YAN TIERSEN – PORTRAIT //Mute Records// (Released 6th December)

Description

£35.99 – 3xLP + 7″ Indies Only Triple Gatefold Sleeve (plus MP3)

‘Portrait’ a collection of brand-new analogue recreations of songs from throughout Yann Tiersen’s career – 25 tracks including 3 new songs.

Recorded in Yann’s home studio in Ushant with an array of collaborators. features 3 tracks originally featured on the amelie from montmartre soundtrack including yann’s signature tune, ‘comptine d’un autre été (l’après-midi)’.

Includes collaborations with john grant, gruff rhys (super furry animals), blonde redhead and stephen o’malley from sunn o)))***all vinyl editions will be packaged with an exclusive 7” single including alternative versions of ‘comptine d’un autre été (l’ après-midi)’ from the amelie from montmartre soundtrack and the title track from his debut album, waltz of the monsters. these versions will be exclusive to the vinyl and not available anywhere else.***

Track Listing:

1. introductory movement (feat. stephen o’malley)
2. the long road
3. monochrome (feat. gruff rhys)
4. chapter 19
5. rue des cascades
6. the old man still wants it
7. gwennilied (feat. emilie tiersen)
8. prad (feat. stephen o’malley)
9. diouz an noz (feat. emilie tiersen & ólavur jákupsson)
10. porz goret
11. la dispute
12. pell (feat. emilie tiersen)
13. erc’h (feat. ólavur jákupsson)
14. the wire (sur le fil)
15. the waltz of the monsters
16. closer (feat. blonde redhead)
17. naval
18. the jetty
19. koad (feat. ólavur jákupsson)
20. prayer no.2
21. gronjord (feat. ólavur jákupsson)
22. kala (feat. ólavur jákupsson)
23. comptine d’un autre été (l’après-midi)
24. tempelhof (part 2)
25. thinking like a mountain (feat. john grant & stephen o’malley)
26. comptine d’un autre été (l’après-midi) [harpsichord version]
27. the waltz of the monsters [harpsichord version]