After nearly two decades of blending grunge, punk, and electronic chaos, Marseille’s RedLight return with HomeWorks — a raw, self-produced album capturing freedom, emotion, and their unmistakable sonic identity.
From the start, we never wanted to fit into one box. Each of us came with different backgrounds — some grunge, some electronic, some punk — and instead of choosing one path, we just let it all collide. We spent years just listening — obsessively — to everything we could get our hands on: blues, hip hop, new wave, indie, grunge, metal… all of it. Those years shaped our ears and our instincts. When we started writing together, all those sounds naturally blended into something that felt honest and alive. That tension between raw guitars and synthetic textures became our signature. The energy of Pearl Jam meets the chaos of The Prodigy — it’s emotional, but it also hits you in the gut.
Recording HomeWorks at home changed everything. There was no clock ticking, no pressure to sound “radio-ready.” It gave us freedom — to make mistakes, to experiment, to push each sound until it felt alive. We love to start by working on lots of demos, exploring ideas without limits, and then taking the time to choose the ones that truly fit together — the ones that create a sense of unity across the album. Over the years, Dapé’s work on recording and mixing has sharpened a lot; his experience now gives us even more freedom to focus on emotion and atmosphere rather than technical constraints. He knows how to capture our energy without polishing it too much — keeping that raw edge that makes HomeWorks feel real and human.
Crash System Control was kind of an accident — it came out of nowhere. We were just messing around with a few songs and demos at home, experimenting with early computer-based recording. We got caught up in the process and decided to take it all the way, putting together ten tracks that were completely different from one another — all DIY, all home studio. The common thread was the voice, which tied everything together. Since then, we’ve kept exploring across styles depending on the time and the mood of each period. For the new album, we wanted ten songs carried by melody and guitar — something cohesive, direct, and easy to bring to the stage.
Marseille is chaos and beauty side by side — that’s exactly what we sound like. The city’s mix of cultures, languages, and energy seeps into everything we do. There’s no pretending here; people feel things deeply and say it straight. That honesty, that grit, is in our DNA.
HomeWorks is about connection — with ourselves, with others, with the spaces we live in. It’s about isolation and rediscovery. Each track explores a different facet of what “home” means: sometimes comfort, sometimes prison, sometimes rebirth. The album touches on many themes — the passing of time, nostalgia, how love and relationships evolve over the years, but also darker subjects like schizophrenia and inner duality. Musically, it moves between darkness and light, between strength and fragility — like finding your way through static, searching for a signal that feels true.
6. You’re offering the album for free on Bandcamp — that’s a bold move in today’s music landscape. What does this say about your connection with your fans and your view of music distribution today? For us, music was never about money — it’s about impact. The industry changes, but the connection stays the same. Releasing HomeWorks for free is our way of saying “thank you” to the people who’ve been with us since day one, and an open invitation to new listeners. All of our discography is available for free download on Bandcamp, and we also have a few CDs for those who still like to hold something physical. The idea is simple: there should be no barriers to listening to what we create. If our music resonates, that’s the real reward. Freedom and sharing — that’s what keeps it real.
More Info: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialRedLight
Copyright © 2025 The Inteviewist
