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  • Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album

    Receive home the 2nd album from our project, in a colourful package and with a beautiful booklet with unique Simone Alves's artwork.
    + a personal handcrafted note
    + a A6 postcard with a print from one of Simone's artwork pieces (generally from an album visual)

    VERY IMPORTANT NOTE : only available for European Union due to new Custom Regulation !
    It is still possible to ship outside EU, but with a custom declaration - which explains the postage costs displayed : they are postage costs + handling of the administrative procedure. Because of the heavy procedure we only ship out of EU every 2 weeks - check with us before ordering or enjoy the digital edition:)

    Includes unlimited streaming of Astrakan Project B via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      €13 EUR

     

  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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      €8 EUR  or more

     

  • Poster/Print + Digital Album

    A set of 3 post cards from Simone's artwork, also makes an easy gift. Both sides are printed - and printing quality is quite close from the actual paintings.

    VERY IMPORTANT NOTE : only available for European Union due to new Custom Regulation !
    It is still possible to ship outside EU, but with a custom declaration - which explains the postage costs displayed : they are postage costs + handling of the administrative procedure. Because of the heavy procedure we only ship out of EU every 2 weeks - check with us before ordering or enjoy the digital edition:)


    This limited edition will be shipped with a nice handmade arty note from us! (shipping/handling costs included for France and European Union)

    You'll also get the full download from Inês album (59' epic music) and its digital colourful accompanying book (96 pages of artwork + full translations from the Breton lyrics in English and French + facts about the music and the story) · digital edition available as standalone (valued at €10+vat)

    Videos with paint in motion of the pieces:
    www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJF1pP-C6V4

    Size: A6, 148mm x 105mm

    Includes unlimited streaming of Astrakan Project B via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
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  • Full Digital Discography

    Get all 7 Astrakan Project releases available on Bandcamp and save 10%.

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of En Anv Doue ma Mamm (single), Seizh Devezh · a Protest Song (Son ar Chistr) Single, Inês, Astrakan Project B, Within the Circle, Astrakan Project (digital edition), and Live in Beirut. , and , .

    Purchasable with gift card

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  • The Keeper - Artwork Repro with album download
    Poster/Print + Digital Album

    Together with the full download of our album Astrakan Project B, get a nice printed edition of "the Keeper" sent to you at home. The original artwork was made by Simone Alves using several mixed media techniques. This nice size will get to enjoy more of the details of this magical painting.

    Size is approximately 13*18 cm (5.10*7.08 inches)
    High printed quality on excellent quality stock paper

    Shipping is included for anywhere in the world in a nice (and safe!) packaging.
    Please note that it is unframed to keep the shipping costs affordable.

    Includes unlimited streaming of Astrakan Project B via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.

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1.
En o kregiñ en em dorn (e)vit ma c’has er valeneg Eno a lakas ac’hanon da sellet ouzh ar stered He took me by the hand and got me for a walk And there he made me look at the stars
2.
N'hoc'h eus ket klevet en pep koñtre E lazhfe ar vamm he bugale Añriet Rolland a lazh he re [...] You haven’t heard in many countries About a mother killed her child Añriet Rolland killed her own one [...]
3.
Gwerz Inês 07:24
E-barzh ar bloavezh 1355 Oa bet lac’het, O! didruez, Karantez ar Roue In the year 1355 The King’s beloved one Has been killed
4.
Gwelloc’h e vefe o skrivañ ‘n em c’halon Eno chomfent Kloaregik da viken gravet don It would be better to write them in my heart There they would stay forever etched
5.
Ar vaouezh gozh a lare c'hoazh : Soñjet 'meus d'am amezegezh ( …) Bemde 'haen d'evo kafe d'hi zi Peotramant c'hoazh 'te d'am welet The old woman also said I remember my neighbour (…) I use to go and drink coffee at her place everyday
6.
Seizh bloaz 04:46
Un den yaouank pa n’eus klevet e oe marv e vestrez N’em retireras d’ar gouant e-pad ur seizh bloavezh Hag e pad ar seizh bloez se, na red med pediñ Doue O soñjal welet e vestrez evel pa oe en he buhez When the young man heard about the new He locked himself in a convent for seven years And for seven years he did nothing but pray to God To let him see his beloved again as she was while alive
7.
Marv eo ma mestrez, marv eo ma holl fiziañs Marv ma flijadur ha toud ma holl esperañs My beloved is dead, my faith is dead, My joy is dead, and so is all my hope
8.
« En anv Doue ma fried, ne n’it ket war ar mor An Avel a zo pounner, an noz a zo treitour ! » In the name of God my beloved, don’t go sailing The wind is heavy, and the night seems insidious
9.
An Anglezed bonedoù ruz Emaint dibarket ’barzh ar Poulldu. Ur plac’h yaouank o deus laeret. The English with their red hats Have landed in the Poulldu And have stolen a young girl

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Where ancient Breton legends magically merge with soulful and dark rock energy

1. sell ouzh ar stered – 5’42
2. en anv doue ma mamm – 4’29
3. gwerz inês – 7’24
4. sekrejoù ar c’hloareg – 4’59
5. gwerz ar yugoslavi – 5’33
6. seizh vloaz – 4’46
7. my beloved has died – 4’05
8. ar c’hased arc’hant – 5’17
9. ur plac’h yaouank ag an oriant – 4’27

[ total duration 47'13 ]

Every track is accompanied by its artwork for you to enjoy while listening.

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released October 23, 2014

simone alves : all voices
yann gourvil : all instruments & programming (exept cello on n°1: ginette davis)

all songs produced and arranged
by simone alves & yann gourvil 2014
engineered & mixed by yann gourvil
art work & design by simone alves

nea peramos / plougras / 2014
© & ® simone alves & yann gourvil

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Astrakan Project Plougras, France

Astrakan Project is a duet with origins from Brittany and Portugal, and influenced by their long stays in Turkey (Istanbul), Greece and Ukraine (Kyiv)

Our project is so much more than our music, it's about connecting the past to the present, and different cultures to each other.
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