Yann Tiersen resampled, reprogrammed and recomposed – details of a new album
YANN TIERSEN
ANNOUNCES DETAILS OF A NEW ALBUM 11 5 18 2 5 18
OUT 10 JUNE 2022 ON MUTE
LISTEN TO TWO TRACKS FROM THE ALBUM HERE
RESCHEDULED TOUR DATES THROUGHOUT 2022, WITH SUPPORT FROM QUINQUIS
Yann Tiersen has announced details of a new album, 11 5 18 2 5 18, set for release on Mute on 10 June 2022 on CD and digitally. A limited edition clear double vinyl release will follow in the autumn, coinciding with the rescheduled European tour that includes London’s Roundhouse on 8 September.
This new, unexpected release from Yann Tiersen was born from experimentation in the studio ahead of a performance at Berlin’s modular and synthesiser festival, Superbooth. With more time than usual to prepare for his live set, Tiersen found himself in his Eskal Studio on Ushant, completing the story he started with 2021’s Kerber – which presented a beautifully textured and highly immersive electronic world.
Using samples as his source, Tiersen has resampled, reprogrammed and recomposed audio to create entirely new tracks unrecognisable and decontextualised from their original versions.
To launch the new album, Tiersen has shared two tracks – ‘16 15 21 12 12. 2 15 10 5 18’, where treated piano samples bend and drift through hypnotising pulsing electronics and ‘11 5 18 2 5 18’, which begins with sparse, textured electronics propelling the track forwards as elements from the original start to gradually open out and spiralling piano patterns give way to pulsating beats.
Listen to ‘11 5 18 2 5 18’
Listen to ‘16 15 21 12 12. 2 15 10 5 18’
Where Kerber took a more nuanced and subtle approach to the electronics, 11 5 18 2 5 18 brings the listener into new sonic spaces and, as recent live performances can attest, these spaces include the dance floor.
Yann Tiersen will embark on an extensive tour in June, with dates across Mexico, America, Canada and Europe throughout the year – full dates below.
The CD release, packaged in a card pack with spot gloss varnish, is released on 10 June. The limited edition double clear vinyl with etching on one side will follow on 30 September 2022.
11 5 18 2 5 18 TRACKLISTING (CAT # STUMM478)
1 – ‘11 5 18 2 5 18’
2 – ‘11 5 18. 1 12. 12 15 3 8’
3 – ‘1 18. 13 1 14 5 18. 11 15 26 8’
4 – ‘16 1 12 5 19 20 9 14 5’
5 – ‘3 8 1 16 20 5 18. 14 9 14 5 20 5 5 14’
6 – ‘11 5 18 12 1 14 14’
7 – ‘11 5 18. 25 5 7 21’
8 – ‘16 15 21 12 12. 2 15 10 5 18’
9 – ‘13 1 18 25 (6 5 1 20. 17 21 9 14 17 21 9 19)’
Listen to ‘16 15 21 12 12. 2 15 10 5 18’: https://youtu.be/yKcLOwKEHoI
YANN TIERSEN TOUR DATES – 2022
1 June – Mexico City, Mexico – Auditorio Nacional
2 June – Queretaro, Mexico – Auditorio Josefa Ortiz de Dominguez
3 June – Guadalajara, Mexico – Teatro Diana
4 June – Monterrey, Mexico – Auditorio Pabellón M
7 June – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
8 June – Berkeley, CA – UC Theatre
9 June – Portland, OR – McMenamin’s Crystal Ballroom
11 June – Vancouver, BC– Vogue Theatre
12 June – Seattle, WA – Neptune
15 June – Chicago, IL – Metro
16 June – Detroit, MI – The Crofoot Ballroom
17 June – Toronto, ON – Phoenix Concert Theatre
18 June – Montreal, QC – MTELUS
20 June – Quebec, QC – Palais Montcalm
22 June – Somerville, MA – Somerville Theatre
24 June – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Steel
25 June – Washington, DC – 930 Club
9 July – Vienne, FR – Théâtre Antique
10 July – Milan, IT – Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
16 July – Barcelona, SP – Festival Jardins Pedralbes
21 July – Cascais, PT – Hipódromo Manuel Possolo
24 July – San Sebestián, SP – Jazzaldia Festival
4 September – Geneva, CH – Alhambra
7 September – Brussels, BE – Cirque Royale
8 September – London, UK – Roundhouse
10 September – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom
12 September – Malmo, SW – Malmo Live Concert Hall
13 September – Gothenburg, SW – Pustervik – CHANGE OF VENUE
15 September – Stockholm, SW – Filadelfia
18 September – Paris, FR – La Gaité Lyrique
19 September – Paris, FR – La Gaité Lyrique
21 September – Roubaix, FR – Le Colisée
22 September – Rouen, FR – Le 106
23 September – Nancy, FR – L’Autre Canal – NEW SHOW
24 September – Dijon, FR – La Vapeur
27 September – La Rochelle, FR – La Sirène
28 September – Bordeaux, FR – Krakatoa
29 September – Toulouse, FR – Le Bikini
30 September – Clermont Ferrand, FR – La Coopérative de Mai
1 October – Marseille, FR – Le Moulin – NEW SHOW
4 October – Tours, FR – Le Temps Machine – CHANGE OF VENUE
5 October – Grenoble, FR – La Belle Electrique – NEW SHOW
6 October – Strasbourg, FR – La Laiterie
FURTHER LISTENING
Listen to Kerber: https://mute.ffm.to/kerber
Listen to Beatrice Dillon’s remix of ‘Ker al Loch’ from Kerber: https://youtu.be/tLZ1HKmzOqo
RECENT PRAISE FOR KERBER
“As is so often the case for Tiersen’s music, the effect is mesmerising” – Uncut
“…truly beguiling and immersive…” – Echoes & Dust
“A beautiful hour spent in the company of a fine musical mind.” – MusicOMH