Stubbleman’s forthcoming second album, 1:46:43 – The Ventoux Trilogy (due out 06.06.25) transforms the legendary Mont Ventoux cycling ascent into music, using real-time ride data—heart rate, speed, power, and cadence—to drive evolving modular synth sequences. Enriched with field recordings, melodies, and rhythms, the album’s 18 pieces span three movements, mirroring the mountain’s changing landscape in recurring themes and variations. One ride. Four parameters. Eighteen compositions.

Once the Road is the opening journey, setting the stage for the album’s first movement and capturing a gradual shift from serenity to tension. The journey begins with the road gently stretching away from town, winding through sunlit vineyards at the mountain’s base. Yet, beneath its tranquil path, an undercurrent of anticipation stirs—each scenic turn hinting at the challenges that lie ahead.

The Ventoux Trilogy is not simply a piece about cycling. It is a meditation on human endurance, solitude, the raw beauty of nature, the struggle between despair and hope. A sonic reflection on life itself.

View this opening journey in 3D on Google Earth

Out 28.02.25 
Buy | Stream