Pierre Bastien

Pierre Bastien is a French gentleman who builds his own machines, and operates between music and visual arts. He has been called a "mad musicologist with a celebrity following" by The Guardian and has worked with filmmaker Pierrick Sorin, fashion designer Issey Miyake, singer-songwriter Robert Wyatt and Aphex Twin (who released three of his albums on his Rephlex label) to name a few. Bastien is one of the most influential experimental musicians in the field. In 1986 he formed his own one-man orchestra, Mecanium, and has since recorded over 20 records.