In June 2013, Fraction and visual artist Maotik premiered DROMOS at the MUTEK Festival in Montréal. The project was co-produced with the Société des Arts Technologiques and presented in the Satosphere, an innovative 360° immersive venue.
This groundbreaking audiovisual performance explored the idea of speed, inspired by Dromology, a concept developed by French philosopher Paul Virilio. Structured in eight aesthetic segments, the piece distorted sonic and visual space in real time. The audience was placed inside a multichannel sound system, surrounded by full-dome projections. It wasn’t just a concert—it was a blueprint for the future of live performance.
The show received critical acclaim and became one of the festival’s highlights. It even caught the attention of Apple, who featured an excerpt from DROMOS in their campaign celebrating the company’s 30th anniversary.
A few months later, Fraction reimagined the sound component of DROMOS—originally created for 20 loudspeakers and subwoofer—into a five-track EP. This new format captured the immersive energy of the original performance while offering a more intimate listening experience.
The EP was recorded in an old beach shack on a Cape Cod peninsula, in collaboration with American musicians. Despite the minimal setting, the production remained deeply immersive. The textures are dense, the dynamics precise, and the focus on concrete sound remains central to Fraction’s approach.
InFiné released the DROMOS EP on May 5, 2014.
https://fraction-music.bandcamp.com/album/dromos
Cover art by Casey Reas