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01. Erikm/Pierre Henry - L'improbable exaltation
02. Erikm/Pierre Henry - Popol Vul
03. Erikm/Pierre Henry - La halle des morts
04. Erikm/Pierre Henry - Sustain-Stalker
05. Erikm/Pierre Henry - L'echo prophetique
06. Erikm/Pierre Henry - Limace ce╠üleste
07. Erikm/Pierre Henry - Parasite
08. Erikm/Pierre Henry - Perfide chaleur
ARTIST
TITLE
Bidule 2.0
FORMAT
LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
SNS 027LP SNS 027LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
5/8/2026

LP version. Unreleased sound objects by Pierre Henry. Reload and original composition by ErikM. Bidule 2.0 is a unique reinterpretation of Pierre Henry's little-known sound heritage combined with ErikM's original composition. The album explores previously unused raw materials, transformed through ErikM's highly digital approach, balancing fixed composition and unexpected sonic events, a singular sonic experience where historical archives and contemporary creation converge.

"Bidule 2.0 is a composition by ErikM that revisits a selection of the unused sonic heritage of composer Pierre Henry, covering the period from 1950 to 1974, sourced from the Son/Ré studio and digitized by the BnF (Bibliothèque nationale de France). Over the decades, Pierre Henry and his team accumulated a vast collection of sonic materials from their studio research. This sound library, recorded on analog tape, is a testimony to the recording techniques of that era -- including the quality of microphones and recording media, as well as the acoustics of the recording spaces -- all of which define the sound of a time. Not wanting to create a remix from the composer's iconic sounds, I chose instead to work with selections of raw material from unused recording sessions, 168 sequences ranging from one to twenty-two minutes each. Isabelle Warnier and Bernadette Mangin provided me with sessions of prepared piano, series of electronic sounds, feedbacks, and voice recordings. Pierre Henry's analog sounds were, for the most part, processed through successive stages (up to five generations of transformation), using a custom electronic device: Idiosyncrasie 9.3, built on Max/MSP and Lemur." --ErikM