L(oo)ping is a story that began with great trepidation and an initial polite refusal and mayhave never have been told. Even for Rone, who’s used to making bold moves, the orchestrahad always seemed a step too far.‘Motion’ laid the groundwork for L(oo)ping, a journey in which Romain Allender (whoworked The Grand Budapest Hotel by Wes Anderson and The Shape of Water by Guillermodel Toro amongst others) acted as a creative translator for Rone. Leafing through Rone’srepertoire he selected the tracks that would better lend themselves for symphonicreinterpretations.The eleven pieces chosen each mark a different stage in Rone’s trajectory, from one of hisfirst-ever productions, ‘Bora’, born in a studio flat in Paris in 2008 when he was still astudent, all the way to the soundtrack composed for the 2022 short-film, ‘Ghosts’, written bySpike Jonze, directed and performed by (LA)HORDE. L(oo)ping isn’t just an orchestral retelling of Rone’s work, however. New life has been breathed into the music throughAllender’s arrangements as well as Rone’s own interaction with the Orchestre National deLyon and conductor Dirk Brossé.There’s a rich dramaturgy to the music, but not once does the acoustic trample on theelectronic nor vice-versa. Rather, L(oo)ping manages to achieve an elegant and playful tightrope balance between both voices that keeps listeners hooked on suspense and surprise.