‘Le Fondu Des Bas-Fonds D’Écran’ (Fading Into The Shallow Screen) is a new single from ‘L’Homme De L’Ombre’ (Man Of The Shadows), the debut solo album by London based French musician and producer Marc O. Released in March 2022 and sung entirely in his mother tongue, the album was well received throughout the UK rock and pop press. Fusing rock n’ roll, glam and punk with a soupçon of electronics, a just released video for the single sees Marc performing with his band, members of which include bassist Sami Yaffa (New York Dolls, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, Michael Monroe) and drummer Christophe Deschamps (Keren Ann, France Gall). The lyric for the song is an allusion to Wikileaks founder Julian Assange and in part argues that, if we are living in an era where we advocate transparency, then it must be absolute. In other words, either everything should be disclosed, or nothing. It is just one tale from the overall album concept, which sees Marc’s rock sensibility combined with the wise yet witty writing of his brother, the author and philosopher Bruno Pons Levy. Giving each other freedom from interference in their areas of expertise, the result is not so much a songwriting duo but rather a powerful third creation.