Stream: Oneohtrix Point Never, “Problem Areas”

August 01, 2013



Oneohtrix Point Never just dropped the first single from his new album, R Plus Seven, which is out September 30th/October 1st via Warp. Not all that surprisingly, it opens with a big, majestic arpeggio, but in its contrapuntal bursts of speech and cheesy trumpet sounds, it's got an aleatoric quality that feels more in line with his live set than ever. Says Dan Lopatin of the track, “I wanted to characterize a linear world with cracks in its edifice. One with a veneer of being breakable, but that instead just bends and stretches endlessly like rubber, preventing you from ever understanding its true properties. The proverbial ‘endless vista,' but with an end.” Stream "Problem Areas" below, or head over to PointNever.com to experience it as part of a site-specific art work (no pun intended) courtesy of the artist Takeshi Murata.

Stream: Oneohtrix Point Never, "Problem Areas"

9/12 - Troy, NY - EMPAC Theater
9/14 - Mexico City - Festival Ceremonia
9/17 - Brooklyn, NY - Our Lady of Lebanon Maronite Cathedral
9/22 - Kraków - Sacrum Profanum
9/26 - Leeds, UK - Howard Asembly Room w/ Cut Hands + Helm
9/27 - Paris - Le Trabendo w/ Forest Swords
9/28 - The Hague, The Netherlands - Today’s Art Festival
10/1 - Glasgow - Centre for Contemporary Arts
10/3 - London - Islington Assembly Hall w/ Sculpture
10/4 - Berlin - Berghain w/ Stellar Om Source + Lorenzo Senni
10/5 - Kortrijk, Belgium - De Kreun w/ Stellar Om Source
11/16 - Minneapolis, MN - Walker Art Center w/ Tim Hecker
11/23 - East Sussex, UK - ATP Weekender @ Pontins Holiday Centre

Stream: Oneohtrix Point Never, “Problem Areas”