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Artist......: Oval
Album.......: Scis
Label.......: Thrill Jockey
Genre.......: Electronic
Catnr.......: THRILL514
Source......: CD
Rip.date....: 2020-01-16
Str.date....: 2020-01-17
Quality.....: 945 kbps avg / 44.1kHz / 2 channels
Url.........: http://oval.bandcamp.com
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1. Twirror 5:02
2. Robussy 4:42
3. Fluoresso 4:50
4. Pushhh 4:46
5. Impecco 4:34
6. Cozzmo 4:42
7. Improg 4:18
8. Mikk 3:54
9. Oxagon 4:10
10. Piqqo 4:09
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,: Oval began in the early 90Æs and rapidly gained acclaim for its :,
: innovations in electronic music. Composer Markus Popp championed :
:' software intuition over his own role in music making for many ':
,: years, anticipating the AI trend in composition by nearly 30 :,
: years. Early albums found a critique of the entire system of :
:' recorded music built into every gesture. Popp toured with a ':
,: desktop computer and projected his screen, constructing :,
: remarkably evocative and emotional performances from file :
:' manipulation. Each new Oval release saw Popp radically redefine ':
,: his practice, introducing new elements and embracing new :,
: creative challenges, integrating cutting-edge technology and :
:' processes into his practice to ensure that each record sounded ':
,: as contemporary and exhilarating as the last. :,
: :
:' New album Scis and its companion EP Eksploio see the producer ':
,: focus on composition, working with a fresh palette of sounds to :,
: create his most emotive work to date. Popp injects a newfound :
:' playfulness into his complex loop architectures, with both ':
,: album and EP exploring and subverting elements of club music. :,
: The intricate, organic drum sounds Popp introduced on the Oh! EP :
:' and O album have here been replaced with driving electronic ':
,: rhythms, albeit still approached by Popp as an instrumentalist :,
: rather than a beat-maker. :
:' ':
,: OvalÆs creative process begins with setting the parameters for :,
: the project, creating a limited space to work within, and then :
:' exploring with all the possible creative avenues within that ':
,: framework. Where early compositions saw Popp meticulously :,
: tinkering with software and systems to reduce his own visible :
:' hand in the music, Scis instead sees Popp focus the human ':
,: element in his creation, augmenting delicate and intensely :,
: crafted loops with an array of acoustic instruments. Sounds :
:' sourced from prepared pianos, woodwinds and strings were ':
,: manipulated and sculpted with simulated sounds into intricate :,
: and substantial sonic layers. Popp would then record a live :
:' playthrough of the pre-constructed loops while adding in ':
,: instruments from his vast collection of sound samples to shape :,
: each song. The resulting pieces have a distinctive freeform, :
:' improvised feel to them, never hiding behind ôelectronic ':
,: abstractionö but rather engaging in a musical dialog with the :,
: listener. :
:' ':
,: Scis and Eksploio have a distinctive melodic sensibility. Popp :,
: approached pieces more as an art director or composer than a :
:' producer. Despite running through at a steady 120pm, his ':
,: impressive command of space and intricate rhythms gives the :,
: album a distinctive ebb and flow. ôTwirrorö acts as an immediate :
:' statement of intent with its choice of instrumentation: ':
,: glistening sitar and staccato piano loop collapsing into an :,
: overdriven synth hooks and driving rhythms. ôRobussyö and :
:' ôFluoressoö quickly open up the field of sound, Popp building ':
,: and stripping back layers to create a distinct sense of drama :,
: even in the albumÆs more delicate moments. ôPushhhö revisits :
:' prior experiments with vocal sampling, this time chaining them ':
,: to pounding kick drums, anchoring otherwise freeform loops. :,
: ôMikkö experiments with more abrasive textures, using urgent, :
:' grimey drums and detuned pianos. ':
,: :,
: Throughout, each sound and instrument was deliberately and :
:' painstakingly assembled. Popp explains, ôitÆs making musical ':
,: sense of a multitude of software modules sending data to each :,
: other. ThereÆs always this balancing act of setting up a :
:' process, listening, intervention into the various processes and ':
,: the traditional playing of (software) instruments. I built these :,
: songs clip by clip, sometimes over the course of months.ö :
:' Meticulous attention to detail and a wide-eyed sense of ':
,: discovery has enabled Popp to continually innovate with each :,
: release. In stepping out from behind his software on Scis and :
:' Eksploio, Popp presents his most immediate and affecting work ':
,: as Oval to date, unveiling a new hypermelodic flavor of :,
: electronic music. :
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