The Offline - La grande evasion
An intoxicating mix of woozy, breakbeat flecked psych soul and breezy groove-laced West Coast surf with hints of BADBADNOTGOOD, Khruangbin & Tommy Guerrero.
With strong tastemaker support from Gilles Peterson, Huey Morgan, Deb Grant, Jamie Cullum, COLORS, HHV (and HHV Magazine), Rough Trade, Somewhere Soul and more, La Grande Evasion follows a string of successful releases including his viral 2023 debut album ‘La couleur de la mer’ which went on to sell over 3000 copies globally.
Hamburg-based multi-instrumentalist and producer The Offline continues with the advancement of his hip-hop-leaning, library-tinged cinematic world-building, with his second full-length album, ‘La grande evasion’. The album reflects an escape into the unknown, grounded in memory, photography, place, and inner travel. It traces a voyage that taps into freedom and the search for identity – one that The Offline characterises as “one of the oldest and most powerful motifs in human storytelling, which can be found in myths, literature, film and music.”
Lead single ‘Boulevard National’ takes the setting of the musical story back to the streets of Marseilles – the city that The Offline’s 2024 ‘Les Cigales’ EP was written in tribute to. Inspired by textures of Anatolian psych and West Coast surf, the song channels the pulse of a city alive with multiculturalism, contrast, and character. Following on from this, ‘Nikonos V’ references the love for analogue photography from which ‘The Offline’ as an idea and musical project stemmed. Breezy and groove-laced, with a warmth reminiscent of Khruangbin, Offthewally and Tommy Guerrero, the track is named after the film camera that accompanies him on coastal explorations. He shares: “The special thing about this camera is that it was built for underwater use, so it's always with me when I go to the sea. Incidentally, the photos for the cover of the new album were taken with this camera."
Black Vinyl (with Obi Strip)
Tracklist:
A1. La grande évasion (Thème principal)
A2. Aurore
A3. Les aventuriers
A4. Boulevard National
A5. Dans les grands espaces
A6. La belle en lumière
A7. De Paris à l'Amazonie
A8. L'excursion
B1. Les oiseaux de mer
B2. La vie à bord
B3. Les Îles
B4. Le trip (feat. Kimo Eiserbeck)
B5. La vie de nuit
B6. Les miracles de l'océan
B7. Thème de l'adieu
B8. Nikonos V
An intoxicating mix of woozy, breakbeat flecked psych soul and breezy groove-laced West Coast surf with hints of BADBADNOTGOOD, Khruangbin & Tommy Guerrero.
With strong tastemaker support from Gilles Peterson, Huey Morgan, Deb Grant, Jamie Cullum, COLORS, HHV (and HHV Magazine), Rough Trade, Somewhere Soul and more, La Grande Evasion follows a string of successful releases including his viral 2023 debut album ‘La couleur de la mer’ which went on to sell over 3000 copies globally.
Hamburg-based multi-instrumentalist and producer The Offline continues with the advancement of his hip-hop-leaning, library-tinged cinematic world-building, with his second full-length album, ‘La grande evasion’. The album reflects an escape into the unknown, grounded in memory, photography, place, and inner travel. It traces a voyage that taps into freedom and the search for identity – one that The Offline characterises as “one of the oldest and most powerful motifs in human storytelling, which can be found in myths, literature, film and music.”
Lead single ‘Boulevard National’ takes the setting of the musical story back to the streets of Marseilles – the city that The Offline’s 2024 ‘Les Cigales’ EP was written in tribute to. Inspired by textures of Anatolian psych and West Coast surf, the song channels the pulse of a city alive with multiculturalism, contrast, and character. Following on from this, ‘Nikonos V’ references the love for analogue photography from which ‘The Offline’ as an idea and musical project stemmed. Breezy and groove-laced, with a warmth reminiscent of Khruangbin, Offthewally and Tommy Guerrero, the track is named after the film camera that accompanies him on coastal explorations. He shares: “The special thing about this camera is that it was built for underwater use, so it's always with me when I go to the sea. Incidentally, the photos for the cover of the new album were taken with this camera."
Black Vinyl (with Obi Strip)
Tracklist:
A1. La grande évasion (Thème principal)
A2. Aurore
A3. Les aventuriers
A4. Boulevard National
A5. Dans les grands espaces
A6. La belle en lumière
A7. De Paris à l'Amazonie
A8. L'excursion
B1. Les oiseaux de mer
B2. La vie à bord
B3. Les Îles
B4. Le trip (feat. Kimo Eiserbeck)
B5. La vie de nuit
B6. Les miracles de l'océan
B7. Thème de l'adieu
B8. Nikonos V
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