This album is inspired by the medieval legend of the town of YS in Brittany which, according to the myth, was submerged by a tsunami.
Each track is related to one particular moment of the story and is based upon a traditional folk melody.
These tunes were collected in the XIXth century by Hersart de la Villemarqué in the Barzaz Breiz but are in fact much older. Breton music is  probably one of very few medieval musics still played in western Europe. These tunes may sound simple even naive but it is certainly why they have retained an extraordinary emotional and mysterious power.
      more about Ys and music from Brittany

 What the critics said: 

 '..It's a magical and and haunting experience, both ancient and modern, and full of emotional integrity and human feeling. Often the fragile melodies that float in the mist recall early Nick Tyndall, the grandiose organ and choral keyboards suggest Vangelis or Synergy, and like those masters Daniel Biry has learnt the art of being creative and adventurous whilst still being accessible. A very nice album that should have wide appeal.' 
                                              Audion, UK 


'..Daniel Biry has many styles which blend ethnic, folk and classical influences with an enchanting flavour always different and provocative.' 
                                                       Sequences, UK 
 

'...Daniel Biry's fascinating and wonderfully melodic interpretation is swathed in Celtic mystery and the imaginative use of Celtic harp, medieval bagpipe, flute and other ancient instrumental voices blends well with symphonic strings, organ and a mass of modernist synth voices to create some thought provoking atmospherics...
A top notch example of its genre...' 
                                                         Keyboards, UK 

'...On his synthesizer he undertakes a voyage as initiatory as modernist on the path of our natural emotion...'
                                                    Armor Magazine, Brittany
 


Click on the links below to download sample tracks (MP3s) from Ys.

YS (1.55 Mb)

Festival of St Fiakr (1.32 Mb)

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