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Slumberland

An Pierlé & Fulco Ottervanger

Slumberland

Format: CD
Label: Zonzo Records
UPC: 0608917459326
Catnr: ZR 001
Release date: 23 November 2015
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Label
Zonzo Records
UPC
0608917459326
Catalogue number
ZR 001
Release date
23 November 2015

""It succeeds both Pierlé as Ottervanger in the world of the young man to move and great lyrics about dreams, night walks, monsters and sand men to write neatly.""

Oor, 04-4-2016
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Slumberland is a breathtaking theatrical-musical journey into the night. The moment everything changes and dreams overtake reality. It are mostly kids that take you along their mesmerising phantasy into a fascinating world. They tell you how they sleep, what they dream and how the night falls. The songs written by An Pierlé and Fulco Ottervanger tell a story about some amazing figures that meet eachother at night.
Wat is dat donkere niemandsland dat ‘slaap’ heet? Hoe weet je echt helemaal zeker dat de ‘droomwereld’ niet de échte aarde is? Of dat we niet gewoon dromen dat we wakker worden? Sowieso komt alles wat je overdag ziet terug in je droom, maar dan binnenstebuiten!

Slumberland is een adembenemende filmisch-muzikale tocht naar de wereld van de nacht. Het moment dat alles kantelt en de droom het wint van de realiteit. Het zijn de kinderen zelf die je met hun verbazingwekkende fantasie meenemen naar een fascinerende wereld. Ze vertellen over hoe ze slapen, wat er gebeurt in hun dromen en waarom het nacht wordt. De live gebrachte songs van An Pierlé en Fulco Ottervanger en de filmbeelden van Nathalie Teirlinck verbeelden en verklanken een reeks wonderbaarlijke figuren die elkaar in een nachtelijke wereld ontmoeten. Het maanmeisje dat op de aarde landt, het zandmannetje dat zijn zandgrot verlaat, de slaapprofessional die de slaap tot wetenschap maakt, de vleermuisjongen die liefst ondersteboven slaapt… Stuk voor stuk magische, ontroerende en grappige figuren die balanceren op de koord die slap gespannen staat tussen wat echt is en wat niet en nog lang in je geheugen blijven verder leven.

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An Pierlé & Fulco Ottervanger

An Pierlé Perhaps best likened to a Belgian Tori Amos, An Pierlé created a similarly theatrical and operatic brand of piano-based art-pop. Born in 1974, Pierlé embraced music, acting, and dance as a toddler and briefly studied classical piano before enrolling at Antwerp's Studio Herman Teirlinck Art School at age 17. During her third year she headlined her first solo program of original material, an event further distinguished by the transparent ergonomic ball she sat upon instead of a traditional piano stool, a component of her live performances from that point forward. In 1996 Pierlé entered her demo tape in the annual Humo's Rock Rally competition, ascending to the final round on the strength of her jury-favorite rendition of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army's synth pop classic 'Are Friends Electric?' The...
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An Pierlé Perhaps best likened to a Belgian Tori Amos, An Pierlé created a similarly theatrical and operatic brand of piano-based art-pop. Born in 1974, Pierlé embraced music, acting, and dance as a toddler and briefly studied classical piano before enrolling at Antwerp's Studio Herman Teirlinck Art School at age 17. During her third year she headlined her first solo program of original material, an event further distinguished by the transparent ergonomic ball she sat upon instead of a traditional piano stool, a component of her live performances from that point forward. In 1996 Pierlé entered her demo tape in the annual Humo's Rock Rally competition, ascending to the final round on the strength of her jury-favorite rendition of Gary Numan and Tubeway Army's synth pop classic "Are Friends Electric?" The song also emerged as a Belgian radio hit, but Pierlé shied away from the attendant hype, instead spending close to two years as a member of the touring company behind the theatrical production Bernadetje. A handful of solo concerts nevertheless kept her on the radar of pop music executives and fans, and in early 1998 Pierlé finally signed to Warner Music Benelux to begin sessions for her debut LP, Mud Stories, issued the following year. Composer and arranger Koen Gisen emerged as Pierlé's collaborator for her sophomore release, 2002's Brian Eno-influenced Helium Sunset. A subsequent tour featured a full backing band and orchestra, additions that also shaped 2006's White Velvet. In 2013 she issued a solo release and in 2015 she made the soundtrack for Jaco Van Dormael's Le Tout Nouveau Testament which got nominated for an Oscar. Fulco Ottervanger Fulco Ottervanger is a Dutch Belgian-based multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, composer and improvisor. He has been writing, recording and performing songs and compositions since his early youth. He graduated as a jazz pianist and studied modern classical composition. He is composer and bandleader of contemporary jazz trio De Beren Gieren, krautpop band STADT and drums/keyboard duo BeraadGeslagen. He is also involved in different theatre and dance projects.

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"It succeeds both Pierlé as Ottervanger in the world of the young man to move and great lyrics about dreams, night walks, monsters and sand men to write neatly."
Oor , 04-4-2016

'''perhaps not exactly a project that you would associate with an artist like An Pierlé, but the result will surprise you, because musically, Slumberland is much more than a collection of children's songs''
Peek-A-Boo, 20-1-2016

["].. Ottervanger and Pierlé search for the edges of madness, on the concept album about sleep, ' Slumberland ' . Theatrical indeed, but totally believable. In all cases honesty and spontaneity go before refinement, and that is incredibly charming."
Trouw, 11-12-2015

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