OM DENNE EPISODE
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Mix 13 got skipped last year and I never got around to releasing it… but now that a convicted felon is being inaugurated on Martin Luther King Jr. Day it’s clear we live in a dystopian universe where many things don’t seem to matter, including superstitions. So slip on your eye-masks and check out for a bit.
This new mix has 40 tracks FULLY MIXED.
This episode’s highlighted track: Track 17
Oneohtrix Point Never - A Barely Lit Path*
Prolific Massachusetts composer and electronic producer Daniel Lopatin who performs under the moniker Oneohtrix Point Never, deftly pairs orchestral strings with synthesizers on A Barely Lit Path, the final track from his “speculative autobiography” Again on Warp Records. A Barely Lit Path begins with a sputtering drone buried under a self-conscious, electronically morphed vocal/electronic query: “If I empty my mind and scoop out my skull, what gifts would I find, what secrets inside?” that responds with a warm organ and self-deferential response, “nothing inside, just a slug that provides a barely lit path from your house to mine…”
The self-addressed Q&A’s conclusion, which seems nostalgic for genuine connections and human bonds formed IRL, builds with confidence under this realization… the warm blanket of pulsating drones and arpeggiating chirps slowly lifts until reaching an ethereal, orchestral crescendo (conducted and arranged by Robert Ames and performed by the Nomad Ensemble). As it builds we hear angelic voices singing what sounds like Baroque exclamations of “Glory” until finally resolving into a strong, pulsating synth that now, finally seems content with itself. ONP’s bridging of electronic and analogue not only shows his proficiency for complex orchestrations that are both clever and catchy but highlight his pop sensibilities that he has showcased when collaborating with artists like The Weeknd, FKA Twigs, Iggy Pop and David Byrne.
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The setlist:
Artist / Song Name / Album / Year
Bolis Pupul / Wèi? / Wèi? - Teknow - Single / 2017
Hubbabubbaklubb / Mopedbart / Mopedbart - Single / 2013
Bullion / Blue Pedro / Blue Pedro / 2017
Daft Punk / Nightvision / Discovery / 2001
The Weeknd / After Hours / After Hours / 2020
Cerrone / Supernature / Supernature / 1977
Daphni / Face to Face / Joli Mai / 2017
Jill Scott / One Is the Magic # / Who Is Jill Scott?: Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 / 2000
Janet Kay / Silly Games / The Definitive Hits Collection / 1977
Frank Ocean / DHL / DHL - Single / 2019
New Age Steppers / Fade Away / New Age Steppers / 1980
Weval / The Battle / Weval / 2016
Slum Village / Untitled (Instrumental Mix) / Fantastic, Vol. 2.10 / 2000
Isobel Campbell / Saturday's Son / Bow to Love / 2024
Shirley Brown / Between You and Me / Woman to Woman / 1974
Solange / Cranes in the Sky / A Seat at the Table / 2016
*Oneohtrix Point Never / A Barely Lit Path / Again / 2023
Barry White / It's Ecstasy When You Lay Down Next To Me / Barry White Sings For Someone You Love / 1977
Mach-Hommy / SAME 24 (feat. Big Cheeko) / #RICHAXXHAITIAN / 2024
Frederick Knight / Trouble / I've Been Lonely for So Long / 1973
Romare / Down the Line (It Takes a Number) / Meditations on Afrocentrism - EP / 2010
Tori Alamaze / Don't Cha / Don't Cha - Single / 2005
Feist / Sealion (Chromeo Remix) / The Reminder / 2007
Hot Chip / Huarache Lights (Soulwax Remix) / Dancing in the Dark - EP / 2015
Zapp / Computer Love / The New U IV / 1985
Lapalux / Don't Mean a Thing / Lustmore / 2015
King Floyd / Groove Me / King Floyd / 1971
Anderson .Paak / Might Be / Venice / 2014
Shannon / Let the Music Play / Let the Music Play / 1983
Cass McCombs / Brighter! / Big Wheel And Others / 2013
Massive Attack / Five Man Army / Blue Lines / 1991
The Maytals / Bam Bam / The Sensational Maytals / 1965
Arlo Parks / Eugene / Collapsed In Sunbeams / 2020
Pino D'Angiò / Okay Okay / ...Balla! / 1981
Soft Hair / Jealous Lies / Soft Hair / 2016
Ready for the World / Oh Sheila / Ready for the World / 1985
SebastiAn / Doorman (feat. Syd) / Thirst / 2019
Psychic Mirrors / The Bells of Saint Christopher / Nature of Evil / 2016
Holy Fuck / Deleters (feat. Angus Andrew) / Deleter / 2020
Beacon / Wave of Mutilation / Wave of Mutilation - Single / 2020
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