The Offline - Un long été chaud (Official Music Video)

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Prolific Hamburg-based composer The Offline returns, inviting listeners to join the cast of his ever-growing Mediterranean Cinematic Universe with new single ‘Un long été chaud’. The single is the final taster of his forthcoming ‘Les Cigales’ EP, building upon the library-nodding, instrumental hip-hop blend explored on his acclaimed 2023 debut ‘La couleur de la mer’.
Following lead single ‘Fumée’ and follow-up ‘Les Amis’, which established the story of two people on the search for each other and their growing intimacy, ‘Un long été chaude’ continues the narrative of ‘Les Cigales’. Translating to ‘long hot summer’, The Offline captures the feeling of easy living and tranquillity of the summer months, blending the sway of gentle percussion with a relaxing back beat and dramatic horns, inspired by hip-hop producers like The Alchemist and MF Doom. He shares:
“The melody of a modulating wah-wah guitar backed by a backbeat and brass pads reflects the heat while relaxing in the shade and listening to the crickets in the pine trees on the French Mediterranean coast. I was listening to a lot of Alchemist beats at that time, so I guess I was inspired by his music taste when I wrote this track."
‘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 sea's 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.
The Offline came to life when composer and photographer Felix Müller travelled the Atlantic coastline in the south of France with his analogue camera, capturing beach life on film. After returning to his native Hamburg, he started writing songs as the sonic counterpart to the analogue visuals. Debut EP ‘En Clair-Obscur’ captured the essence of his journey, and the feeling of a cool summer soundtrack. His music has seen support from Huey Morgan and Deb Grant (BBCR6), plus Somewhere Soul, Rinse FM, Radio FIP, Jazz FM and more, amassing millions of streams and selling hundreds of records.

[@illwafer]

i just love the whole concept and the tunes are ace.

[@DeepMatter]

Glad you dig! The album 'Les Cigales' dropped on Friday, if you haven't heard it yet :)

[@illwafer]

@@DeepMatter just got it!

[@lucapace8136]

beautiful woman. reminds me very much of a Spanish lover I had. I met her right but kept her wrong.