Oneohtrix Point Never - "Zebra"

"Zebra," the new track from Oneohtrix Point Never, is a formless and sprawling seven-minute-long piece whose only through-line is its incredibly choppy foundational loops. However, the choppy, jarring foundation is aptly accented by ethereal, occasionally jazzy touches throughout. The result is the type of sonic juxtaposition OPN has struck many times in his work before, but the contrast has never been quite as extreme as it is here. Check it out above!

"Zebra" will appear on OPN's upcoming Warp Records debut, R Plus Seven, due out October 1. Here's hoping it will satisfy as much as 2011's Replica did:

Oneohtrix Point Never - "Problem Areas"

Oneohtrix Point Never has shared another track from his upcoming Warp Records debut R Plus Seven. The serene and pristine "Problem Areas" is accompanied by a Salvador Dalí-esque music video comprised of surreal, CGI household items. Choice imagery includes an alarm clock bursting with gummy worms and a model ship in a Gatorade bottle.

R Plus Seven will be released on September 30th via Warp Records.

Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin- "Intrusions"

Here's a track from a collaboration dropping on Nov. 20th via Software that has me pretty psyched.

Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin are really at the top of their respective games right now when it comes to experimental and ambient music, and to hear the both of them collaborate so effectively at this point in their careers is seriously a treat. "Instrusions" an enthralling soundscape of damaged, stuttering pieces of noise fused with glossy synths. It's like listening to a lost transmission from another galaxy or dimension.

Tim Hecker & Daniel Lopatin- "Uptown Psychedelia"

Tim Hecker and Daniel Lopatin (a.k.a. Oneohtrix Point Never) have come together in what may be the most promising electronic collaboration of the latter year. Their forthcoming LP titled Instrumental Tourist is to be expected on November 20th as a part of Software record’s SSTUDIO series. An intriguing venture aimed at expanding the catalogue of a new label, Software invites the collaboration of electronic artists in search of works of quality and unique vision.

The recent release "Uptown Psychedelia" does just that in its avant-garde approach to a modern formula and sound palette that seamlessly blends organic 'Instruments of the World' with synthetic conceptions of otherworldly resonances. The use of drones and trance inducing stereo panning creates a very sublime and captivating aesthetic. Recorded through improvisation and with little preparation in advance, Hecker and Lopatin’s work can be fantasized as free-jazz predecessors of the electronic age.

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