the strings of a kundi harp with flowing
paper - Bastien’s love for tone, rhythm, noise and harmony is poetically
reflected across his quite extensive oeuvre.

Playful and melancholic, the sound sculptures that Bastien invents and plays
with are partly inspired by the work of Raymond Roussel, a visionary French
author who at the turn of the 20th century wrote a unique form of literature
which inspired and guided artists from the surrealist and pataphysical movement
and was declared by Michel Foucault as one of structuralisms founding fathers.
On that note, the influence of literature and syntax on Bastien’s work
cuts all the way through to the palindromes he uses for his track titles -
which, much like his machines, infinitely loop.

True to it’s adorable title, Tinkle Twang ‘n Tootle is a music box
of unfolding whimsical structures, half broken rhythms, detuned harmonies, and
fantastical sound collages that evoke a childlike sense of wonder and an urge to
explore the spaces in between the sounds. 

Tracklist:
01. Pierre Bastien - Smart Lilt Rams (4:46)
02. Pierre Bastien - Tenet (7:08)
03. Pierre Bastien - Rail at a Liar (4:13)
04. Pierre Bastien - May Yam / Wedded Dew (10:34)
05. Pierre Bastien - Pet Step (5:32)
06. Pierre Bastien - Dons Nod (3:56)

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