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Interview by Andrew Parks
Now that he’s gotten featured in The New Yorker; handed the keys to Mexican Summer’s in-house studio and a vanity imprint with the other half of Ford & Lopatin; and wrapped his most universally acclaimed record (Replica) yet, it’s safe to say that Daniel Lopatin’s had a hell of a year. He’s also clearly exhausted from months of cross-continental touring, recording, zine-making and whatever else entails maintaining the self-stylized world of Oneohtrix Point Never. That said, Lopatin took the time to answer some probing questions via E-mail, although he avoided anything related to “hypnagogic pop” or “cosmic synth recordings.” We can’t blame him.
Have a look below, and be sure to check out Lopatin’s classic Needle Exchange mix here…
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The Artist/Album: Borden, Ferraro, Godin, Halo & Lopatin, FKYWYS Vol. 7 (RVNG, 2011)
The Reason(s) We Can’t Stop Listening: Did Altered Zones hold an all-star draft or something? At any rate, it’s nice to see a Moog-approved minimalist composer mixing it with some of the underground’s finest synth cadets. All in the hopes of distilling a two-day improv session into five concentrated bursts of macerated brain matter. A journey, in other words; one that’s much more focused than the sum of its parts, with no clear leader, solo sequences, or broad key strokes bumping against the greater good.
Available At: Amazon · Insound · iTunes · RVNG
Direct iPad Link: Borden, Ferraro, Godin, Halo & Lopatin, “People of the Wind Pt. 2″ by selftitledmag
Photo by Caroline Mort
If you’ve ever fallen asleep with the TV on, only to wake up in the middle of the night screaming alongside a Richard Simmons commercial, then you have a general idea of the world Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) and Joel Ford (Tigercity) weaved together on their debut LP, Channel Pressure. A concept album cut under their alias Ford & Lopatin, it’s an “imaginary soundtrack for the adventures of Joey Rogers, mild-mannered teenager of the year 2082.”
Which is to say it sounds like a fever dream; caught somewhere in the twilight zone between R. Kelly and RoboCop, and written against a backdrop of poorly dubbed VHS tapes and the kind of woozy videos Lopatin occasionally produces for his “sunsetcorps” YouTube channel. (Our personal favorite: his chopped & screwed “Lady In Red” clip, which rescues the original’s hypnotic hook from the Top 40 trash bin.)
In the following exclusive, Ford & Lopatin share the stories behind their skewered pop songs, from the diamond-edged mixing desk work of Guillermo Scott-Herren (Prefuse 73) to the panic attacks and pink Cadillacs that inform Joey’s midnight movie storyline…
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“Emergency Room” will be available on a limited “X-ray picture disc” April 26th, along with remixes by Gavin Russom and the Bug. Software/Mexican Summer will follow it up with the first Ford & Lopatin full-length on June 7th.
Judging by their set alongside the album’s mixer (Prefuse 73) a few weeks ago, the thing’s going to be poppy as hell, the next logical step in Daniel Lopatin’s (Oneohtrix Point Never, Infinity Window) evolution from the noise scene to Betamax beats and laser-guided synth lines. We also hear that Autre Ne Veut—the How To Dress Well-like singer who opened up our 0PN release party last year—contributed some guest vocals (that might be him on this song, actually), so you can expect some twisted R&B vibes as well. For now, grab “Emergency Room” below, along with tour dates and a Channel Pressure tracklisting…
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Well, it’s official: Ford & Lopatin, the Oneohtrix Point Never/Tigercity-related duo formerly known as Games, will release their debut album on June 7th through the duo’s Mexican Summer imprint, Software. More details about that label’s rather sweet deal can be found in a recent Altered Zones interview. We also ran exclusive mixes from both members last year. They can be found here and here.
We’ll also be reporting from Ford & Lopatin’s performance with Prefuse 73 later tonight, so follow our Twitter feed if you can’t wait to hear how all of this is going to sound.
Photo: Eric Beckman
Discodeine’s self-titled debut album (featuring vocal contributions from Jarvis Cocker and Matias Aguayo) is now available as an import CD or through iTunes here. Pilooski and Pentile’s exclusive Resident Advisor mix—available for download below—is a perfect start to the week; not a DJ set so much as two dudes playing their favorite records like you’re in their living room or parent’s basement…
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