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Listen to Monuments, the first single from Skyline.

Monuments by Yann_Tiersen


 

Dust Lane (2010)

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Dust Lane is the sixth studio album by Yann. Two years in the making, it was largely recorded on Yann’s current home of Ouessant, a small island off the coast of West Britanny, with further parts recorded on an island in the south Philippines and last touches and final mix at The Chairworks Studio in Castelford with producer Ken Thomas (Sigur Rós, M83, Dave Gahan). More Information
•”Western”
• “Amy”
• “Dust Lane”
• “Dark Stuff”
• “Palestine”
• “Chapter Nineteen”
• “Ashes”
• “Till The End”
• “Fuck Me”

Les Retrouvailles (2005)

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Features a number of high-profile guest vocalists, both French and Anglophone alike: Christophe Miossec, Dominique A, Elizabeth Fraser (of the Cocteau Twins), Jane Birkin, and Stuart Staples (of the Tindersticks). Les Retrouvailles also includes a DVD short film entitled La Traversée, directed by Aurelie du Boys, which documents the making of the album and incorporates an animated video for the non-album track, “Le Train,”.
Les Retrouvailles
•”Western”
• “Kala”
• “Loin des villes”
• “La Veillée”
• “Plus d’hiver”
• “A ceux qui sont malades par mer calme”
• “A Secret Place”
• “Le Matin”
• “Les Enfants”
• “Le Jour de l’ouverture”
• “La Boulange”
• “La Plage”
• “Mary”
• “7:PM”
• “Les Retrouvailles”
• “La Jetée”

L’ Absente (2001)

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The vinyl edition contains an additional track, “L’Autre lettre”, written and recorded by Yann Yann and Les Têtes Raides.
L' Absente
• “À quai”
• “La Parade”
• “Bagatelle”
• “L’Absente”
• “Le Jour d’avant”
• “Les Jours tristes”
• “L’Échec”
• “La Lettre d’explication”
• “Qu’en reste-t-il?”
• “Le Méridien”
• “Le Concert”
• “Le Retour”

Le Phare (1998)

This was the artist’s breakthrough album. He collaborated with distinguished French songwriter Dominique A (who wrote and provided vocals to both Monochrome and Les Bras de mer). Three songs from this album, La Dispute, La Noyee and Sur le fil were used later for Yann’s soundtrack for the film Le Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain.
Le Phare
• “Le Quartier”
• “La Rupture”
• “Monochrome”
• “La Dispute”
• “L’Arrivée sur l’île”
• “La Noyée”
• “Le Fromveur”
• “L’Homme aux bras ballants”
• “Sur le fil”
• “Les Jours heureux”
• “La Crise”
• “Les Bras de mer”
• “La Chute”
• “L’Effondrement”

Rue des Cascades (1996)

Rue des Cascade
• “J’y suis jamais allé”
• “Rue des cascades”
• “Pas si simple”
• “Comptine d’été n° 2″
• “Comptine d’été n° 3″
• “Déjà loin”
• “La Chambre”
• “Mouvement introductif”
• “La Muette”
• “Naomi”
• “Soir de fête”
• “Le Vieux en veut encore”
• “Toujours là”
• “C’était ici”
• “Prière n° 2″
• “Comptine d’été n° 1″
• “La Fenêtre”
• “Prière n° 3″
• “La Pièce vide”
• “La Vie quotidienne”

La Valse des Monstres (1995)

First released by Sinne Terra Firma on a small run and then reissued by Ice, d’ailleurs in 1998, La Valse des Monstres includes several pieces he wrote for short films and the accompaniment for plays in addition to original songs. The first eleven tracks were written for