Events

"Oval - Full Circle" from Markus Popp!

22. January 2013, 20:00 - 22:00
lecture

Markus Popp aka Oval has been one of the most internationally respected and influential producers of contemporary electronic music for years. Oval's albums, remixes and film soundtracks are considered timeless classics, many of them turning points of the genre.

Popp's radical, procedural, yet always highly musical approach anticipated "glitch," "clicks & cuts," and "minimal" and continues to inspire/provoke an entire generation of musicians today. The characteristic tension between strict formalism and subtle, organic melodicism made his haunting "music 2.0" unmistakable from the beginning.

In recent years, Popp's spectrum has expanded into interactive works, film music, dance/performance and electronic arts. For example, his spectacular interactive sound installation "OvalProcess" (a generative oval sound machine based on self-developed music software) was awarded the "Prix Ars Electronica" and shown in numerous museums, galleries and exhibitions.

Markus Popp has successfully presented and discussed his positions on music, software and digital audio workflow at numerous events, conferences, workshops and guest lectures around the world (for stations see separate document). His topics range from subjectivity vs. technology in electronic music and software design to metalcore, open source and videogames.

Starting in 2010, musician Markus Popp surprised with a completely new, organic, "hyperreal" style and a total of more than 150 tracks on two EPs ("Oh! EP", "Oval/Liturgy Spilt EP") and two double albums ("O", "OvalDNA") - a completely new chapter in Popp's critical dialogue with music.

His current album "OvalDNA" - immediately voted "best new reissue 2012" by Pitchfork.com - a large, multimedia work show and "open source manifesto" (THE WIRE), is completed by the lecture/showcase "Oval - Full Circle" (synopsis see separate document), which will e.g. be the focus of the 4-day "Oval" course at this year's Darmstadt Summer Courses for New Music.