Oneohtrix Point Never details forthcoming new album, Tranquilizer
Oneohtrix Point Never – AKA Daniel Lopatin – has announced his new album Tranquilizer, alongside the release of three new tracks, "For Residue", "Bumpy", and "Lifeworld".
The album was sparked by Lopatin’s discovery that a vast archive of 90s sample CDs had vanished from the Internet Archive, a moment that left Lopatin creatively charged. This is Oneohtrix Point Never at his most immersive, not looking back with nostalgia, but reframing lost sound as a vessel for new emotion.
Speaking about the record, Lopatin says: “It’s a record shaped by commercial audio construction kits from a bygone era— an index of cliches turned inside out. It is a return to a process-oriented form of music making for me that I felt best evoked a certain kind of madness and ennui in the heart of culture today.”
Over the past two decades, Lopatin has become one of the most quietly influential figures in modern music. His early Eccojams helped spark the vaporwave movement, whilst albums such as R Plus Seven and Garden of Delete redefined ambient and experimental music for the digital age.
Beyond his solo work, he has scored acclaimed films for the Safdie brothers (Uncut Gems, Good Time, Marty Supreme), and collaborated with The Weeknd, Charli XCX, Iggy Pop, David Byrne, and Anohni.
Tranquilizer, is set for release digitally on 17 November via Warp Records, and is available to pre-order via warp.net.
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