Oval 20-track quick intro showcase

The "Oval" side (side A) of the Oval-Liturgy limited edition split EP. 

Oval - Oval - Liturgy split limited edition EP  - 01 - Kreak

Oval - Oval - Liturgy split limited edition EP  - 02 - Shed

Oval - Oval - Liturgy split limited edition EP  - 03 - Glance

Oval - OvalDNA - 02 - Kasino 30s preview

Oval - OvalDNA release countdown - 10 - Workaround

A daily countdown to the European release (25-11-2011) of the "OvalDNA" 2-disc album with one rare track from the Oval archives every day. Note: these tracks are web-exclusive bonus tracks and will *not* be featured on the OvalDNA album.  

Oval - OvalDNA release countdown - 04 - Raver Duo (live in Vancouver 10-2011)

A  10-day countdown to the European release (25-11-2011) of the "OvalDNA" 2-disc album with one rare track from the Oval archives per day. Note: these tracks are web-exclusive bonus tracks and will *not* be featured on the OvalDNA album.  

Jimanica - Oval DNA release countdown - 01 - Over The Cherry (Oval Remix)

Oval - Oval DNA release countdown - 00 - Flam

Thrill Jockey Thrill 12.44, released 06-2010

Oval - Oh EP preview - 01 - A1 - Hey preview

Oval - Oh EP preview - 02 - A2 - Hmmm preview

Oval - Oh EP preview - 03 - A3 - Grrr preview

Oval - Oh EP preview - 04 - A4 - Oh! preview

Oval - Oh EP preview - 14 - B10 - Nonfiction preview

Thrill Jockey Thrill 244, released 09-2010

Oval - O CD2 preview - 01 - Citybike preview

Oval - O CD2 preview - 15 - Allover preview

Oval - O CD2 preview - 42 - Chronograph preview

The 6th full length release from Markus Popp (aka Oval) finds this world renowned digital mastermind extending the concept & musical platform of last year's acclaimed Ovalprocess in every way. Exploring a spectrum of sounds between the abrasive sandblast of neo desktop rock (tracks 1-3) and the alienating, timeless splendor of DSP chamber music. In between there are unique excursions in folk electronica (track 4) and pop inflected wall-of-sound tunes that could only come from the mind of Oval. Popp describes Ovalcommers as a 3D musical obstacle course, a friendly and accessible invitation to complexity. Ovalcommers surprises with poetic and playful elements (organs and layers of guitar feedback), making room for understatement, sophistication and a new, almost absentmindedly casual atmosphere. Haunting emulations of processed brass, string and woodwind sections are carefully added to the otherwise still angular desktop rock. Listeners will leave Ovalcommers with a new perspective on Oval in general, as Popp's strategy becomes clearly visible: A friendly, yet relentless fanaticism to experiment and innovate musically. 

Oval - Ovalcommers - 01 - Untitled 01

Oval - Ovalcommers - 02 - Untitled 02

Ovalprocess is a flowing, textured manuscript that utilizes sublime low end rhythm and directive pulsation in a manner that eases the listener into a soft and pillowy world dominated by electronic bleeps, glitches and moans.

Ovalprocess equally represents an innovative music software application, designed by Popp, as much as it serves as the core engine to an innovative Oval sound installation. The installation is centered around one or several publicly accessible sound terminals running the Ovalprocess application, rendering the exhibit a customizable, collaborative workspace.

Making the installation accessible in a public space is the ideal aesthetic that Popp craves-he feels it is far more effective than offering a cdrom or another option that would make the application available on a more individual basis. The Ovalprocess installation allows the public to use sounds that are found on the album to produce their own Oval-like music.

Oval - Ovalprocess - 01 - Untitled 01

Oval - Ovalprocess - 02 - Untitled 02

Trailblazing glitch masterpieces (1990s), delicate, hyperreal, futuristic post-rock vignettes (after 2010) and now abstract club bangers with a twist - Oval continues to be a celebration of innovation, skill & sensibility. 

With an undeniable instinct for the pleasantly irritating, the drastic & the dreamy, M. Popp keeps on pushing the envelope. No one out there plays the computer quite like him.