M83 - A Necessary Escape - Dakar Chronicles *Pre-Order

Release Date Friday 27th June 2025
All pre-orders will be dispatched/made ready for collection on that day.

'A Necessary Escape' is the new M83 Soundtrack to the forthcoming flm
'Dakar: Race Against The Desert'
This will be the 4th album soundtrack released by M83 and was recorded in both
France and the US by M83's leading man, Anthony Gonzalez, along with regular M83
contributors, Joe Berry & Clement Libes.
The flm 'Dakar: Race Against The Desert' will be released digitally by Universal
Pictures on the 12th May and the flm will get its World-wide cinematic premiere on
the 26th June at the MK2 Bibliotheque in in Paris.
The flm, which is directed by the French actor/director Jalil Lespert, follows the World
famous Dakar Car Rally - an event that for 45 years has been the ultimate test of
resilience, skill and endurance in the world of Motorsports. Spanning 9,000 kilometres,
the race lasts for 14 gruelling days over harsh desert terrain. With unprecedented
access, this flm dives into the world's toughest race, following legends like Sebastien
Loeb, reigning champion Nasser Al-Attiyah, and pioneers Carlos Sainz and Stephane
Peterhansel. It also spotlights rising stars like Mason Klein.
* 'Dakar Chronicles' is the flm's title in French version.

CD Tracks: A Necessary Escape (Part 1) / Strike Machine / First Steps Upward /
Members of the Universe / Human Deceleration / Solid State Ricochet / Echoes /
Atlas Imperial / Artifcial Infnity / To Our Guided Voices / A Necessary Escape (Part
2) / A Necessary Escape (Part 3)

LP Tracks: A Necessary Escape (Part 1) / Strike Machine / First Steps Upward /
Members of the Universe / Human Deceleration / Solid State Ricochet / Echoes /
Atlas Imperial / Artifcial Infnity / To Our Guided Voices / A Necessary Escape (Part
2) / A Necessary Escape (Part 3)

LP Transparent Marbled Turquoise LP Tracks: A Necessary Escape (Part 1) / Strike
Machine / First Steps Upward / Members of the Universe / Human Deceleration /
Solid State Ricochet / Echoes / Atlas Imperial / Artifcial Infnity / To Our Guided
Voices / A Necessary Escape (Part 2) / A Necessary Escape (Part 3)

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