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94 Diskont

 
Album Review: 94 Diskont

  • Artist: Oval
  • Rating: StarStarStarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1995
  • Total Time: 50:56
  • Type: Avant-garde, Instrumental
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

94 Diskont is undoubtedly a standout in the field of electronically advanced, glitch-heavy music. In addition to having clear resonance with those primarily interested in process, this record resides in an autonomous and highly aesthetic sonic universe, where bits of production and granulated noise easily melt into warm, repetitive arrangements. 94 Diskont was made with a lot of productive mediation and gadgetry, but the seams don't show. The textures are thick and the melodies are challenging, nowhere more so than on the epic opening track "Do While." At 24 minutes, Oval take their time, but this is deep listening, and anything shorter just wouldn't do. A distant and fractured bell sound competes with a decaying, four-note organ swell for the majority of the song, while clicks and unidentified manipulations make their way in and out of the mix. Rhythm and melody emerge from unexpected places. What you initially take to be white noise settles into an odd but discernible pattern. The clicks between a skipping CD become an essential part of "Shop in Store." But perhaps even more impressive is when rhythm and melody barely emerge at all. The uncommon range of 94 Diskont is indeed one of its most powerful qualities. ~ Ben Tausig, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Do While Oval (24:04)
Store Check Oval (3:58)
Line Extension Oval (3:02)
Cross Selling Oval (6:06)
Commerce Server Oval (4:56)
Shop in Store Oval (4:00)
Do While Oval (4:50)

Credits

Jim O'Rourke (Remixing), Oval (Main Performer)
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94 Diskont
Studio album by Oval
Released Flag of Europe 1995
Flag of the United States October 1996
Genre Electronica
Microsound
Glitch
Length 51:56
Label Thrill Jockey Flag of the United States
THRILL036

Mille Plateaux Flag of Europe
MP13
Professional reviews
Oval chronology
Systemisch
(1994)
94 Diskont
(1995)
Dok
(1998)

94 Diskont is an album by the experimental electronic music group Oval. The vinyl version of the album comes a remix LP that contains remixes by Mouse on Mars, Scanner, Cristian Vogel, and Jim O'Rourke.[1] It was released in 1995 (see 1995 in music) by Mille Plateaux and by Thrill Jockey in 1996.

Oval received both praise and controversy from their styling methods, such as literally deconstructing music and digital audio by using exacto knives, paint, and tape to damage the surfaces of the compact discs, only to stitch it back together in loops of melody punctuated by the disc's physical skips."[2]

94diskont was released as a companion piece with its previous album, Systemisch. The album centers around "Do While," a 24-minute track originally composed for the group's 8-channel, 128-speaker modular sound installation named Wohnton (translates into home tone) in a stereo mixdown. Wohnton was shown throughout Europe between 1994 and 1996 on various occasions ranging from art exhibitions to techno raves.[3]

Contents

Reviews and influence

At the time of 94 Diskont's release, The Wire placed the album at #5 on its top album of the year for 1995. [4]

Allmusic awarded the album 5 stars and stated "94 Diskont is undoubtedly a standout in the field of electronically advanced, glitch-heavy music."[5]

In a 2003 feature, the webzine Pitchfork Media placed 94 Diskont at #47 on its top-100 albums of the nineties list. Mark Richardson of Pitchfork declared "Sounds appear as multi-layer holograms, with both sources and ghosted copies simultaneously vying for attention, a piece of sonic trickery used to create some of the most serene and aquatic music of the ’90s."[6]

Track listing

  1. "Do While" – 24:04
  2. "Store Check" – 3:58
  3. "Line Extension" – 3:02
  4. "Cross Selling" – 6:06
  5. "Commerce Server" – 4:56
  6. "Shop in Store" – 4:00
  7. "Do WhileX" – 4:50

External links

Notes and references

  1. ^ Cameron Macdonald, "Thrill Jockey Records: Oval: 94 Diskont", Thrill Jockey Records Website. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
  2. ^ Cameron Macdonald, "Oval: Do While", Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
  3. ^ Cameron Macdonald, "Thrill Jockey Records: Oval: 94 Diskont", Thrill Jockey Records Web Site. Retrieved 26 November 2006.
  4. ^ The Wire, 1995 (link).
  5. ^ Ben Tausig, 94 Diskont review, Allmusic. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
  6. ^ Mark Richardson, Top 100 Albums of the 1990s list, Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 23 November 2006.

 
 

 

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