Tonefetish : Electroacoustic Chamber Music (Excerpts)
© Ijnveïq de Ernestine
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Tonefetish : Electroacoustic Chamber Music (Excerpts)

Zviij (born Franck Smith) is a French sound artist, active as a soloist. Also (un)known as Ijnveïq de Ernestine.&#13;
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* ‎"Mannequin shop" (Album/Digital). Real-time mixing &amp; sonic manipulations directly recorded on 1 stereo track and slightly edited before mastering. Featuring Zviij's "twin performance sampler" setup (made of two Elektron Octatrack units in chain plus a Moog Slim Phatty Analog synthesizer). Contents: alternative electronics, digital beat-making, analog synth sequencing, drum-synth playing, subtle glitches, electro-acoustic sampling, orchestral colours.... Available for download on <a href="http://zviij.bandcamp.com/album/mannequin-shop" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> [Published in 2013].&#13;
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* ‎"Empty chamber" (Album/Digital). Live recordings mixing instrumental chamber music, alternative electronics &amp; digital beat-making. Featuring electro-acoustic sampling, analog bass synth sequencing and subtle bitcrushing. Directly recorded in 2-stereo tracks and softly remastered before production. Available for download on <a href="http://zviij.bandcamp.com/album/empty-chamber" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> [Published in 2013].&#13;
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* ‎"Dust games and plastic doll" (Album/Digital). Hybrid electronic works between experimental digital beat-making, electro-acoustic sampling,&#13;
analog synth sequencing and discrete bitcrushing... Available for download on <a href="http://zviij.bandcamp.com/album/dust-games-and-plastic-doll" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> [Published in 2012].&#13;
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* ‎"Quadrifolium" (Album/Digital). Alternative ambient works and timbric studies featuring real-time manipulations of digital electronics, analog synths and electromechanical piano. A quiet and downtempo experience blending delicate repetitive music and colourful glitches.... Available for download on <a href="http://zviij.bandcamp.com/album/quadrifolium" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> [Published in 2012].&#13;
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* ‎"Sub-system design" (Album/CD) . A collection of noisy beats &amp; dark electronics" specially elaborated for Japanese label Full Volume Agency. The disc contains 39 tracks between weird beats and electronic soundscapes displayed like an electronic instrumental punk-puzzle. With a raw and direct sound, this is a full-length album of peculiar alternative beat-making and obscure electronics. CD available via <a href="http://www.odiolorgnette.com/discography.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Odiolorgnette</a> or <a href="http://www.fullvolumeagency.com/releases.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Full Volume Agency</a> [Published in 2012].&#13;
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* ‎"Naked flowers" (Album/Digital). A radical release between John Zorn's Naked City works (specifically the recording "Torture Garden") and Mike Patton's Fantômas project (the eponymous 1st album). A full album of alternative/metal electronics... available for download on <a href="http://zviij.bandcamp.com/album/naked-flowers" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> [Published in 2011].&#13;
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* ‎"High heels failure" (5 'single' tracks). Fragmentary electronic studies inspired by Aphex Twin &amp; Venetian Snares productions... available for download on <a href="http://zviij.bandcamp.com/track/high-heels-failure-01" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> [Published in 2011].&#13;
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→ Booking : zviij AT zviij DOT com&#13;