Stienis is an electronica-ambient music and visual art duo from Lille, France.
I worked on this beautiful project as a stage designer: drawing, building and composing large plexiglas modules being video-mapped in sync with the performance.
Their first EP Dissociation depicts in five sequences our tormented times, stuck in-between awareness and materialistic reality : from nature contemplation to digital era frenzy, from industrial age to the war drums of upcoming conflicts...
In their live show, viewers dive into a sonic and visual bath brought by an alchemy of machine power and interpretation sensitiveness. One comes out of it captivated and stirred.
Musical style spread from Jon Hopkins to Lorn, also inspired by Trentmoller subtle tones, Nine inch Nails industrials atmosphere and Massive Attack poetic power.
Unusual commitments are also part of the project: audio and visual production is licensed under "Art Libre" license ("free art license"), with a distribution scheme that avoid main streaming platforms, and an exploration of alternative spreading tactics such as bike tours...