oneohtrix point never

I'm really digging Replica. I don't really know his other work all that much, but the weird loops reminds me of old kompakt stuff like Dettinger. And the stuff with piano is achingly beautiful (especially the title track). Weirdly has the same vibe as the new Drake album (sorry).

Not sure what I think of the James Ferraro. It's interesting, but kind of too silly for my tastes. Reminds me of some weird 3d animated factory videos that used to play on budget cable channels late at night accompanied by midi classical music. Anyone know what I'm talking about?

And the ford and lopatin kinda sounds like a pop album based on those same sounds. I dig them, but I don't love them.

Ha. This is the closest thing I could find to what I was talking about, even though it's not exactly what I was thinking. And tbh, it's kinda awesome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfwoSXQx_uw

tom recchion connection makes a lot of sense w/replica, which just makes me want to listen to recchion instead

0PN emeralds and the like should release the MIDI tracks as like a bonus download or something

Man, I listened to Replica, and I was like ~shrug~.

Ford and Lopatin, though: that's the jam.

^ word

the james ferraro record is definitely v ridiculous, more feeling out of an aesthetic than a record mb. it's so evocative - reminds me of plenty of shit like jaxon posted: windows 95 game Hover!, wii music - but retrospectively captures/redefines that essence better than any of things it's borrowing from, like some uber pure 90s corporate video muzak. all the ferraro records i've listened to have had that v strong sense of dreamy, dislocated mass-media virtuality, & it's part of the power of it, but idk how much listening i'll get out of this one. but yeah, despite the resonances, or mb because it has myriad resonances, it's kind of like nothing else i've ever heard, so you have to hand it to him

one track samples the Wii start-up noise

I like Replica a lot more than that Ferarro album though

one track on the Ferarro I mean

I, on the other hand, shrugged at Ford & Lopatin; for me, Replica's his best work so far by far.

"Child Soldier" kills me esp.--someone could (if not should) make a Latin Rascals-style freestyle edit of that.

im almost certain that ferraro lifts from the first boomblox sdtrk on that record (im sure ive mentioned this before) also from like mac promo videos circa 1998. idk theres a bunch of direct refs to stuff all that turn of the century techno-optimism, digitial new age shit

music for looking at gifs on tumblr.

i do like this though. i was not feeling Sleep Dealer at all when i first heard it, but it makes more sense within the context of the album.

"Child Soldier" kills me esp

this came up on shuffle in the car the other day and i thought it was something from MAYA at first.

yea it's getting harder to ignore the appeal of parts of replica, ESPECIALLY the first and last tracks. i think i'm still sorta reeling from the initial jarring reaction of dissonant loops mixed in with the granular synth chillage of his other stuff, but it's not that much of a departure really and he's doing it in a way that shows a real admiration for dudes like recchion and reich and all the best avant loopers.

but honestly it doesn't even come close to the last 2 records, saying otherwise is massive hyperbole imo

i can't stop loving replica. his weird stretched out tape loop stuff was always the best (see "demoral"). kind of reminds me of some of terre thaemlitz' stuff, in terms of using samples to tease emotions out of the listener in a convoluted way. at the same time, it's very "natural" sounding.. in an "office space field recordings" kind of way.

yeah replica is the bomb

this passed me by for w/e reason but is certainly of note: http://soundcloud.com/mexicansummer/shannon-f-ford-lopatin-snakes#new-timed-comment-at-190938

the b-side of that with tamaryn is nice too

just heard this for the first time. probably about 2 years late for the train. the video for replica does something weird to me.

Rifts is a really good collection. I've been falling asleep to it for the last week!

Rifts is still the best one I find

Replica is wonderful, I’ve really come around on it since initially balking at Sleep Dealer and the new direction. His best, most interesting work by a good bit imo.

Picked up 'Trans Fat' by Infinity Window last night...that's some cold shit.

had an opposite reaction to everyone else itt re: on the sampling on replica. it comes off as faux-naif and doesn't rly gel with the synths in a way i can enjoy

my take on ferraro is... kinda lol mostly garbage

new track is cool:

http://soundcloud.com/oneohtrix-point-never/song1opn

that is pretty pretty good
i think i prefer the field's deconstruction, but all in all awesome stuff

i feel like there's some sort of essay to be written about sampling/nostalgia/eeriness and the many lives of that flamingos track (which as to be one of the spookiest love songs ever btw) (i.e. American Graffiti, Fugees' "zealots", the Field track, and these great new covers)

my favorite use (09:00) :

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-5855088917937778770

Has anyone written an essay about the song's critical SYNTAX ERROR?

Or maybe the song WAS intended to be about sexual objectification.

same issue w/ God Only Knows, ppl need to stay on top of that shit

been jamming this song a lot, it scratches a certain sort of itch for me & fills a little blissed out niche v neatly

should there be a post here every single time he posts anything to soundcloud? probably, right?

MEET YOUR CREATOR

ummmm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cseTX_rW3uM

this is amazing for many many reasons

it's pretty great. the part where the flying robots form the infinity symbol is like, wow.

uuuuuuugh, so good it hurts

bit flashy isn't it

quadrotors are the perfect robot for opn

animusic for hipsters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XBOQcQO0IFI

more like a retro daito manabe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIjBrmCnGiU&feature=plcp

daito & this kind of stuff need its own thread mb

So the Ford & Lopatin album seemed a bit slept on, it's really lovely. The remix album is sounding pretty great too, they got some excellent people in for that (Russom, Braxe, Optimo, The Bug etc.)

love the split LP with Rene Hell.

Not digging this one so far

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kn6zlGKI4SU

man "channel pressure" has sakamoto/ymo sonic references all over it

time was this was a oneohtrix point never thread then it became a thread about a lot of other things

lopatin's a prolific dude

i have been so impressed with the quality of releases on software.

the autre ne veut single was a surprise gem for me; made it quite high on my 2012 tracks list despite a bizarre and unnecessary mykki blanco verse.

i was even more delighted by this pete swanson song they released - i wasn't previously familiar with yellow swans, which has been a revelation in and of itself. anyways, i particularly like this beat-driven approach that swanson is using now, and am eager to hear the full EP in march.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hKVAtsyyFZA

very curious to see what lopatin & co. pull out of their magic hat next. they're on a winning streak!

pete swanson's output has been worth following in the last year or so. i've never got into yellow swans, though! time to hunt for a thread.

http://thewire.co.uk/img/scale/460/561/2013/01/16/cover348.jpg

lopatin reminds me of one particular ilm poster

Just popping in to mention the Brassica remix of Ford & Lopatin, which I can't. stop. playing this week

Was there any talk about the Hecker & Lopatin album? Might be lost in the message fold