FOR TRAINSPOTTERS ONLY

TRACKLISTING


A1. Ann Eysermans - Prelude For Four Dies el Locomotives And Harp
A2. Ann Eysermans - Fuga For Four Diesel Locomotives And Harp
B1. Ann Eysermans - Le Départ
B2. Ann Eysermans - De Vertraging< br>B3. Ann Eysermans - Little One
B4. Ann Eysermans - For Trainspotters Only< br>B5. Ann Eysermans - Snowing
B6. Ann Eysermans - Chorale





INFO


On her debut album Belgian-based multi-instrumentali st Ann Eysermans explores the possibilities of the train as a music instrument: a deep quest into a fascinating and mesmerising world, which started as a five y ear old kid, when she climbed on board of the train helm station during a trip f rom Antwerp to Ostend.

For the compositions 'Prelude and Fuga For Fou r Diesel Locomotives And Harp' Eysermans had the chance to capture the sounds of diesel locomotives (HD 51, 54, 55 and 60) of the Belgian Train World Heritage c ollection. Microscopic hissing vibrations of steaming engines slowly entwine and resonate with fragile harp playing, getting on track for an unconventional soni c rail journey. A melancholic odyssey of sound in motion: Ann Eysermans let the sparkling harp notes dissolve into the tones of pulsating train wheels.

On the B-side she bends her soft singing voice around deranged horn melodies in 'Le Départ', connect delayed organ harmonies in 'De Vertraging' with the dyin g frequencies of a trembling and humming locomotive from the 60's, On the key tr ack 'For Trainspotters Only' Ann Eysermans assembles a hauntingly piece of musiq ue concrete with clanging chimes, broken music boxes, ghostly whispers and throb bing machine room sounds. A lonely barking dog and the last train announcement o n a desolate platform in 'Chorale' also mark the last part of this spellbinding record.

On 'For Trainspotters Only' Ann Eysermans takes you on an imm ersive and meandering ride, connecting the dots between the free spirit of Alice Coltrane, the orchestrated field recording compositions of Chris Watson and the magic realism of Claire Rousay.

For Trainspotters Only by Ann Eyserm ans is a co-production between Cortizona, ChampdAction and EUROPALIA, in collabo ration with NMBS.