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Oneohtrix Point Never

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  • Years Active: 2000s
  • Website: http://www.pointnever.com
  • Recent Activity: 10.05.13 RT @FourTet: That @0PN Zebra track is amazing in a club
  • Oneohtrix Point Never

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All Music Guide:

One of Brooklyn-based experimental musician Daniel Lopatin's many projects, Oneohtrix (pronounced “one-oh-tricks”) Point Never encompasses flowing electronics that evoke Tangerine Dream; ambient drones and excursions into noise; and forays into adventurous sampling. Growing up, he was inspired by the synth sounds of Mahavishnu Orchestra and Stevie Wonder in his father’s record collection, as well as classic video game soundtracks such as Metroid. Oneohtrix Point Never emerged in the late 2000s, around the time that Lopatin was also playing with the trio Astronaut and working on another solo project, Infinity Window. His first OPN full-length, 2007’s Betrayed in the Octagon, introduced Oneohtrix Point Never's sci-fi bent, which was emphasized by Lopatin's vintage gear, including a Roland Juno-60 synthesizer and a Korg Electribe ES-1 sampler. Cassette-only efforts such as 2008’s Transmat Memories paved the way for a prolific 2009, which included a cassette collaboration with Keith Fullerton Whitman as well as two more albums, the reflective Russian Mind and the comparatively bright and accessible Zones Without People. These two albums, along with Betrayed in the Octagon and selected tracks from OPN’s cassettes, were released as Rifts late in 2009 by No Fun Productions. Lopatin went farther afield on 2010’s critically acclaimed Editions Mego release Returnal, incorporating noise as well as more accessible melodies into the album. Ever busy, he collaborated with friend and Tigercity member Joel Ford as ‘80s synth pop revivalists Ford & Lopatin, as well as on their own label Software, an imprint distributed by Mexican Summer. In 2011, Oneohtrix Point Never played the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival curated by Animal Collective and released Replica -- which featured samples from ‘80s commercials and was also Lopatin's first album recorded in a studio -- on Software that November.

Wikipedia:

Oneohtrix Point Never is the recording name of Brooklyn-based experimental musician Daniel Lopatin. Lopatin's music has been described as "gentle eddies of sound", and "like a cracked mirror refracting the sounds of the past". Lopatin is a first-generation American, the son of immigrants from the former Soviet Union.

Lopatin's 2010 album Returnal, released by Editions Mego in June, was placed at number 20 on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 50 Albums of 2010" list.

Lopatin was chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that it curated in May 2011.

Lopatin graduated from Hampshire College, where he worked with Christoph Cox and Daniel Warner, and earned a master’s degree in library and information science from Pratt Institute.

He also runs the record label Software Recording Co., a subsidiary of Mexican Summer and Kemado Records.

In 2013, Lopatin signed with Warp Records. His label debut, R Plus Seven, was released September 30, 2013. He also is responsible for writing the score for the movie The Bling Ring together with Brian Reitzell. Additionally, two songs appear on the movie's soundtrack, them being Ouroboros (credited as Oneohtrix Point Never, previously released on Returnal) and Bling Ring Suite (credited as Brian Reitzell and Daniel Lopatin).Cite error: There are <ref> tags on this page, but the references will not show without a {{reflist}} template (see the help page).

Partial discography[edit]

Albums[edit]
Rifts (2009, No Fun)Returnal (2010, Editions Mego)Replica (2011, Mexican Summer/Software Recording Co.)Instrumental Tourist (2012, Software Recording Co., with Tim Hecker)R Plus Seven (2013, Warp Records)
Scoring work[edit]
The Bling Ring (2013)

Tour Dates All Dates Dates In My Area

Date Venue Location Tickets
11.15.13 Constellation Chicago, IL US
11.23.13 Pontins Holiday Centre East Sussex, UK

eMusic Features

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Who Is…Oneohtrix Point Never

By Marissa G. Muller, eMusic Contributor

Despite his stoner demeanor, Oneohtrix Point Never's Daniel Lopatin is as thoughtful in conversation as he is on tape. His abstract synthpop outfit's sixth full-length, Replica, is built from snippets of '80s commercials, gauzy loops and an almost-scientific curiosity about what music is. Though he says they're mostly improvised, Lopatin's instrumental meditations feel deliberate. Using DVD compilations of old ads as opposed to user-directed YouTube searches for specific words, Lopatin sought out to create Replica… more »

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Activity

  • 10.05.13 RT @FourTet: That @0PN Zebra track is amazing in a club
  • 10.04.13 RT @CTM_Festival: Tonight! @berghain, #Polymorphism w/ Oneohtrix/@0PN Stellar @omsource, ITAL, Lorenzo Senni @Prestorecords, @mkobosil & Mo…
  • 10.04.13 RT @LatourBot: Recording not filtering out, describing not disciplining, these are the Laws and the Prophets.
  • 10.04.13 RT @misterjoshj: 8 pirates walk into an @0PN show, the girl on the door says, "Are you on the guestlist?" The lead pirate replies, "Arrr, p…
  • 10.04.13 RT @kelelam: This @0PN set (visuals included) is exactly what I had in my head while reading Octavia Butler's 'Dawn.'
  • 10.03.13 London tonight , {|} please cum {|}
  • 10.03.13 RT @AndrewAHannah: I went to see @0PN Oneohtrix Point Never's show in Glasgow for @bestfitmusic and then wrote about it: http://t.co/wO7iG0…
  • 10.03.13 RT @tapebox: playing in london w @0PN 2nite. but goin 2 the library first http://t.co/EX61SN8a3h
  • 10.03.13 RT @jonrafman: Photo: I am Alone but Not Lonely, 2013 http://t.co/AzokBucGnY
  • 10.02.13 i am in the shittiest hotel. the vibe is way off. listening to wu tang. floor is carpeted and mad acongruous.
  • 10.02.13 flacid soundscapes
  • 10.01.13 a mix i made: http://t.co/1ktRokQDDQ