Le Valse des monstres

Description

When one thinks of Yann Tiersen, dozens of words may come to mind to describe his music: touching, deeply human, inevitably endearing... And the fact is that from the release of his first album, La Valse Des Monstres, each track already carried a perfectly identifiable signature. Whatever instrument was used or form was explored, that very distinctive aura was always there, like artists such as Philip Glass or Erik Satie. This highly distinctive vision would lead to many collaborations, among them Shannon Wright, Bästard, Noir Désir (“A Ton Étoile”), Dominique A (who performs 2 tracks on Le Phare), Matt Elliott (Dust Lane) and The Married Monk (Tout est Calme). While Yann Tiersen’s latest works explore more (post)rock territories (Dust Lane in 2010, then Skyline in 2011), Ici d'ailleurs invites you to rediscover the foundational albums of his career, namely La Valse Des Monstres (1995) and Rue Des Cascades (1996) in remastered CD and LP versions.