yann tiersen La Valse des Monstres (LP, £16.50)

"Yann Tiersen has produced an album that comprises two movements, because these compositions were originally designed for two plays created last season in Rennes : Freaks (based on the Tod Browning film) and Le Tambourin de Soie (based on a play by Yukio Mishima). The work is highly original, a "future classic" that should not be missed under any circumstances" - La Griffe, weekly newspaper - 10/1995.