In the subdued halo of the Docks de Lausanne, Yann Tiersen makes his entrance dressed like a sailor in a rising tide, ready to adjust, not without difficulty, his digital hitch that will tip him into electro a little later. A hint of humor gleams in his espiegles eyes when he suggests that he could apply the same long-tuning ritual to the piano. Thus begins the musical chapter of the evening, twenty minutes or so suspended in time, a gentle melody caressing souls in search of quietude begins to bead on our ears, then a second and a third…
The Steinway keys become Tiersen’s paintbrush, delicately outlining « Kerlann ». This Breton from Ouessant, who one day fell into the cauldron of luminous classical music, guides us through his keyboard with a technique that is sometimes jerky, but imbued with magic. From his Piano Solo, pieces such as « Ker Yegu » and « Ar Maner Kozh » emerge, creating a warm atmosphere, a feeling of home, a « Ker » which in Breton locates people in their home.
Then the wind changes, giving way to an electro storm, a telluric delirium of a troubled, melancholy land. The dedication to a battered Palestine closes a martial concert sequence, a track constructed with particular care, filling the Docks with a pacified rhythm, but carrying the weight of the moment.
Tiersen immerses himself in an almost martial beat, summoning the technoid forces of the explorers, evoking both the diversity of Laurent Garnier and the great masters of experimental electronica. The Orka and Dead verse remixes of this same creation echo in the mind, but it’s in Tiersen’s personal interpretation that the track takes on its full magnificence, unsettling some of the audience who are discovering or rediscovering this little-known electronic facet of the musician from « Amelie », an essential part of his identity today.
Echoes of New Order, Kraftwerk and other contemporaries, such as Jeff Mills, intermingle in this electro exploration. An audience that has come for the sensitive melodies of the piano finds itself both enchanted and disoriented, illustrating the challenge of fully appreciating the work of such a complete artist. And so, in this musical night, Yann Tiersen weaves complex harmonies, linking the different shores of his art, leaving an indelible imprint on the hearts of spectators, both bewildered and amazed.
Suississimo 