The Breton musician Yann Tiersen immerses us in sound inspired by the desolate landscapes of Brittany, Iceland and the Faroe Islands, reviving the toy instruments that he used in earlier works.
Although his music for films like Amélie (2001) and Goodbye Lenin! (2003) has made him more widely known, Yann Tiersen does not consider himself as a soundtrack composer. Tiersen is an eclectic musician whose influences range from street music and avant-garde and minimalist sounds to rock, waltzes and the French chanson. The title he has chosen for his latest release, his eighth studio album, is a sign that could be the number 8 or the symbol of infinity, or both. The sounds on it are inspired by the deserted, rocky landscapes, not only of his native Brittany, but also of Iceland and the Faroe Islands. Featuring tracks sung in Icelandic, Breton and Faroese, the album is infused with the landscapes of a Celtic culture that Tiersen champions to the point where he dreams of a Brittany independent of France but part of a federal Europe. Those who still remember his early albums featuring toy instruments will note that he has now revived those sounds, though they are now manipulated electronically and mixed with acoustic music in an enthralling journey through the digital and analog worlds and back.
Autoria: Yann Tiersen; Interpretació musical: Robin Allender (baix, guitarra elèctrica, guitarra acústica, sintetitzador, malletkat, pandereta, veu), "lavur Jakupsson (vocals, sintetitzador, glockenspiel, malletKat, baix, campanes, silly whistle), Lionel Laquerrière (guitalélé, memotron, MS20, piano, piano de joguina, malletkat, guitarra elèctrica, baix, pandereta), Yann Tiersen (malletkat, piano de joguina, piano elèctric, veu, guitarra, moog, campanes) i Neil Turpin (percussió, malletkat, veus) ; Producció executiva: The Project; Fotografia: Katherine Rose;
