Rone with Orchestre National De Lyon: L​(​oo​)​ping

photo: Cha Gonzalez

Two worlds meet on L(oo)ping. Rone, stage name of French electronic music producer Erwan Castex, is still reeling from the performances at the Auditorium de Lyon in December last year when he teamed up with fellow electronic musician Cesar Urbina, the Orchestre National de Lyon and the Chamber Choir Spirito for two nights of orchestrated versions of his compositions, with conductor Dirk Brossé keeping it altogether. Arranger Romain Allender brought his A-game writing the score of the orchestra. The live album L(oo)ping is a flawlessly produced condensed souvenir of two shows wherein the sum was greater than its component parts.

L(oo)ping is a true collaboration between electronic and neo-classical music. Rone has done a lot of film soundtracks and ballet scores, so the storytelling approach was already in there. Now with a full orchestra firing on all cylinders, his compositions have been upgraded to an immersive listening experience where string, brass and percussion add depth and warmth that should be enjoyed in one sitting.

He will perform with an orchestra again in Liège later this year. Once you have played with the big league, it is hard to go back to your own solo digital only set-up.

L(oo)ping is released via InFiné (vinyl, CD, digital). Note: the CD and LP version have a different tracklistings and running orders. Choosing the sprawling Motion as the closing track for the LP made sense. The time constraints of the format are in blessing in disguise in this case.

Tracks (CD):

1. (OO)
2. Room With A View
3. Ghosts
4. Bora Vocal
5. Tikkoun
6. Motion
7. Opening (Les Olympiades)
8. Emilie Dance (Les Olympiades)
9. Babel
10. Lou
11. Human

Tracks (LP) Side A:

1. (OO)
2. Ghosts
3. Room With A View
4. Tikkoun
5. Vood(oo)

Tracks (LP) Side B:

1. Les Olympiades – Opening
2. Les Olympiades – Emilie Dance
3. Bora Vocal
4. Motion

The December 1, 2022 concert was filmed and used for a video depicting impressionistic worlds dreamed up by five choreographers, all of whom witnessed the performance: an usherette, a spectator, a technician, and Rone himself.

Live dates:

• 10/20 ROOM WITH A VIEW with Ballet National de Marseille @ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
• 10/21 ROOM WITH A VIEW with Ballet National de Marseille @ Skirball Center for the Performing Arts, New York, NY
• 04/13 L(OO)PING with Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège Liège @ Philharmonic Hall of Liege, Belgium
• 04/14 L(OO)PING with Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège @ Philharmonic Hall of Liege, Liège, Belgium

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