Oneohtrix Point Never
| Oneohtrix Point Never | |
|---|---|
 Oneohtrix Point Never | |
| Background information | |
| Birth name | Daniel Lopatin |
| Origin | Wayland, Massachusetts, U.S.A. |
| Genres | Electronic, drone, ambient, experimental, plunderphonics, vaporwave |
| Instruments | Synthesizer, sampler |
| Years active | 2007–present |
| Labels | No Fun, Editions Mego, Software Recording Co., Warp |
| Associated acts | Tim Hecker + Daniel Lopatin, Ford & Lopatin, Chuck Person |
| Website | pointnever.com |
Oneohtrix Point Never is the recording name of Brooklyn-based experimental musician[citation needed] Daniel Lopatin.[1][2] Lopatin's music has been described as "gentle eddies of sound",[3] and "like a cracked mirror refracting the sounds of the past".[4] Lopatin is a first-generation American, the son of Jewish[5] immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
Lopatin's album Returnal, released by Editions Mego in June 2010,[6] was placed at number 20 on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 50 Albums of 2010" list.[7]
Lopatin was chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival that it curated in May 2011.[8]
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.[9]
He also runs the record label Software Recording Co., a subsidiary of Mexican Summer and Kemado Records.[10]
In 2013, Lopatin signed with Warp Records. His label debut, R Plus Seven, was released September 30, 2013 and was placed at number 24 on Pitchfork Media's "The Top 50 Albums of 2013" list.[11] He also is responsible for writing the score of the movie The Bling Ring together with Brian Reitzell. Additionally, two of his 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).[12]
Partial discography
Albums
- Rifts (2009, No Fun)
- Returnal (2010, Editions Mego)
- Replica (2011, Mexican Summer/Software Recording Co.)
- oneohtrix point never/rene hell (split disk) (2012, nnatapes.com)
- Instrumental Tourist (2012, Software Recording Co., with Tim Hecker)
- R Plus Seven (2013, Warp Records)
Scoring work
- The Bling Ring (2013)
References
- ↑ "Oneohtrix Point Never preps Returnal". Resident Advisor. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ Burke, Max (December 30, 2009). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Rifts". prefixmag.com. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ Frith, Toby (May 25, 2010). "ONEOHTRIX POINT NEVER - RETURNAL". bleep43.com. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ Pattison, Louis (December 3, 2009). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Rifts". thequietus.com. Retrieved 28 May 2010.
- ↑ "Rescued From The Fire #16: Oneohtrix Point Never". Red Bull Academy. 10 August 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ↑ Sherburne, Philip (June 11, 2010). "Album Reviews: Oneohtrix Point Never: Returnal". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 14 June 2010.
- ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2010". Staff Lists. Pitchfork Media. 16 December 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ ATP: All Tomorrow's Parties
- ↑ “Pratt 125: Making History.” retrieved from http://alumni.pratt.edu/s/1143/index.aspx?sid=1143&gid=1&pgid=407 on September 29, 2012.
- ↑ "Games Change Name to Ford & Lopatin, Start Mexican Summer Imprint Software". Retrieved 11 March 2013.
- ↑ http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/9293-the-top-50-albums-of-2013/
- ↑ http://www.tvmoviesongs.com/movies/the-bling-ring-soundtrack