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01. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Stray Carrier Pigeon
02. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Senseless
03. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - At The Party
04. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Walk The Talk
05. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Slow Dance
06. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Ban Bash Up
07. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Ancestors Mix
08. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - BanBas Aura 1
09. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - BanBas Aura 2
10. Pierre Bastien & Michel Banabila - Rotomotor (Erbil Mix)
ARTIST
TITLE
Baba Soiree
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
PING 083LP PING 083LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
11/17/2023

Two visionary maestros, Pierre Bastien and Michel Banabila, unite in their first collaborative album, Baba Soirée. The veterans of electronic music bring their unique expertise to the table, resulting in a captivating fusion of experimental styles. Bastien's mechanical loops and experimental instrumental setups merge seamlessly with Banabila's sound design and impeccable skills of sampling collages. Pierre Bastien is a composer and multi-instrumentalist with a background in French literature. He has spent decades crafting an idiosyncratic world of experimental sound with his self-built mechanical orchestra Mecanium. It was most notably showcased in audiovisual releases on Aphex Twin's Rephlex label. Bastien's creations are a mesmerizing combination of traditional instruments (he has a vast collection) and mechanical automatons. The violin in the track "Rotomotor," for example, is physically played by one of his machines. In Baba Soirée, Bastien also plays a prepared cornet, infusing the recordings with a breathy, dreamy dimension. Michel Banabila, a sound artist, composer and producer, possesses an eclectic musical repertoire that defies genres. His seamless blend of minimal electronica, tribal ambient, and neo- classical influences has earned him a prominent place in the world of experimental music, and an impressive discography. Banabila serves as the creative sampling editor for Baba Soirée, expertly weaving together the recordings to craft an evocative sonic tapestry. The two share a curiosity for traditional instruments from various cultures. The instruments used in the recordings are shown in the cover artwork. A mutual admiration for each other's work paved the way for this fruitful artistic partnership of the Rotterdam-based artists: collaborating on a single as a fundraiser for Yemen in 2022 set the stage for the creation of Baba Soirée. The title Baba Soirée is an homage to Kurt Schwitters and Theo van Doesburg's Kleine Dada Soirée collaboration which took place exactly a century ago.