Markus Popp's first "Oval" release after almost a decade of silence is a spectacular departure from the deconstructivist electronica that made him a laptop legend. Instead, and totally out of nowhere, the 15-track "Oh" EP establishes Popp as an accomplished musician, who is delivering a glimpse of his very own exciting flavor of "free" music in the best sense of the word.

The most important paradigm for the new sound was that everything should be done the exact opposite way from how it was done in the past. Popp exclusively used (cheap) commercially available software and plug-ins instead of programming his own. He utilized one (four years old at that) $500 stock PC instead of several high-end Macs. All the virtual instruments are played with his own hands. And last but certainly not least, scales, harmonics, and melody are the foundation of this music instead of theory and meta-discourse.

The "Oh" 12" EP, due out on June 15th, is limited to 1,000 copies.

The "O" double album will be available as a double CD release and a double LP where "Disc 1" is spread across the first three sides and six exclusive LP only bonus tracks take up the fourth side. A download coupon comes with the LP that includes the entire CD release. Once again, this is slated for an early September release (exact date unknown as of yet).

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