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The Offline - Les Cigales / En clair obscur [LP]

The Offline - Les Cigales / En clair obscur [LP]

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Format: LP
Catalogue No.: DM017
Barcode: 5056032388482
Release Date: 25 Oct 2024
Genre: Jazz/Cinematic Soul/Jazz-Funk

‘Les Cigales’ takes its’ sonic cues from the structure of film and TV music from the 1960s and 70s, channelling the influence of film composers such as Francois de Roubaix and David Axelrod, whilst also sitting somewhere between the washed out, sun-soaked sonics of Surprise Chef and Robohands. As the EP unwinds, its narrative reflects a love story, full of longing, melancholy and drama, connecting with the story of Gyptis and Protis – the founding myth of Marseilles – whose love broke convention and welcomed the arrival of foreign people on French soil. 

The project follows The Offline’s debut album ‘La couleur de la mer’, released in November 2023, which saw him create his own soundtrack to a film yet to be made. Inducing images of manorial, fog- swept villas at the seas edge, silhouetted sailing boats and cigar-chomping villains attempting to thwart the mission of an imaginary hero, the record is a masterfully composed sonic journey. ‘Les Cigales’ sees him continue to build upon a distinctive sound that moves from dramatic cues to fragile romanticism, incorporating psychedelic spaciness, retro soul and hip-hop sensibilities informed by his extensive record collection.


•    Press & Radio handled by DeepMatter Records in the UK and by La Mission in FR & EU

•    New EP and first follow-up release since the viral debut album “La Couleur de La Mer” released in January 2024

•    This LP pack features the new EP as well as his debut EP 'En clair-obscur' which since it's release in 2022 has amassed over 5 million streams.

•    Support from Huey Morgan, Gilles Peterson, Tom Ravenscroft, Deb Grant, FIP, KEXP, Jazz FM and more

TRACKLISTING :

A1 - Plage des Casernes 
A2 - Le truc vert 
A3 - La Graviere 
A4 - Côte des Basques 
A5 - Milady 

B1 - Générique 
B2 - Les amis 
B3 - Un long été chaud 
B4 - Parmi les pins 
B5 - Fumée 
B6 - Les cigales 
B7 - Le long de la rive 
B8 - Chambre d´amour

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