The Offline - La grande évasion - 12" Vinyl (with Obi Strip)

12" Vinyl LP — Hamburg-based multi-instrumentalist and producer The Offline (Felix Müller) presents his second full-length album ‘La grande evasion’, out 28th November on DeepMatter Records. Continuing his journey into hip-hop-leaning, library-tinged soundscapes, the album expands his cinematic world with themes of escapism, freedom, and identity. Inspired by 60s/70s film music, Anatolian psych, and West Coast surf textures, ‘La grande evasion’ is both a deeply personal voyage and a widescreen soundtrack for inner travel.

The record follows a line of releases that have seen The Offline grow into one of Europe’s most intriguing new voices in cinematic jazz and beat culture. From the mysticism of ‘Les Cigales’ to the imagined soundtracks of ‘La couleur de la mer’, Müller has crafted a distinctive cosmos where analogue textures, field recordings, and live instrumentation fuse into dream-like narratives. On ‘La grande evasion’, that narrative sharpens into a meditation on departure and return — music as a great escape.

As The Offline himself explains: “La grande evasion is an escape into music, giving the listener the opportunity to be in other places through imagination alone. Just like a real trip, you go through different chapters during this journey, with all the facets and influences that affect you. It tells of the departure, the daring, the beauty, the unknown — and of coming back home with the memories you’ve collected along the way.”

Lush arrangements of strings, guitar, and flute meet head-nodding grooves and jazz-soaked harmonies, creating a balance between atmospheric storytelling and infectious rhythm. It’s library music refracted through a contemporary lens — nostalgic yet forward-looking, playful yet poignant.

With support already from tastemakers including Huey Morgan and Deb Grant (BBC 6 Music), Tony Minvielle (Jazz FM), and Radio FIP, plus millions of streams and a growing global fanbase, ‘La grande evasion’ cements The Offline’s reputation as a key voice in today’s cinematic jazz landscape.