{"product_id":"rone-megapetra-cd","title":"Rone - Megapetra [CD]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: CD\u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: IF1101CD\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 3516628513527\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 12 Jun 2026\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Electronic\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMEGAPTERA, the scientific name of the humpback whale, is also the title of the new album by French producer and composer Rone. Born from an ambitious film project, the record was largely composed at sea, off the coasts of Brittany and Réunion Island, using a modular synthesizer and melodic sketches developed for an almost unreal proposition: attempting to resonate with whales through music. Following Room With a View—a soundtrack to a performance created with the alternative dance company La Horde, exploring collapse and rebirth—Rone continues his investigation into new imaginaries. If that earlier work emerged from reflections on ecological, social, and technological tipping points, MEGAPTERA marks a shift: away from the city, toward the sea. Gradually, he moved away from performance toward a more craft-based approach, extending his practice beyond the studio into a wider space of listening, exchange, and fieldwork. Early footage of sailors broadcasting his work into open water—seemingly answered by whale presence—circulated online, generating fascination, but also a growing unease for the artist regarding what these projections might imply. This tension became the starting point for a longer period of field experimentation, developed in dialogue with scientists, environmentalists, sailors, and bioacousticians. The resulting 15-track album reflects this open-ended inquiry — not only into whether human-made sound can reach whales, but also into how this process can shape a new form of electronic music, and open it towards new deep-sea soundscapes. Rather than seeking imitation, Rone works with reduction. Drawing on research into cetacean vocalisation, he pares back his language—focusing on frequency bands, repetition, and suspended structures. Minimalism appears less as reference than as natural convergence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTRACKLIST: \u003cbr\u003e01 Al Lark  \u003cbr\u003e02 Premier Contact  \u003cbr\u003e03 Verba Aliena  \u003cbr\u003e04 Breach  \u003cbr\u003e05 La Baleine et le musicien  \u003cbr\u003e06 Speaker  \u003cbr\u003e07 Caudale  \u003cbr\u003e08 Cap Lahoussaye  \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e09 Insomnia  \u003cbr\u003e10 Zodiac  \u003cbr\u003e11 Lingua  \u003cbr\u003e12 Breathe In (feat. Yael Naim)  \u003cbr\u003e13 Megaptera Novaeangliae  \u003cbr\u003e14 Panimal  \u003cbr\u003e15 Try Again\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"InFiné","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46817887715484,"sku":"IF1101CD","price":17.08,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/files\/9_6aa1373f-14e8-4410-b42f-fdaf663337e5.jpg?v=1778091868","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/rone-megapetra-cd","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}