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yann tiersen

YANN TIERSEN

Yann Tiersen(born 23 June 1970) is a musician fromFrance.[1][2] His musical career is split between studio albums, collaborations and film soundtracks with a distinctive sound that is always involved. It can be recognized by its use of a large variety of instruments; primarily the guitarsynthesizer or violin together with instruments like the melodicaxylophonetoy piano,harpsichordaccordion and typewriter. Tiersen is often mistaken as a composer of soundtracks, himself saying "I'm not a composer and I really don't have a classical background,"[3] but his real focus is on touring and studio albums which just happen to often be suitable for film. His most famous soundtrack for the film Amélie was primarily made up of tracks taken from his first studio albums.[4]

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[edit]Biography

Tiersen was born in Brittany, France, in 1970 and received classical training at several musical academies, including those in RennesNantes, andBoulogne.[5] In the early 1980s as a teenager he was influenced by the post-punk culture of bands like The Stooges and Joy Division.[6] He has Belgian andNorwegian origins.[7]
Before releasing scores under his own name, Tiersen recorded background music for a number of plays and short films, such as La Vie Rêvée des Anges (1998,Erick Zonca), Alice et Martin (1998, André Téchiné),Qui Plume la Lune? (Christine Carrière, 1999).
He rose to domestic fame upon the release of his third album, Le Phare, but remained relatively unknown outside France until the release of his score for the film Amélie in 2001, which was a mixture of both new and previously released material.
Tiersen favors the piano, accordion, and violin, but is also known for his experimentation and use of obscure and found instruments like the ondes martenot and thetypewriter.
Yann Tiersen's list of collaborators continues to grow album after album (see discography below for details). While composing his fifth album, L'absente, Tiersen lent his musical talent to Françoiz Breut and Les Têtes Raides for their own albums. His 2005 album,Les Retrouvailles, featured vocals from Stuart Staplesof TindersticksJane Birkin, and Elizabeth Fraser, formerly of Cocteau Twins. Tiersen also played piano on Staples' solo album, Lucky Dog Recordings 03-04. In 2004 he also released a collaborative CD with American singer-songwriter Shannon Wright.
His live performances vary greatly. Sometimes he is accompanied by an orchestra and many guest collaborators, like Dominique A. Other times, he offers the more frequent minimalistic sessions, usually accompanied only by a drummer/bassist and a guitarist, with Tiersen switching seamlessly between piano, accordion, and violin for his lighter songs, and electric guitar for his louder pieces (where his Avant-Garde Music meet some rock sonorities). Lately, however, he has almost banished piano, accordion and violin and focused more on his electric guitar instead, as visible in his 2009-2010 Live Tours.[8]
Yann Tiersen was married to Belgian actress Natacha Régnier, but they have since been divorced. They have a daughter, Lise born in 2002.[citation needed]

[edit]Dust Lane 2010

October 2010 saw the release of Tiersen’s sixth studio album titled Dust Lane.[9] The album was two years in the making and was largely recorded in Ushant,France.[9] Further parts were recorded in thePhilippines. The album is preoccupied with mortality; during the recording sessions Tiersen lost his mother and a close friend.[9] The recordings started out as simple song based tracks with Tiersen playingacoustic guitarmandolin and bouzouki.[9] New layers were added to the recordings creating a more complex sound. Then an array of vintage synthesisers and electric guitars were added to create further textures.[9] The album was released by Mute Recordsin Europe and Anti- Records in the US. The record was promoted in a tour beginning in October 2010, starting in New York.[10] Tiersen has been chosen byJeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that he will curate in March 2012 in Minehead, England.[11]

[edit]Discography

[edit]Studio albums

[edit]Soundtracks

[edit]Live albums

[edit]Singles and EPs

  • 3 titres inédits au profit de la FIDH (part of the On Aime, On Aide collection, composed to raise funds for the FIDH, sold exclusively at Fnac) (2003)
  • PALESTINE (vinyl EP) (2010)

[edit]Collaborations

[edit]Contributions

[edit]DVDs

[edit]References

  1. ^ Article in CafeBabel (Deutsch)
  2. ^ Yann Tiersen interview
  3. ^ Yann Tiersen Quote
  4. ^ Yanntiersen.com
  5. ^ Artist biography at Everything2.com
  6. ^ Michael Hubbard (24 February 2002). "Composer Tiersen serenades Amelie". BBC News. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  7. ^ Interview (en Français)
  8. ^ Yanntiersen.com
  9. a b c d e “Mute Records – Yann Tiersen Biography”[dead link]. Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  10. ^ "Yann Tiersen – Official Site". Retrieved 20 November 2010.
  11. ^ ATP curated by Jeff Mangum

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