Tuesday 7 December 2010

"Lemon juice & chloroform" by Rosebruit/Franck Smith is available for free-download via netlabel Clinical Archives (ref. ca413)

Photobucket

The 6 tracks of "Lemon juice & chloroform" contain the original soundtrack of the eponymous audiovisual work by Rosebruit + unreleased audio material recorded for the film — collapsing alternative drum/bass patterns, free funk-jazz, glitchy-psychedelism, distorted horns, noise/electronic, abstract break-beats… No external sound sources were used in these recordings.

Text: "Let us assume that there is a substantial difference between lemon juice and chloroform. That was to be expected and — need it be said that? — there is significant differences, among other things, between think tank and myself. There's reason to believe that chloroform and lemon juice are as necessary as coma for extrasensory perception. In a manner of speaking: breathing a so called toxic substance, such as chloroform, could increase — by combination of circumstances — creative activities in order to gradually create new physical and intellectual abilities such as ubiquity and prophecy. Consequently: a thirst-quenching liquid like lemon juice and an anesthetic like chloroform are not only different products but also the prerequisite to metaphysical introitus."

Rosebruit / Franck Smith - Lemon juice & chloroform
Music and text composed, written & performed by Franck Smith

Recorded in November 2010 
© Franck Smith

Version for free-download — No commercial usings can be made.

* Download on Clinical Archives
* Download on Free Music Archive

Rosebruit / Franck Smith — Lemon juice & chloroform (2mn EDIT)

Biography: Multi-instrumentalist and noise manufacturer using electronic devices, digital percussives, vinyls, anvils, gongs, sirens, drums, piano... also (un)known as Ijnveïq de Ernestine, Tlü Ejtko, Phrenq, Qiipnm'id Yorgomnüg... Franck Smith runs the private recording collection Odiolorgnette and works as an independant artist in electronic fields, experimental audiovisual contexts and soundtrack production… Member of the dual electronic unit Zn'shñ and co-founder of audiovisual production Rosebruit… On his Odiolorgnette collection Franck Smith publishes a catalog of hybrid recordings from personal studies on Pygmy polyphony, cartoon/video-game music to Butoh dance and Noh theater soundtracking via pure experimentation, noise and radical electronic… With Zn'shñ he recently played in Japan for a series of concerts in Tokyo around the cd release "Butoh sweets (Adventures in dance, flour and colours)"… With Rosebruit he works on new performances involving experimental VJing, film making and electronic music… N.B.– both Zn'shñ and Rosebruit are collaborative projects with visual artist and sound-activist Elvire Bastendorff.

Recent discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

Contacts:
http://www.rosebruit.com
http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rosebruit/160280597347414
http://soundcloud.com/rosebruit
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franck-Smith/267373610867
http://soundcloud.com/francksmith
http://francksmith.bandcamp.com
http://twitter.com/franck_smith
http://francksmith.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmithereens
http://www.vimeo.com/francksmith
http://www.youtube.com/znshn

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Znshn/249027124635

http://znshn.blogspot.com
http://www.myspace.com/znshn
http://elvirebastendorff.net
http://elvirebastendorff.net/over-blog

Monday 6 December 2010

Zn'shñ members Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith working on a new project named Rosebruit

New project by Zn'shñ members:
Name : Rosebruit
Activity : audiovisual production, VJing & live electronics
Genre : other, avant-garde, experimental
Target : Eustachian tube + optic nerve / Tags : noise, video
Created by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith
Rosebruit,Elvire Bastendorff,Franck Smith
Rosebruit,Elvire Bastendorff,Franck Smith
Rosebruit,Elvire Bastendorff,Franck Smith
Rosebruit,Elvire Bastendorff,Franck Smith
Rosebruit © 2010

rosebruit.com
facebook.com/pages/Rosebruit
soundcloud.com/rosebruit
vimeo.com/rosebruit
youtube.com/rosebruit

Sunday 14 November 2010

Drum machine playing on Octapad (by Franck Smith)



Drum machine playing on Roland Octapad SPD-30.
Performed by Franck Smith © 2010

Biography: Multi-instrumentalist and noise manufacturer using electronic devices, digital percussives, vinyls, anvils, gongs, sirens, drums, piano... also (un)known as Ijnveïq de Ernestine, Tlü Ejtko, Phrenq, Qiipnm'id Yorgomnüg... Franck Smith runs the private recording collection Odiolorgnette and works as an independant artist in electronic fields, experimental audiovisual contexts and soundtrack production... Member of the dual electronic unit Zn'shñ and co-founder of audiovisual production Rosebruit... On his Odiolorgnette collection Franck Smith publishes a catalog of hybrid recordings from personal studies on Pygmy polyphony, cartoon/video-game music to Butoh dance and Noh theater soundtracking via pure experimentation, noise and radical electronic... With Zn'shñ he recently played in Japan for a series of concerts in Tokyo around the cd release "Butoh sweets (Adventures in dance, flour and colours)"... With Rosebruit he works on new performances involving experimental VJing, film making and electronic music...

N.B.— both Zn'shñ and Rosebruit are collaborative projects with visual artist and sound-activist Elvire Bastendorff.

Recent discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659)

* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658)

* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657)

* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656)

http://www.youtube.com/odiolorgnette
http://www.youtube.com/znshn
http://twitter.com/franck_smith
http://francksmith.blogspot.com
http://znshn.blogspot.com
http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://www.rosebruit.com
http://francksmith.bandcamp.com
http://soundcloud.com/francksmith
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franck-Smith/267373610867
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Znshn/249027124635

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Thursday 14 October 2010

Electronic set-up w/ Doepfer Dark Energy, Moog Low Pass Filter, Sleepdrone, Glamour Box & Oto Machines Biscuit (by Franck Smith)

Franck Smith,Zn'shñ,electronics
Franck Smith,Zn'shñ,electronics
• 1st photo: (from left) "Biscuit" by Oto Machines, "Low Pass Filter" by Moog, "Dark Energy" by Doepfer, "Sleepdrone 5" & "Glamour Box" by King Capitol © 2010

Recent discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) Jul 2010 here
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

Links:
http://www.odiolorgnette.com
http://francksmith.blogspot.com

http://twitter.com/franck_smith

http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmithereens

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franck-Smith/267373610867
http://www.vimeo.com/francksmith

http://www.youtube.com/znshn

http://soundcloud.com/francksmith

http://znshn.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/znshn

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Znshn/249027124635

Zn'shñ in Tokyo, Japan: dual electronics by Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff

Photobucket
Zn'shñ,Tokyo Operations,Elvire Bastendorff,Franck Smith,Butoh sweets
* Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith, Tokyo, Japan. © 2010 Zn'shñ

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Sunday 10 October 2010

Zn'shñ + Morihide Sawada @ Koenji High & @ Next Sunday, Tokyo, Japan

Zn'shñ + Morihide Sawada @ Next Sunday, Tokyo, Japan


Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) + Morihide Sawada (drums, voice) @ Next Sunday, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 10th, 2010) * N.B.- drums & voice parts are not shown on screen.

____________________

Zn'shñ + Morihide Sawada @ Koenji High, Tokyo, Japan


Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) + Morihide Sawada (drums) @ Koenji High, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 7th, 2010)

____________________

Zn'shñ's electronic setup:

- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)

- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)

- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)

- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)

- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Sunday 3 October 2010

Beat-crushing drums routines by Franck Smith


Lo-Fi/8-bit processing electronic drums routines on Roland Octapad SPD-30 and Oto Machines "biscuit" bitcrusher. Performed by Franck Smith © 2010

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Zn'shñ @ Flying Teapot, Tokyo, Japan



Live performance of dual electronic unit Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff) @ Flying Teapot, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 9th, 2010)

Zn'shñ's electronic setup:

- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)

- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)

- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)

- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)

- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Zn'shñ @ Nana-hari, Tokyo, Japan



Live performance of dual electronic unit Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff) @ Nana-hari, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 16th, 2010)

Zn'shñ's electronic setup:

- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)

- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)

- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)

- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)

- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Wednesday 29 September 2010

Zn'shñ + Kouhei Harada @ Shibuya Lush, Tokyo, Japan



Live performance of Zn'shñ (Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff: electronics) + Kouhei Harada (computer) @ Shibuya Lush, Tokyo, Japan. (Recorded September 8th, 2010)

Zn'shñ's electronic setup:

- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)

- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)

- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)

- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)

- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Monday 27 September 2010

Zn'shñ + A Qui Avec Gabriel + Cal Lyall @ SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan

[Video 1/3] Zn'shñ + A Qui Avec Gabriel + Cal Lyall @ SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan


[Video 2/3] Zn'shñ + A Qui Avec Gabriel + Cal Lyall @ SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan


[Video 3/3] Zn'shñ + A Qui Avec Gabriel + Cal Lyall @ SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan


Live performance during Test Tone 61: Intersecting Streams of Consciousness @ SuperDeluxe, Tokyo, Japan (Recorded September 14th, 2010). Featuring: Zn'shñ (electronics) + À qui avec Gabriel (accordion) + Cal Lyall (hydrophone)

—Notes from official program—

Specializing in electronics, French artists Zn'shñ (aka Franck Smith & Elvire Bastendorff) creates expansive soundscapes of the highest order. Under the Odiolorgnette imprint, Zn'shñ has produced albums and soundtracks steeped in minimalist sensibility, influenced by artists such as Ryoji Ikeda and butoh legend Hijikata Tatsumi...

[here] Zn'shñ's sound artistry meets with the sublime accordion playing of À qui avec Gabriel, a Tzadik recording artist with a string of successful collaborations under her belt — joined by improvising artist Cal Lyall, who creates watery ambiances using effected hydrophones (underwater microphones) submerged in strange and hypnotic water sources. * Visuals & projections by Onnacodomo (DJ Codomo, Yasuko Seki and Ruka Noguchi).

_______________________________

Zn'shñ's electronic setup:

- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)

- 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol)

- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)

- Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec)

- Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

Zn'shñ:
youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

A Qui Avec Gabriel:
h3.dion.ne.jp/~aqui
myspace.com/aquiavecgabriel

Cal Lyall:
myspace.com/hermetictindrum
super-deluxe.com
test-tone.com

Onnacodomo:
onnacodomo.com

Wednesday 22 September 2010

UKIGUMO (Yamagishi/Vincent/Smith) @ Jazz Spot Candy — Chiba City, Japan



Selected cuts from a live performance mixing bowed metal objects, cymbals, prepared drums w/ electronic textures + piano/cello free playing... © 2010 Recorded September 17th 2010 @ Jazz Spot Candy — Chiba City, Japan

UKIGUMO

Naoto Yamagishi (drums, Tibetan bowls, bowed metals)

Franck Smith (electronics, piano)

Hugues Vincent (cello, objects)
*More details on Ukigumo @ Jazz Spot Candy

*Electronics setup includes:
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol)

- Kaossilator Pro (by Korg)

- Biscuit (by Oto Machines)

- Pollyanna Octave Synth (by MI-Audio)

youtube.com/odiolorgnette
facebook.com/pages/Franck-Smith
odiolorgnette.com

Monday 23 August 2010

Zn'shñ : Tokyo Operations / Concerts in Japan September 2010 (LAST UPDATE)

Photobucket
* Links to venues here
Zn'shñ,Elvire Bastendorff,Franck Smith,Tokyo Operation,Odiolorgnette,odl.9173-659

— New CD by Zn'shñ: "Butoh sweets" (a full electronic soundtrack dedicated to Butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi) is out on Odiolorgnette
Photobucket
Photobucket
A full electronic soundtrack accompanying the eponymous silent movie inspired by Butoh performances & iconography — realized by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith. The disc Butoh sweets, Adventures in dance, flour & colours, interlaces subtle noise machinery, refined glitchy pulses & sophisticated bitcrushing, to create an inedit composition full of passion for darkness. A work dedicated to Butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi (1928-1986). [CD order]

• "Butoh sweets" — edit-1. (2:14)


• "Butoh sweets" — edit-2. (1:05)


Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn
facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Thursday 19 August 2010

Tuesday 13 July 2010

Octapad : Stick to it! (by Franck Smith)


Vintage drums on Roland Octapad SPD-30 by Franck Smith © 2010

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Sunday 4 July 2010

Zn'shñ : double electronic music III



Double electronic music (III) by Zn'shñ (Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith). Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, drone, noise manufacturing... Recorded July 2010. IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video: • Biscuit (by Oto Machines) • 2x Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol) • Kaossilator Pro (by Korg) • Restyler (by Sherman/Rodec) • Kaoss Pad KP3 (by Korg) • Space Echo (Boss RE-20)

Update: EDITED AUDIO VERSION (of part II)


Update: EDITED AUDIO VERSION (of part I)


Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) July 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

youtube.com/znshn
myspace.com/znshn

facebook.com/pages/Znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Wednesday 30 June 2010

Zn'shñ : Butoh sweets (video of electronic soundtrack studio recording / June 2010)



Electronic soundtrack recording by Zn'shñ for its "Butoh sweets" work.


Details: A full electronic soundtrack accompanying the eponymous silent movie inspired by Butoh performances & iconography — realized by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith. The disc "Butoh sweets" (adventures in dance, flour & colours), interlaces subtle noise machinery, refined glitchy pulses & sophisticated bitcrushing, to create an inedit composition full of passion for darkness. A work dedicated to Butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi (1928-1986).

*CD available on Odiolorgnette & audio extracts here.


IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Discographic works:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) Jul 2010 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

Saturday 26 June 2010

New discographic works on Odiolorgnette (featuring Zn'shñ's "Butoh sweets")

Photobucket
* Epigraph on top right: "Which is more musical: a truck passing by a factory or a truck passing by a music school?" —John Cage

New discographic works on Odiolorgnette:
* Zn'shñ, "Butoh sweets" (odl.9173-659) Jul 2010 here
A full electronic soundtrack accompanying the eponymous silent movie inspired by Butoh performances & iconography — realized by Elvire Bastendorff & Franck Smith. The disc "Butoh sweets" (subtitled Adventures in dance, flour & colours), interlaces subltle noise machinery, refined glitchy pulses & sophisticated bitcrushing, to create an inedit composition full of passion for darkness. A work dedicated to Butoh founder Hijikata Tatsumi (1928-1986).

* Hugues Vincent, "Onkyo no hako" (odl.sqed-700) Jul 2010 here
"Onkyo no hako" (from Japanese, meaning "sound box") is a radical and beautiful portrait of cellist Hugues Vincent. From subtle bow techniques to raw material for strings, this 3rd solo recording displays a collection of very personal ways of playing recorded live in studio. A rare music for solo cello drifting between immediacy and austerity.

* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
Influenced by algebric topology and scientific concepts on abstract spaces, this work for pure electronic drives the composer/soloist into a metaphoric piece around the ''fixed point theorems'' of Solomon Lefschetz, Bonislaw Knaster and Alfred Tarski... An amazing mental piece in 37 parts dedicated to Japanese sound artist and experimental composer Ryoji Ikeda.

Links:
http://www.odiolorgnette.com/
http://francksmith.blogspot.com/

http://twitter.com/franck_smith

http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmithereens

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franck-Smith/267373610867
http://www.vimeo.com/francksmith

http://www.youtube.com/znshn

http://soundcloud.com/francksmith

http://znshn.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/znshn

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Znshn/249027124635

Friday 30 April 2010

"Studies on fixed point theorems" by Franck Smith is available on Moscow-based netlabel Clinical Archives (ca375)

Photobucket
"Studies on fixed point theorems" by Franck Smith — click for free download.

These 41 studies are part of the preparatory works realized during the conception/composition of "Théorème de point fixe" - a discographic publication by Franck Smith influenced by algebric topology and scientific concepts on abstract spaces, around the ''fixed point theorems'' of Solomon Lefschetz, Bonislaw Knaster and Alfred Tarski... "Studies on fixed point theorems" documents the genesis of the official cd release and contains only inedit sound material not used on the final disc.

Composed & performed by Franck Smith
 (electronic manoeuvrings)
Recorded in September 2009
 © 2009 Franck Smith. 
Version for free-download - No commercial usings can be made from this recording.. Photo by Less is more — 
Graphic design by Elvire Bastendorff. *This work precedes the cd release ‘‘Théorème de point fixe’’ published on Odiolorgnette in November 2009.

Biography: Multi-instrumentalist, noise manufacturer and composer using electronic devices, self-configured digital percussive modules, vinyls, anvils, gongs, sirens, drums, theremin, piano, fictitious dialects... also (un)known as Ijnveïq de Ernestine, Tlü Ejtko, Phrenq, Qiipnm'id Yorgomnüg... Franck Smith runs the private recording collection Odiolorgnette and works as an independant artist in electronic fields, experimental audiovisual contexts and soundtrack production. Member of the dual electronic unit Zn'shñ.

Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

Links:
http://www.odiolorgnette.com/
http://francksmith.blogspot.com/

http://twitter.com/franck_smith

http://www.myspace.com/sthintosmithereens

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Franck-Smith/267373610867
http://www.vimeo.com/francksmith

http://www.youtube.com/znshn

http://soundcloud.com/francksmith

http://znshn.blogspot.com/

http://www.myspace.com/znshn

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Znshn/249027124635

Tuesday 13 April 2010

Radiopho(r)n beats (by Franck Smith)



Radiopho(r)n beats by Zn'shñ member & soloist Franck Smith. Contents: glitchy pulses, beat making, analog electronics, signal trajectory, clicks, analog filtering, noise manufacturing...
(N.B. "radiopho(r)n" = radiophonic + horn)

Material in this video:
- Kaoss Pad KP3 (by Korg)
- Kaossilator (by Korg)
- 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (tabletop versions)
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines) *used in mono

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Tuesday 6 April 2010

Biscuiting w/ a pinky drum synth (by Franck Smith)



Biscuiting w/ a pinky drum synth (by Franck Smith) © 2010 — Biscuit by Oto Machines is a 8-bit effects/processor allowing precise Lo-Fi treatments and rate frequency downgrading. Used here with drum synth mixing adapted turntable drumming and scratching technics w/ video-game esthetic and real-time electronic beat-making (No loops and no sequencer used here).

Franck Smith,Biscuit,Handsonic HPD-15

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Monday 29 March 2010

Bitcrushing Sleepdrone w/ Oto Biscuit (by Franck Smith)



Bitcrushing analog oscillators Sleepdrone 5 w/ 8-bit processor Biscuit by Oto Machines. (N.B.— some sections aso include 2 Sherman Filterbank - not shown on screen). Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing...

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Sunday 28 March 2010

Lo-Fi / 8-bit processor Biscuit w/ Sleepdrone & Filterbank (by Franck Smith)



Testing Lo-Fi/ 8-bit processor Biscuit by Oto Machines w/ Sleepdrone 5 as sound source and 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (filterbank n°1 direct to filterbank n°2) . Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing...

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Wednesday 24 March 2010

8-bit fx/processor Biscuit (out of the box + test) w/ Sleepdrone & Filterbank by Franck Smith



Testing hybrid 8-bit effects/processor Biscuit by Oto Machines w/ Sleepdrone 5 as sound source and 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (filterbank n°1 direct to filterbank n°2) . Contents: 8-bit processing, Lo-Fi, minimal pulses, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing...

(excerpts from Biscuit manual)
DO NOT EAT BISCUIT — we could add "… JUST FEED IT".
Details on Biscuit here

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video:
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (tabletop versions)
- Biscuit (by Oto Machines) *used in mono
N.B.— separate direct outputs 2 & 3 of Sleepdrone and main output are routed to Filterbank 2 via Nobels mix-41-C active mixer 4 in 1 (not shown on screen).

Photobucket
Photobucket
Biscuit,Oto Machines,Franck Smith
Out of the box — Biscuit by Oto Machines © 2010

Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Saturday 13 March 2010

Glamour Box w/ Tenori-on, Filterbank & 2 Moogerfoogers (by Franck Smith)



Analog oscillator Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment) used w/ Tenori-on, Sherman Filterbank 2 + 2 Moog's Moogerfoogers. Contents: minimal pulses, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing, phonocrafting...

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video:
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Tenori-on (by Toshio Iwai & Yamaha)
- Sherman Filterbank 2
- Moog Bass Murf (MF-105b)
- Moog Low Pass Filter (MF-101)

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Signal-to-noise ratio (3) analog electronics test by Franck Smith



Signal-to-noise ratio (3) analog electronics test by Franck Smith. (Routing: Sleepdrone direct outputs 2 & 3 to Filterbank AND Sleepdrone main output to Space Echo). Contents: analog electronics, minimal pulses, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing, phonocrafting...

Material in this video:
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Sherman Filterbank 2
- Space Echo

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Wednesday 10 March 2010

Analog pulses & glitchy patterns by Franck Smith



Zn'shñ member Franck Smith testing analog pulses & glitchy patterns w/ Sleepdrone 5 as sound source + Moog Bass Murf and 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (filterbank n°1 direct to filterbank n°2). Contents: electronic pulses, glitchy patterns, analog electronics, bird chirping, bass w/ arco, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, alternative beat making, noise manufacturing...

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video:
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Moog Bass Murf (MF-105b)
- 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (tabletop versions)
N.B.— separate direct outputs 2 & 3 of Sleepdrone and main output are routed to Filterbank 2 via Nobels mix-41-C active mixer 4 in 1 (not shown on screen).

Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Tuesday 16 February 2010

A pair of Sherman Filterbank 2 "addiction guaranteed!" verified by Franck Smith (Test)



Micro pulses & glitchy patterns — gradual study on subtle beats transformation, using Sleepdrone 5 as sound source and 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (filterbank n°1 direct to filterbank n°2). Contents: minimal pulses, subtle beats transformation, glitchy patterns, analog electronics, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing...

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND-SYSTEM.

Material in this video:
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- 2x Sherman Filterbank 2 (tabletop versions)
N.B.— separate direct outputs 2 & 3 of Sleepdrone and main output are routed to Filterbank 2 via Nobels mix-41-C active mixer 4 in 1 (not shown on screen).

Recent discographic works:
* Franck Smith, "Théorème de point fixe" (odl.9173-658) Nov 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "II" (odl.9173-657) Sep 2009 here
* Zn'shñ, "++" (odl.9173-656) Apr 2009 here

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Monday 15 February 2010

Re: Sherman: "addiction guaranteed!" — Franck Smith's pair of Filterbank 2 (tabletop versions)

Photobucket
© 2010 Franck Smith's pair of Filterbank 2 (tabletop versions).

(excerpts from Sherman "abuser's manual")
BEWARE: THE SHERMAN USERS GROUP IS ONE YOU CAN ENTER, BUT NEVER LEAVE!
Any sound source, live or in studio can be used, but it's obvious that you won't get far without an external sound source.

Re: is a response to this post
More info @ sherman.be

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Sunday 14 February 2010

Signal-to-noise ratio (2) analog electronics test by Franck Smith



Signal-to-noise ratio (2) analog electronics test by Franck Smith. (Routing: Sleepdrone direct outputs 2 & 3 to Filterbank AND Sleepdrone main output to Space Echo). Contents: analog electronics, minimal pulses, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing, phonocrafting...

Material in this video:
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Sherman Filterbank 2
- Space Echo

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Wednesday 10 February 2010

"Sherman Filterbank 2: addiction guaranteed!" — verified by Franck Smith

Photobucket
© Sherman Filterbank 2. Invented by Herman Gillis. The first Filterbanks that were marketed in 1996 were hand-built, and only 40 pieces were made.

What it is:
• A powerful analog filtering and distortion unit with a huge frequency range and a killing TUBE overdrive behavior.
• Application: processing every sound source, effect mixing, expanding modular systems, etc.

What you get:
• Independent low pass, band pass and high pass filters with resonance, frequency and ADSR (positive - negative) controls
• These are switchable between parallel or seria
• The second filter has a 6 octave switch, and is synchronizable with the first filter
• 1 ADSR generator for these filters with an external output for use with more filterbanks or modular systems, triggered by the incoming signal, by a second sounds source, or by a gate
• 1 FM input for the filters, internal or external audio, LFO or CV
• 1 VCA overdrive with AR generator also
• 1 ring modulator input, internal or external audio, LFO or CV

The original Sherman Filterbank (Version 1) is no longer being made (we are also sold-out) and is thus now completely being replaced by this new version !

WHAT'S NEW ABOUT THE SHERMAN FILTERBANK 2 :

There are 5 extra switches and 2 extra LEDs, and on the back panel there's one pedal input jack. A reworked front-panel lay-out and the grey metal color.
• The pedal input allows foot control of freq1and bypass/effect switching. You can rewire an old wah (because they have a switch on board) as shown by te diagram in extra stuff.
• A 5mm big green LED indicates "Effect on" on the FB 2
• A 3-way switch on the input stage allows Hi boost as well Hi cut (both boosting high frequencies at input)
• Another 3-way switch allows "Sensitrig" (which makes the triggering twice as sensitive for, e.g. clean string pad filtering) and "Limit", which leaves the filters more "breathing room" for self-oscillation if the input stage is extremely overdriven.
• A 3-way switch has 2 general transpose functions : +1 Octave and + Quint which works nice with monophonic signals, and has a specific dirty character.
• A 3-way switch for the really powerful and quite revolutionary "Tracking" function - a monophonic pitch follower, that tunes filter 2 to the incoming pitch, and makes filter 1 slave of filter 2 via the harmonics switch. E.g. in position 2, filter 1 will be pitched one octave higher than filter 2, but still following the pitch. This extra switch activates the "tracking" in a normal or deep "track low" position, with stunning basses as result.
• The "revolutionary" aspect of this function is that never before any similar system enhances "on the spot" harmonics and creates new harmonics with fat analog circuits.
• An extra white LED indicates when the tracking system is "locked on".
• At last there is an 3-way function switch in the LFO section, allowing sawtooth wave shape OR AR retrig : this forces an LFO restart from the AR trig with pumping grooves as unavoidable result. If you want to receive a new brochure, please ask your dealer first.

TABLETOP VERSION V1 AND V2 DIMENSIONS:
• 430 mm (19 ") width
• 110 mm depth
• 80 mm height
• Packed weight : 4.3 Kg

More info @ http://www.sherman.be

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

Friday 5 February 2010

Signal-to-noise ratio (1) analog electronics test by Franck Smith



Signal-to-noise ratio (1) analog electronics test by Franck Smith. Contents: analog electronics, minimal pulses, signal trajectory, glitch, clicks, analog oscillators, noise manufacturing, phonocrafting...

Material in this video:
- modified kd7 bass drum trigger
- Glamour Box (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Sleepdrone 5 (by King Capitol Punishment)
- Sherman Filterbank 2

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/znshn
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Wednesday 3 February 2010

The Game-Over! suites — by Franck Smith

Released 2005

Conceived as an "optional soundtrack for video players", these 9 amazing game-pieces are performed & mixed by electronic manipulator & noise manufacturer Phrenq. Following Cartoon cuts (his previous disc), this new opus is also a surprising break-beat catalogue for digital turntablists. It's up to you to find the game that goes with it...

Photobucket
Composed & performed by Franck Smith (alias Phrenq for this work)
Recorded in 2005, time 26:53, Ref: odl.9173-641
Released in 2005 on Odiolorgnette

Game-Over, Level II (0:37)

Game-Over, Level VII (5:36)

Sunday 24 January 2010

Digital percussives — a portrait of Franck Smith at work (2)



Digital percussives: pattern processing & fingering practice — a portrait of Franck Smith at work (2). (Contents: drum pattern rehearsals, fingering variation, tuning electronics).

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Friday 22 January 2010

Electronic percussion — a portrait of Franck Smith at work



Electronic percussion: beat making recording & drum tracks production — a portrait of Franck Smith at work. (Contents: drum tracks production, tuning electronics, live programming, real time sequencing, beat making, percussion recording, hybrid soloing, fx setting).

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Wednesday 20 January 2010

Drum tracks production w/ Wavedrum (wd-x) by Franck Smith



Drum tracks production & hybrid electronic beat making using custom drum-kits settings on Wavedrum (wd-x) percussion synth + Sherman Filterbank 2, Moog Analog Delay & Ring Modulator.

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Monday 18 January 2010

Beat making recording on Wavedrum (wd-x) by Franck Smith



Real-time beat making & hybrid electronics using custom drum-kits settings on Wavedrum (wd-x) percussion synth + Sherman Filterbank 2 & Moog Ring Modulator.

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Sunday 17 January 2010

Franck Smith on Wavedrum (wd-x) percussion synth + Sherman Filterbank 2



Custom drum kits settings on Wavedrum (wd-x) percussion synth + Sherman Filterbank 2.

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Friday 15 January 2010

Testing Wavedrum (wd-x) dynamic percussion synth — by Franck Smith



Testing custom settings on Wavedrum (wd-x) dynamic percussion synth — an electronic percussion module by Korg.

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Tuesday 12 January 2010

Franck Smith's Wavedrum (dynamic percussion synth by Korg)

Wavedrum,Franck Smith
Franck Smith's Wavedrum © 2010.

SPECIFICATIONS
Synthesis:
• DSP + PCM Combination
DSP Algorithms:
• 36 Total
PCM Instruments:
• 200 Total; 100 Head, 100 Rim
Programs:
• 200 Total; 100 Preset, 100 User
Loop Phrases:
• 100 Total; Various genres and tempos
Effects:
• Reverb, Delay
Panel Controls:
• Volume, Bank/Mode/Page select,
• Program/Parameter select, Value control, Write
Input/Output jacks:
• Output: L, R ¼" unbalanced
• Phones: Stereo mini phone jack
• AUX IN: Stereo mini phone jack
Display:
• 3-character 7-segment LED
Sampling frequency:
• 48 kHz
A/D, D/A conversion:
• 24 bit
Power supply:
• DC9V 1.7A
Dimensions:
• W x D x H: 13.74" x 13.54" x 2.95"
Weight:
• 4.41 lbs.
Included items:
• AC Adapter, Tuning key, Allen wrench

More details here

Wednesday 6 January 2010

Testing Roland Handsonic HPD-15 w/ Sherman Filterbank 2 — by Franck Smith



Testing electronic percussion module Roland Handsonic HPD-15 w/ Sherman Filterbank 2

twitter.com/franck_smith
youtube.com/odiolorgnette
odiolorgnette.com

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Saturday 2 January 2010

"Pinky Sonics" : Handsonic tweets by Franck Smith (video series)


"Pinky Sonics" #05 © 2010

* "Pinky Sonics" #07 © 2010
* "Pinky Sonics" #06 © 2010
* "Pinky Sonics" #05 © 2010 (FEATURED HERE)
* "Pinky Sonics" #04 © 2010
* "Pinky Sonics" #03 © 2010
* "Pinky Sonics" #02 © 2010
* "Pinky Sonics" #01 © 2010

"Pinky Sonics" : Handsonic tweets by Franck Smith © 2010
A series of very short cuts zooming on Handsonic (Roland HPD-15) specific fingering techniques.

http://twitter.com/franck_smith
http://www.youtube.com/odiolorgnette

N.B. Some of the routines obtained here were partly inspired — in their content and esthetic — by turntablists Qbert and D-styles . Although nothing can rival real vinyl manipulation by experts, a personal adaptation of these techniques on Handsonic makes imagine new ways in real time electronics.

IF POSSIBLE USE HEADPHONES WHEN VIEWING VIDEO MATERIAL OR CONNECT YOUR COMPUTER TO A QUITE DECENT SOUND SYSTEM.

Handsonic, Franck Smith, turntable adapted techniques, Roland HPD-15, drums, electronics, percussion, scratching, Pinky Sonics