On the eve of a sold out European tour, YANN TIERSEN has announced a brand new album, EUSA, out in September 2016.
The new album will comprise of 10 new solo piano pieces, each related to a specific location on the island of Ushant off the coast of Brittany (‘Eusa’ in Breton), where Tiersen lives.
The album, recorded at Abbey Road, will feature Yann Tiersen solo on the piano, accompanied only by a field recording from the exact spot referred to in the piece of music.
Tiersen explains, “Ushant is more than just a home - it’s a part of me. The idea was to make a map of the island and, by extension, a map of who I am. To begin with I chose ten locations on the island and made a series of field recordings at each of them. The pieces of piano music I then went on to write are named after these locations, and the sheet music for each piece is accompanied by a GPS coordinate and a photograph of the site site taken by Emilie Quinquis.”
Yann Tiersen embarks on a solo tour this week, the core of the spring performances will be based around Eusa, taking the audience on a journey of his island home of Ushant in Brittany.
YANN TIERSEN 2016 TOUR
1 May – Berlin, Germany – Philharmonie – EVENING SHOW SOLD OUT
1 May – Berlin, Germany – Philharmonie – MATINEE SHOW SOLD OUT
2 May – Malmo, Sweden – Malmo Live Konserthus – SOLD OUT
3 May – Barcelona, Spain – Palau de la Musica – SOLD OUT
4 May – Parma, Italy – Teatro Regio – SOLD OUT
5 May – Brussels, Belgium – Le Cirque Royal – SOLD OUT
6 May – Utrecht, Netherlands – TivoliVredenburg Grote Zaal – SOLD OUT
7 May – London, UK – Barbican Centre – SOLD OUT
8 May – London, UK – Foyles bookshop – SOLD OUT
10 May – London, UK – Barbican Centre – SOLD OUT
Eusa, the book of sheet music that forms the new album, is out now.
Dear friends, family, acquaintances, fellow musicians, and especially music lovers,
The Mary Hart Attack is in deep mourning. On April 23, 2016, we found out that our rehearsal room was robbed. Eighty percent of our instruments and gear were stolen. An extension of our body has been taken from us. The police was informed, and now you too.
DIY to DIWYS
As a band we stick to the DIY-philosophy (Do It Yourself). But sometimes DIY isn’t enough. Now we count on you! Given the situation we are now as a DIWYS-band (Do It With Your Support).
The probability that we find our material is small. We have to get over it. How painful it might be. We are in a very bad financial situation at the moment. The deficit runs up to around 12.000 euro. We are talking about a professional drumkit, very good cymbals, terrific amps, unique pedals …
We need money. It is as simple as that. Every contribution is important to us. 5 or 500 euros? You see what you can do. We didn’t have an insurance. We didn’t expect something like this would happen. We are licking our wounds right now. You can support us financially. Above you can enter a free gift. Below you can support us while we make you happy with perks. Check them out!
We plan a benefit gig. We are looking for a convenient moment and venue! We hope somewhere in June.
Here are the various options to support us financially:
No perks. Just a normal donation of at least 5 euro. Just for sympathy. You will be rewarded with a shoutout on facebook. Do it above here.
Support with perks:
5 euro: shoutout on facebook.
10 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus 1 entry for the benefit gig.
15 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus 1 entry for the benefit gig, plus a digital version of our full album via Bandcamp.
30 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus 1 entry for the benefit gig, plus a physical version of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
50 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus your name mentioned on the sleeve of our full album: ‘with support and help from’. You also get an 1 entry to the benefit gig, plus a physical version of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
80 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus you choose two names to be mentioned on the sleeve of our full album: ‘with support and help from …’. You also get two entry tickets to the benefit gig, plus a physical version of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
100 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus you choose two names to be mentioned on the sleeve of our full album: ‘with support and help from …’. You also get two entry tickets to the benefit gig, plus two physical version of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
130 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus entry for 5 persons to the benefit gig, plus 5 physical versions of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
250 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus entry for 10 person to the benefit gig, plus 10 physical versions of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
500 euro: shoutout on facebook, plus a concert of The Mary Hart Attack on a location of you choice (within a circle of 50 km around Ghent, everything beyond that is possible for if 0.35 cent/km). You take care of a good PA. Plus entry for 5 persons to the benefit gig, plus 5 physical versions of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
750 euro: shoutout op facebook, plus a statement as ‘co producer’ on the sleeve of the cd and vinyl of our full album. You also get an entry for 10 persons to the benefit gig, plus 10 physical versions of our full album (cd) signed by the whole band.
More than 750 euro: go back to the top of this page! Same rules as with 750 euro, but the more you give, the more prominent you will be on the sleeve!
Eyes open
Keep your eyes open. We have a lot of information on our stolen instruments and gear. We have an inventory. Click here to view the inventory, serial numbers and photos. If you see our gear on a market or on second hand channels (online and offline) then email all useful information to themaryhartattack@gmail.com
Despite everything, we keep our heads up. Even though we feel practically decapitated.
Thanks for your support
Kristof, Will and Kris
The Mary Hart Attack
Beste vrienden, familie, kennissen, collega muzikanten en vooral muziekliefhebbers,
The Mary Hart Attack is in diepe rouw. Op 23 april 2016 stelden we vast dat ons repetitiekot leeggeroofd werd. Tachtig procent van onze instrumenten en gear zijn gestolen. Het verlengde van ons lijf is van ons weggerukt. De politie is op de hoogte. Jullie nu ook.
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Van DIY naar DIWYS
Als band zijn we trouw aan DIY-filosofie (Do It Yourself). De voorbije maanden stopten we veel tijd in ons eerste full album. Hier gaan we gewoon mee door.
Maar soms is DIY niet genoeg. Nu rekenen we ook op jullie! Gezien de situatie worden we even een DIWYS band (Do It With Your Support). Je kan het volgende doen:
1) Dit nieuws forwarden naar al jouw vrienden.
2) We hopen om het materiaal terug te vinden. Maar we zijn realistisch.
Concreet betekent dit dat we er financieel belabberd voor staan. We draaien niet rond de pot. We hebben centen nodig. Elke bijdrage is voor ons belangrijk. 5 of 500 euro? Je ziet maar wat je kan doen. Ga naar de crowdfunding pagina en steun ons. Je krijgt iets in ruil!
3) Hou jullie ogen open. We hebben informatie van de gestolen instrumenten en gear. Klik hier om de inventaris te bekijken, de serienummers en de foto’s. Als je zaken ergens ziet opduiken op markten en tweedehandskanalen (online en offline) mail dan alle nuttige info naar themaryhartattack@gmail.com
Ondanks alles houden we het hoofd koel en rechtop. Ook al voelen we ons praktisch onthoofd.
Verdere info vind je op onze vi.be site.
Rest ons nu alleen nog jullie te bedanken voor de steun,
Kristof, Wil en Kris
The Mary Hart Attack
An atmospheric concoction of electronic and guitar-sounds characterizes a unique style of floating elegies and driving post-punk. Caution: addictive!
That Belgium has been an epicentre of alternative music production for years, has hardly remained unnoticed to the experts, but still only few bands have managed to let ascend their hits to sustainable evergreens. Not THE ARCH, who for years have been well established on dark-wave-events with their hits “Babsi ist tot” and “Ribdancer”.
With their style THE ARCH create an unmistakable blend of energetic post-rock guitars, atmospheric, electronic dark-wave-elements, dynamic EBM basslines and touching vocals; an interplay of different ingredients, that are capable to truly mesmerize the listener. But the band is able to excite their fans not only out of the studio. The Belgians confidently present their catchy tunes on the international stages, such as the M'ERA LUNA FESTIVAL, BLACKFIELD FESTIVAL, WAVE GOTIK TREFFEN, and on tour with icons such as PETER MURPHY, THE MISSION or CLAN OF XYMOX.
THE ARCH are finally back with their highly anticipated album "Fates", which contains 13 new songs, which show the versatility of the band. "Fates" takes us on a journey to the alternative music-culture, in which the power and intensity of the interaction between guitar-driven and electronic music is once again made visible!
The album is released:
- as a 4-sided Digipack
- with a 12-sided Booklet
Bill & Murray is a Tel-Aviv based trio, consisting of David Blau (guitar, vocals), Stella Gotshtein (keyboard, vocals) & Ran Jacobovitz (drums).
What started as an experimental collaboration between songwriters Blau & Gotshtein, quickly turned into an active, performing and recording band, with Jacobovitz joining the band’s lineup in 2013.
After 2 years of activity, which included, performances all over Israel, participation in international music festivals in North America and Europe, an East European tour and the pleasure of being chosen to be the opening act for legendary synth pop artist, Gary Numan, Bill & Murray are releasing their debut album, “A New Kind of High”.
“A New Kind of High” was written, performed, produced, recorded and mixed by Gotshtein & Blau over the course of two years in all sorts of locations from pro-studios to home studios to semi-pro bedrooms and ultra pro living rooms.
Classic artists such as Joy Division, The Cure, The Stone Roses, Gary Numan, My Bloody Valentine and Bauhaus, and of course life itself provided B&M with great inspiration for the album.
Though the album combines synth-pop and post-punk influences, the bands personal touch and their non-conventional choice of musical instruments and pedal effects create a unique and distinct Bill & Murray flavor, Taste it, and experience a new kind of high.
"Darker, deeper, hotter" - going down and danger is lurking! "Vagina dentata", the teethed cavern, the gate to hell, the lethal femininity is an ancient myth, reintroduced and reinterpreted by the famous psychoanalyst Siegmund Freud as fear of castration… and also the title of the fourth album by Aranea Peel's "Grausame Töchter", that constitutes another significant artistic advancement of the band.
All of the 15 powerful tracks on this album revolve more or less clearly around that subject; the lyrics are in parts homicidal, sexual, obsessive, sadomasochistic and sometimes nightmarish, but also implicitly offer the hope of liberation, of sensuality, self-determination and lightness. Aranea Peel seems to take quite a liking to water as evident in the presence of the sea with all it's sometimes bizarre creatures that are featured in many songs as symbols of freedom and lust. In "Wie eine Krake" (Like an Octopus) for example the sea creature lives in freedom, lust and chaos while the sailor on the surface anxiously tries to get across this chaos but of course is doomed to fail. This song is probably most representative of the general spirit of the album.
Stylistically this album like the previous albums of the girlgroup offers an amazingly wide array of styles: electropop, electropunk, EBM, industrial, electrorock and even chanson, tango and bizarre circus music. E-Guitar and baritone-guitar, often with a 1960s style band echo, are much more present in "Vagina Dentata" than in previous albums. Accompanying bass guitar player Era Kreuz is the Berlin based guitarist Valeria Ereth who recently joined the band and already has been touring with them across Europe for a few months now.
The most extraordinary tracks musically would probably be "Die ganz Welt ist ein Zirkus" (The entire world is a circus) and "Nordsee-Tango" (Northsea-Tango) where a lot of guest musicians with brass and percussion instruments joined the band, probably a result of Aranea's love of chansons. The most catchy tunes however are the more danceable tracks like "Annika ist tot" (Annika is dead) and "Ich liebe meine Vagina" (I love my vagina). On this their fourth studio album, Grausame Töchter prove themselves as a band that has developed it's unique style with intelligence and freshness, confidently going their own unique way in a world of otherwise interchangeable commercial music, which gives these girls their own distinctive image.
