published projects

balladur

omertà

As a member of outfits like Omertà and Balladur, Romain de Ferron has paved multiple paths for himself with ever-surprising outcomes. Solo, he’s been going at it for years, becoming renowned for melodies that evoke utopias of differing scales and moods: glittery video game adventure lands, mellow gardens of peace, and countless sceneries permeating with unspoken pathos.

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Balladur has changed with time. No longer the wild pop force that emerged from the French noise scene in the 2010s, the duo has wandered across the territory, played everywhere, and traveled down backroads in a Peugeot 205. While they still create beautiful songs influenced by global sounds, their latest record is darker than anything we've heard from them before. Pourquoi certains arbres sont si grands features 9 tracks filled with nostalgia, lost hopes, and a unique nihilistic tone, blending '70s Italian passion, raw lyrics, a taste for chiaroscuro, and haunting synths. Once a "Cold Wave" band in 2013, Balladur has shed all labels and delivered their most intense and captivating album yet.

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Omertà is a unique musical collective that emerged in 2014, formed after Florence Giroud invited several musicians to improvise on her poetry during an exhibition. The powerful fusion of her poignant, passionate lyrics with the group's atmospheric instrumentation led them to establish a band focused on creating compositions around her texts. Their first album, "Omertà," released in 2017, was recorded at the GRIM studio in Marseille and well-received despite limited distribution. In 2022, they released "Collection Particulière," which sold out quickly. The music of Omertà blends delicate melodies with subtle electronic sounds and rhythmic textures, creating an ethereal, almost dreamlike atmosphere. The group's performances are often described as a delicate dance between text and sound, with their evolving compositions drawing influences from both poetic and experimental music traditions