Oneohtrix Point Never Talks His 13 Favourite Albums Rory Gibb , November 18th, 2011 06:43 Following the release of his best full-length so far Replica , Daniel Lopatin, the mind behind Oneohtrix Point Never and one half of Ford & Lopatin, takes us through his 13 favourite albums. It’s music that, for better or for worse, you can only think about.
He elevates sounds otherwise considered cheesy by putting them in a formal philosophical context. Even in 2007, Lopatin’s movements were furtive and momentum-based, never allowing him to rest too long on any one mode of delivery, and ultimately, that would become the thing that would sustain critical fascination with his work as OPN continued to morph.After years of creating extremely esoteric music, Lopatin finally authored an album with an incredibly generous backstory and an unexpected influence: ’90s grunge. Following the release of his best full-length so far Snaring Daniel Lopatin to tell us about his thirteen favourite albums feels like a wise move - not least because this list has provided us with, hands down, the most retina-scorching Baker's Dozen's worth of record artwork so far (spend some time on page #13 for some sumptuous optical delights). Daniel Lopatin (born July 25, 1982), best known by the recording alias Oneohtrix Point Never, is a Brooklyn-based American musician working in electronic and experimental music. please send us your feedbackAlbum Review: Oneohtrix Point Never Haunts Our Nightmares on Age OfAlbum Review: Oneohtrix Point Never – Garden of DeleteAlbum Review: Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin – Instrumental TouristAlbum Review: Oneohtrix Point Never – Dog in the Fog – Replica Collaborations & Remixes EP Lopatin admits that he was driven by a desire to wrestle with “crass elements” and “clichéd sounds” to see what would result, and while the juxtaposition can be intriguing, it doesn’t always gel, giving tracks like “Still Life” and “Problem Areas” a haphazardly-assembled feel that belies the work Lopatin put in to composing them, like free jazz but devoid of soul or intuition.There are some success stories, though. The R&B crooner was joined by Oneohtrix Point Never for the debut of “Scared to Live”.New York filmmakers also discuss working with Daniel Lopatin and ditching 48 Hours.Oneohtrix Point Never mastermind also discusses the influence of Vangelis and the musicality of New York.This marks the second collaboration between Lopatin and the Safdie brothers.
“Melancholy Descriptions Of Simple 3D Environments” is rather bright sounding and genteel despite its title, which hints at Lopatin’s fascination with spatial rendering as a jumping off point for composing music — the concept he ran away with on the 2013 release Also notable is the inclusion of “Memory Vague,” which partly soundtracked his 2009 DVD of the same name that compiled videos Lopatin sourced from YouTube and then edited together. and you'll hear them very soon. True, much of his work was composed using a vintage Roland Juno-60 synthesizer, but the forms he explores with it are often couched in deep layers of metaphysical theory, which goes hand-in-hand with its New Agey textures. As well as the unparalleled joy of keeping the publication alive, you'll receive benefits including exclusive editorial, podcasts, and specially-commissioned music by some of our favourite artists. Daniel Lopatin has been exploring our technological wasteland for years as Oneohtrix Point Never , but Age Of is definitely where it all comes into focus–this time with a pop slant. To find out more, click here. His music as Oneohtrix Point Never has gone through a subtle but definite transition over the last four years or so, slowly developing into an ever more sophisticated web-age patchwork quilt of reference points. then i said, ok why dont we make one from scratch and we made a couple.