Rifts (Oneohtrix Point Never album)
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| Compilation album by Oneohtrix Point Never | ||||
| Released | October 20, 2009 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2009 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, ambient, synth, drone, hypnagogic | |||
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2:25:08 (2009 release) 3:08:05 (2012 reissue) |
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| Label | No Fun, Software | |||
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2012 Software release cover
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Rifts is a 2009 compilation album by Oneohtrix Point Never (the solo alias of Brooklyn electronic musician Daniel Lopatin). The album collects Lopatin's early synthesizer-based recordings under the moniker dating back to 2003, including his three limited-run LPs—Betrayed in the Octagon (2007), Zones Without People (2009), and Russian Mind (2009)—and several additional cassette and CD-R releases. It was originally released on No Fun Productions in 2009 as a 2 disc set.
The initial issue of Rifts sold beyond expectations and brought Lopatin early critical praise; UK magazine The Wire named it the No. 2 album of 2009. In 2012, the album was reissued as an expanded 3 disc/5 LP set, including previously unreleased tracks, on Lopatin's own Software label.
Rifts collects Oneohtrix Point Never's electronic recordings dating back to 2003, primarily drawing from Lopatin's trilogy of limited-run LPs: Betrayed in the Octagon (2007), Zones Without People (2009), and Russian Mind (2009). He began exploring sounds inspired by '70s cosmic music and '80s new age during his time as part of Brooklyn's noise music scene in the early 2000s. Following the recording of Russian Mind in 2009 he noticed a "clear arc" between his three studio albums, which suggested the records were "basically a Stanislaw Lem-style trilogy of stories about vague metaphysical sci-fi."
The Roland Juno-60 analog synthesizer, which Lopatin inherited from his father, served as his primary instrument. He noted that "a ton of [the material on Rifts] is improvised. With the exception of sequencer based stuff, I record straight synth jams and then use that as source material which gets fleshed out and assembled on the computer." The compilation showcases Lopatin's distinctive approach to synthesizers, employing "ornate electronic arpeggios, often run through echo pedals, which spiral off into infinity with breathtaking effect." Tracks like "Format & Journey North" utilize samples taken from YouTube.
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