Florent Ghys - Ghys: Television

In the words of journalist and WNYC radio host John Schaefer, composer and bassist Florent Ghys writes pieces that blend elements of minimalism, pop music and a dose of extravagant wit. For his latest feat of magic in the studio, Ghys presents T�l�vision - an epic foray into classical forms, musique concr�te, samples and sci-fi that warps the very edges of contemporary music.As Ghys himself describes it, T�l�vision is about weather reports, digital music, plastic beauty, synesthesia, and dance. All 13 pieces were composed, played, recorded, filmed and mixed by Ghys - and we say filmed, because Ghys has taken the extraordinary step of creating a video to accompany each piece, in playful tribute to the medium that inspired the message.On T�l�vision, Florent Ghys plays, performs and perpetrates: alto double bass, applause, bass drum, composition, editing, guitar, hair dryers, hand claps, hi-hat, max programming, mix, mouth hi-hat, piano, shakers, snare, solf�ge, video, voice and weather reports.