Passenger Maxence Cyrin

• Maxence Cyrin (b. 1971): Hermione:
• 1 Cyrin: Hermione 01:48
• Daedalus:
• 2 Cyrin: Daedalus 03:49
• Slowtrain:
• 3 Cyrin: Slowtrain 02:53
• The Last Wave:
• 4 Cyrin: The Last Wave 02:57
• Océan:
• 5 Cyrin: Océan 04:02
• Under a Glass Bell:
• 6 Cyrin: Under a Glass Bell 02:33
• Mirrors:
• 7 Cyrin: Mirrors 01:17
• Passenger:
• 8 Cyrin: Passenger 02:48
• Rêve:
• 9 Cyrin: Rêve 02:49
• Road to Nowhere:
• 10 Cyrin: Road to Nowhere 05:33
• Dive:
• 11 Cyrin: Dive 03:31
• Total Runtime 34:00

Info for Passenger

An ingenious musician with a harmonious sense of melody, French pianist and composer Maxence Cyrin releases Passenger, his 9th album, composed and performed entirely on the piano. With influences ranging from Ryuichi Sakamoto and Brian Eno to Philip Glass and composers such as Erik Satie and Frédéric Chopin, this album weaves together ambient, minimalism and neo- classical music. This time around, the artist has sought to convey his emotions and ideas in a more intuitive and spontaneous way, even keeping improvisations such as "Under A Glass Bell" and "Dive" recorded during a residency in Brittany. Maxence Cyrin is one of France's most internationally acclaimed pianists.

Maxence Cyrin, piano

Maxence Cyrin
is a french pianist and composer. After training at the conservatory, he moved on to electronic music and new-wave and made several records during the 90s.

In 2005, he released “Modern Rhapsodies” on FCom, the label founded by DJ Laurent Garnier, where he reinterprets the iconic themes of electronic music from artistes like Massive Attack, Depeche Mode and Aphex Twin as a solo pianist.

In 2010, Maxence made a second album in a similar vein, entitled Novö Piano, in wich he adapted pop, rock and electro tracks from artists as The Pixies, Daft Punk and Arcade Fire.

He also works regularly for the fashion industry for brands like Lanvin, Chanel or Margiela, and has participated in projects in the contemporary art world.

Maxence released and album of original material, “The Fantasist”, in 2012, wich is described as a “fantasized self-portrait”, an imaginary soundtrack combining a strings, piano and vintage synthesizers.

He works actually on a new piano solo album with his own compositions and collaborates with other artists such Miss Kittin and Jay-Jay Johanson.

This album contains no booklet.