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Preview: Oneohtrix Point Never to headline IMF Fall Concert
By Max Newman ’16
November 13, 2015
The Independent Music Fund (IMF) is bringing Daniel Lapatin a.k.a Oneohtrix Point Never to the Hill this Friday, Nov. 13. Coincidentally, the day marks Lapatin’s release of his newly hyped album Garden of Delete.
Originally from Wayland, Mass., Lapatin is a highly praised Brooklyn-based experimental musician as well as composer, producer and owner of his own record label, Software. He gained widespread attention after his 2009 compilation Rifts, receiving a respectable 8.0 out of 10 from Pitchfork.
Lapatin went on to record EP’s or albums for consecutive years under various record labels until 2013, when he signed a deal with the renowned Warp Records. His first album with Warp entitled R Plus Seven continued to impress Pitchfork, this time receiving an 8.4 rating.
Pitchfork writer Mark Richardson described the album: “There’s a continual tension in experimental electronic music between developing a particular sound an exploring new ones…Daniel Lopatin is an artist working at one end of this spectrum.” By this Richardson was referring to the unexplored side of electronic music.
For those of you who attended CAB’s Fall Concert and stood through Holy Ghost’s opening performance, you may be hesitant to see another DJ. However, Lapatin is not just a DJ; he is a creative artist. He does not mix mainstream pop songs, but rather he combines his knowledge of musical theory and new recording technology to create his own new sounds.
If you would like to familiarize yourself with some of Lapatin’s music, here are a few recommendations: “Sticky Drama,” “Boring Angel,” and “I Bight Through It.” “Sticky Drama” will be featured on his new album, which is expected to be on sale at the concert.
The crowd may not know how to move or dance to Lapatin’s experimental music, but they will be captivated by the all-original sounds he will bring to the Annex.
The show is this Friday, Nov. 13 at 9 pm. Doors open at 8 pm.