West Trainz Erik West Millette

• 1 West Trainz (Welcome Aboard) 04:23
• 2 Trans-Canadian Express 04:31
• 3 New-York Central Station 01:52
• 4 New-York Night Trainz 05:52
• 5 Union Station Mood 00:58
• 6 Chicago Jump Trainz 03:01
• 7 Louisiana Sunset Limited 04:28
• 8 Biloxi Mood 00:48
• 9 New Orleans Funk Trainz 03:42
• 10 Mexico Al Pacifico 05:06
• 11 Cuban Cigar Trainz 05:12
• 12 Trem Da Amazonia 04:25
• 13 Trans Sahara Express 05:10
• 14 Istanbul Station 01:29
• 15 Orient express 03:08
• 16 London Eurostar 02:43
• 17 TGV North Express 02:56
• 18 German Ice Trainz 03:25
• 19 Trans Andalucia express 03:44
• 20 Scandinavian Train 03:35
• 21 Yarolavsky Station 01:27
• 22 Trans Siberian Express 03:27
• 23 Trans Mongolia 02:58
• 24 Trans Manchuria Express 03:09
• 25 Japan Shinkazen 04:05
• 26 Australian Indian Pacific 04:58
• 27 Leo West lullaby 04:22
• Total Runtime 01:34:54

Info for West Trainz

West Trainz is the fruition of roughly 20 years of travel, exploration and formal work. Above all, it is meant as a tribute to the major transcontinental express trains. Over the years, his pieces have drawn from the train’s “trance-like” effect, blending 24 instrumental compositions of concrete railway music. The book is his traveller’s journal about his travelling days.

Erik West Millette

Erik West Millette
is a multidisciplinary musician who has participated in more than 200 sounds recordings, roughly 50 of which he was the song-writer and/or director.

Recognized for his contributions to films, sound environments, the theatre, and dance, Erik likes to design custom-made music sculptures for audio-art projects. He has collaborated with a number of renowned artists, both in studio and on tour, such as Doctor John, Willie West, Zachary Richard, Nanette Workman, Bia, Lhasa de Sela, Betty Bonifassi, Jordan Officer, Thomas Hellman, and Marie-Jo Thério. He has also worked as musical director for projects at Radio-Canada, the BBC, and France-Inter.

This talented artist had a banner year in 2013 when he won a Jutra award for best original music for the soundtrack of the film Camion by director Rafael Ouellet.

During that same year, Erik saw West Trainz, a project that captivated him for nearly 25 years, come to fruition. This grand railway concept gradually unfolds into several performance concepts, which are all currently on track: a multimedia presentation in a concert venue, a roving performance using an electrically powered train and music sculptures, a travel log CD-book, and a song album called Train Songs. All of West Trainz’ branches stem back to trains—their visual, auditory, poetic, and travel components!

The West Trainz CD-book was high-lighted in 2016 when Erik West Millette won three Felix awards at the ADISQ Gala (Album of the Year—Instrumental, Producer of the Year, and Arranger of the Year), and was nominated at the Juno Awards (Recording Package of the Year).

This album contains no booklet.