No need to introduce Yann Tiersen well known for his Amélie
Poulain and Good bye Lenin Soundracks.
Shannon Wright, on the other hand, is just being discovered
but is already known for her highly emotional records (4 albums
released by Touch & Go, produced by Steve Albini), as well
as for hard-nosed performances.
Entirely written, composed and recorded within 20 days, this
record is a pure marvel and is produced by Fabrice Laureau
(already sound technician for "L'absente" and producer
of Françoiz Breut, Dirty 3, nif Trio, among others).
Pure wonder of sensibility, simply moving. Shannon Wright and
Yann Tiersen share the same sensibility and sense of propriety,
giving birth to these 10 luminous and fragile tracks.
At the
beginning, it was nothing more than an ordinary I like your
stuff kind of relationship,
slowly involving
friendship and exchange of records, until ...
On one side,
Yann Tiersen, whose tracks are so easily recognizable with
their cinema evocative power, coupled with a timeless
black romanticism that requires no translation to reach down
to the heart and soul.
On the other side, Shannon wright, who has conquered the
heart of rock lovers in search of genuineness, in a few concerts
full of a raw emotion. Her way of clawing the air with her
electric guitar, simply accompanied by drums at her beck
and call, marks the memory, the skin even.
Shannon and Yann
ran into each other for the first time in September 2003,
only exchanging a few words, escaped from
their natural shyness. But the true encounter took place
in the Spring 2004, in Paris, as Yann was already working
on his next album (to be released by EMI/Labels in April
2005).
Then both artists met again in Paris to carry out the recording
sessions, in July 2004. Only a few witnesses for this Odyssey,
which saw both our musicians throw back in the balance fragments
of their own world, putting their odd habits at the service
of each other¹s ideas, in order to create a piece of
work truly in common.
They exchanged and shared their instruments (guitar and piano
for Shannon Wright, piano, accordion and violin for Yann
Tiersen) accompanied with marimba, cello, metallophone and
accordion.
Shannon opens her heart in sparkly colored lyrics like "Ode
to a friend" or "Sound the bells". She goes
further up with "While you sleep" as Yann scrapes
his violin in a violent frenzy. But then, "No mercy
for She" reveals Shannon's fragility, expressed smoothly
for the first time. From the romantic "Something to
live for" to the more rock "Dried sea", this
album is without contest the surprise of this year's autumn.
Cathimini
Co-production with Vicious
Circle. Yann Tiersen's collaboration
is kindly authorized by Labels.
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