Yann Tiersen - Toronto Concert Review (4/5)

I would like to start off by saying that I am a big fan of Yann Tiersen. The first time his name was presented to me was about three years ago. Then, I found out he was the person responsible for Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amélie Poulain's Soundtrack, which is called J'y suis jamais alle. I also discovered that he was the man behind the Soundtrack of Good Bye Lenin! I hope I was able to draw the idea of Yann Tiersen I had in my head all these years, so to me last night's show [at the Mod Club] caught me completely off guard. I never thought I would see Yann perform, nor would I ever imagine that I would interview the guy. This entire experience was incredibly surreal.

I am not necessarily implying that last night's performance was a bad. Not at all, on the contrary, it was a magnificent show, but it was a Yann that I was not familiar with. It was the electronic side of a man whom I had idolized as a contemporary composer. Well, last night he proved me wrong, and I liked that. Let me explain in more detail. As he had said to me earlier that day while I was interviewing him, Music should not be meant for the purposes of moving images. It should be the representation of something beyond; something perhaps more abstract, and that is exactly what he did last night. It was that: Abstraction being fully defined. It was beautiful, with an electric twist.

I was expecting to hear La Chute, Le Parapluit, and the Soundtracks that projected him to a level beyond a major scale. To my surprise, none of the above were played, or at least in their traditional way. He wrapped up the show with a fully synth-remastered version of J'y sius jamais alle, which I did not recognize immediately. It actually had to be brought to my attention. Either way, I really enjoyed it.

Overall, Yann Tiersen's show and the introduction of his musical side, to which
I was introduced last night is still mesmerizing me the same way Summer of '78 once did.

****
My interview with Yann Tiersen will be up on the Music Department blog the second week of May.
Music Director

Un dia mas...

En la penumbra de un abismo poco común he decidido radicarme desde hace varios dias. Cada segundo que pasa por mis ojos se convierte en una ocasion mas para finalmente convencerme de las razones por las cuales me merezco algo mejor. Que ha de ser? No lo quiero saber, ya que al aceptar lo que verdaderamente me conviene seria como entregarme a una verdad que no se si estoy lista para aceptar.

El dejarme llevar por una intencion, que no lleva escencia, es aprender a aceptar mis devilidades ante un universo que no respeta la individualidad y la vulnerabilidad del ser humano. Igualmente no he llegado a una conclusion en este asunto. Sigo meditabunda en medio de una noche que no quiere terminar y apesar del dilema, estoy en paz.

Duele aprender a aceptar que seguimos cometiendo los mismos errores para sentirnos completamente vivos y emocionalmente estables; para de repente rendirnos victimas ante las consecuencias y sentirnos miserables de nuevo. A veces pienso que el masoquismo es indispensable en la vida de un ser humano, si es que verdaderamente queremos ser vulnerables en algo que anhelamos como un futuro no muy lejano.