If anything, Garden of Delete showcases how fragile the genre, the signifier, the “culture” is in 2015.
A sound collage like no other, Garden of Delete finds Lopatin engaging listeners with an album that almost defies description.
Oneohtrix Point Never returns with a mind-bending set of tracks on Garden of Delete.
It almost approaches the garish day-glo excess of contemporary EDM, but the drop never comes, leaving you with an unresolved feeling that's both frustrating and oddly appropriate.
Lopatin's skill at piecing together unlikely sounds for striking emotional effect is clearest of all on "Lift," a bewitching highlight whose two drum-beat melody lines gallop in different directions, at two distinct speeds, as if two minds are overlapping.
If 2013's R Plus Seven was a landscape of delicate synthwork and angelic choral sounds glossing over a murky atmosphere, then Garden of Delete flips the script in this seemingly aggressive record; muscular in tone, schizophrenic in delivery, all the while possessing a maniacal grin on its face.
The way he transforms different sounds and eras into something nostalgic yet new has always been one of his greatest strengths. He goes one better on Garden of Delete, imbuing these songs with powerful, wide-ranging emotions.
For all its challenges and provocations, Garden Of Delete may actually be more inclusive and open than it first appears.
Lopatin still manages to stand out from the pack. Garden of Delete is another adventure watching your own sense of subjectivity drown in a pool of confusion.
Lopatin is never quite able to stand still and enjoy some of the sounds he creates. This remains a project for only a very particular kind of pop picker.
Despite the repeatedly creepy nature of his recent efforts, G.o.D is, to a degree, its more sinister in tone, more maddeningly madcap than his usual pursuits.
Shoutout to both @waffles and @RemisReviews for the recommendation!
There's not many artists out there like Oneohtrix Point Never who can pull off this certain level of creativity that he has throughout his career; he's literally a sampling genius. Replica was a masterclass in when it comes to that with the way that Lopatin sampled many old commercials, so it's going to be tricky to pull off a similar level of high quality, even though I've been told this one is crazier.
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One of the best Electronic albums of all time. Also, Animals is still one of the greatest songs ever to be released
REVIEW REPOST #096. I repost my old reviews, which got no attention, with updated thoughts. Posted this review 2 years ago, but I'm posting it again.
Garden Of Delete is the American electronic music pioneer Oneohtrix Point Never's 7th studio album, following his widely acclaimed "R Plus Seven" from just two years prior. And oh god he delivered not only his best work ... read more
Lopatin spent a while listening to predominantly rock music before hiring a windowless studio to record this album and the results sound a little like unleashing a horde of nanobots at a Nine Inch Nails concert.
The songs are conventional by his standards with vocal melodies to the fore but everything here is smothered in a robotic soup that adds a layer of mind bending abstraction.
A genius work of madcap mischief.
This album is like synth metal on plunderphonic cocaine. It's unlike anything else I've heard. This thing is 100% worth a full listen no matter what genre you like due to it's sheer uniqueness. This album is dark, insane, tense, and also calm and beautiful at other points. This album gets freaky in all the best ways.
1 | Intro 0:27 | 75 |
2 | Ezra 4:26 | 92 |
3 | Eccojamc1 0:32 | 82 |
4 | Sticky Drama 4:17 | 91 |
5 | Sdfk 1:27 | 84 |
6 | Mutant Standard 8:06 | 90 |
7 | Child of Rage 4:52 | 90 |
8 | Animals 3:54 | 92 |
9 | I Bite Through It 3:17 | 92 |
10 | Freaky Eyes 6:31 | 91 |
11 | Lift 4:09 | 86 |
12 | No Good 3:18 | 88 |
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