Molécule | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Romain De La Haye-Serafini |
| Genres | Electronic music |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, musician, DJ, music producer |
Romain De La Haye, known professionally as Molécule, is a French electronic musician.
Biography edit
De La Haye was born in 1979 in Grenoble, France. He released his first album, In Dub V1.0, in 2006 while studying sociology and psychology. He gave up his studies in 2010 to dedicate himself entirely to music.[1]
In 2015, he released 60° 43' Nord after staying on a trawler in the North Atlantic[2], followed by -22.7°C, recorded during an expedition to Greenland in 2018. -22.7°C was also made into a documentary, a VR experience and a fulldome movie[3]. In 2019, for his EP Nazaré, Molécule went to the Portuguese coast to follow surfers chasing waves that can reach heights beyond 20 meters.[4] The EP was released in 2020 on the Ed Banger label.
In 2020, De La Haye set up 16 microphones and 13 cameras on French sailor Thomas Ruyant's boat for the Vendée Globe yacht race. Every morning on the radio, Molécule related the competition, using sounds sent through by Ruyant from the sea[5]. From these recordings, he co-directed the movie 29 173 NM, named after the distance traveled by Ruyant, for which he also composed the original soundtrack.
He explained about this experience:
I've always had, in my creative process, the idea to confront the might of the elements. Maybe because I'm searching for an authority I haven't received. I like how nature sets its boundaries, its conditions, and puts us back in our place as human beings on Earth and in the universe.[6]
In May 2021, he stayed in the isolated Tévennec Lighthouse and made the album Tévennec[7].
In 2022, he worked with The Absolut Company Creation and used a device detecting his brain activity to turn it into music live on stage.[8]
In 2023, the National Orchestra of Lille played Quantique, De La Haye's first symphony, for the Lille Piano(s) Festival.[9]
Discography edit
Albums edit
- 2006: In Dub V1.0
- 2006: Part of you
- 2009: Climax
- 2010: Besides
- 2012: Script
- 2013: Script 002
- 2015: 60° 43' Nord
- 2018: -22.7°C
- 2019: -22.7°C Au delà du silence, bande son du documentaire
- 2021: Tévennec
EPs edit
- 2006: In Dub V1.1
- 2008: Workshop
- 2012: Orages
- 2012: Virages
- 2013: Leitmotiv
- 2013: Harvard Oppression
- 2016: 981mb
- 2020: Nazaré
Singles edit
Filmography edit
- 2018: -22.7°C, co-directed with Jan Kounen, Amaury La Burthe, Vincent Bonnemazou and Dirty Monitor
- 2022: 29 173 NM, co-directed with Vincent Bonnemazou
External links edit
- Official website
- Molécule discography at Discogs
- Molécule on SoundCloud
- MusicBrainz
References edit
- ^ "-22.7°C, de Molécule". Institut Français (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Molécule est parti aujourd'hui au Groenland pour enregistrer son prochain album". Trax Magazine (in French). 2017-01-23. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "-22.7°C". ZORBA Production. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "MOLÉCULE - NAZARÉ [YELLOW VINYL]". Horizons Music. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "L'expérience Vendée Globe racontée en son 3D sur le bateau de Thomas Ruyant". France TV Info (in French). 2022-01-30. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Molécule : « J'aime quand la nature nous remet à notre place d'être humain »". Pioche! (in French). 2020-10-30. Retrieved 2022-06-01.
- ^ "MOLÉCULE - TÉVENNEC". Horizons Music. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- ^ "Penser la musique : le nouveau projet de l'artiste Molecule". Radio France (in French). 2022-05-31. Retrieved 2023-08-14.
- ^ "Concert d'ouverture". Lille Piano(s) Festival (in French). Retrieved 2023-08-15.