Oneohtrix Point Never
R Plus Seven
Oneohtrix Point Never release 'R Plus Seven' on Warp Records The album contains many familiar sonic touchstones for listeners who have followed the acclaimed electronic music composer's development over the last halfdecade his Warp Records debut is a major departure from his previous work Lopatin's experimental inclinations lurk behind the scenes in the concepts and procedures he adopted to create the tracks while the music itself comes as close as Lopatin has ever gotten to anything resembling traditional song structure Which for Lopatin is only so close The work is full of overlapping abstract musical throughlines puzzlelike pieces that taken together might allow you to glimpse an overarching tableau 'R Plus Seven' is disruptive and hypnotic in equal measure and the fun of it lies in trusting Lopatin as he guides you past and often through its succession of walls and mirrors The Brooklynbased artist has always deftly balanced the experimental with the accessible He has released several albums under his Oneohtrix Point Never moniker on various independent labels including the 2013 3CD 5 LP 'Rifts' a compilation of his early work as well as amassing a large catalogue of minialbum tape releases His most recent disc 2011's 'Replica' was built around samples of television commercials Oneohtrix Point NeverA has built live soundscapes at the Museum of Modern Art collaborated with Montrealbased ambient electronic music composer Tim Hecker on the largely improvised 2012 Instrumental Tourist and recast the title track from his 2010 disc Returnal as an elegant and emotive piece for piano featuring the otherworldly voice of Antony Hegarty Advertising powerhouse Saatchi and Saatchi tapped Lopatin for an installation event at the 2012 Cannes film fest and Sofia Coppola's longtime cohort Brian Reitzell invited him to create original music for Coppola's The Bling Ring Digipak CD Double Vinyl Set
Tracklist
01. Boring Angel
02. Americans
03. He She
04. Inside World
05. Zebra
06. Along
07. Problem Areas
08. Cryo
09. Still Life
10. Chrome Country