{"product_id":"oval-romantiq-translucent-red-vinyl","title":"Oval - Romantiq [Translucent Red Vinyl]","description":"\u003cp\u003eFormat: Coloured Vinyl LP \u003cbr\u003eCatalogue No.: THRILL590LPX\u003cbr\u003eBarcode: 0790377590111\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: 12 May 2023\u003cbr\u003eGenre: Ambient\/Drone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Markus Popp is endlessly curious, and his music as Oval is delightfully inventive. Since pioneering albums in the 90s ‘systemisch’ and ‘94diskont.’, Oval has continually excavated new spaces in electronic music, leaving an indelible mark on the landscape.\u003cbr\u003e New album, ‘Romantiq’, finds Popp delivering his most light and delicate tones to date. Like the plucking of harp strings, Popp’s organic and playful approach to sound is warm and bright. Oval continually, confounds with his ability to conjure such lithe,\u003cbr\u003eevocative sonics from software.\u003cbr\u003e ‘Romantiq’ evolved from an audio visual collaboration with digital artist Robert Seidel for the grand opening of the German Romantic Museum, where a huge outdoor projection covered the museum building. Popp sought a more expansive definition of the romantic, conjuring flickering images that glitch, evolve\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eand collapse in on one another - opulent neo-chamber music lit\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby the paradoxically heart-warming screen glow of social media\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eflirtations.\u003cbr\u003e Popp crafted dozens of short vignettes that each sought to\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eevoke a specific mood or emotion. Processed period\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einstruments trace luxuriant spaces that shift from low-lit chambers to glistening palatial grandeur, glitching through past, present and future. Swelling atmospheres emerge like perfume, rich scents flooding the senses before evaporating on the breeze. ‘Romantiq’’s musical oxytocin is made from ancient instruments processed and edited by a modern electronic master with the utmost deftness and delicacy.\u003cbr\u003e “Listened to closely, each track reveals a precise and jewel-like\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003estructure... [Oval] appears to stretch time elastically, becoming\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eseemingly endless.” - BBC Music Review\u003cbr\u003e “The glitch pioneer’s new album takes his music to new levels\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eof density and playfulness.” - Pitchfork\u003cbr\u003e Available to independent retailers on Translucent Red vinyl.\u003cbr\u003e LP version includes a digital download card.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracklisting\u003cbr\u003eZauberwort\u003cbr\u003eRytmy\u003cbr\u003eCresta\u003cbr\u003eAmethyst\u003cbr\u003eWildwasser\u003cbr\u003eGlockenton\u003cbr\u003eElektrin\u003cbr\u003eOkno\u003cbr\u003eTouha\u003cbr\u003eLyriq\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Thrill Jockey","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42451590774940,"sku":"THRILL590LPX","price":34.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0130\/8714\/6043\/products\/1_76cb0102-cba5-4446-8731-2ca93847cffd.jpg?v=1681507232","url":"https:\/\/www.horizonsmusic.co.uk\/products\/oval-romantiq-translucent-red-vinyl","provider":"Horizons Music","version":"1.0","type":"link"}