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Brooklyn's Noise Scene Catches Up to Oneohtrix Point Never

Simon Reynolds, The Village Voice, 6 July 2010

DANIEL LOPATIN, the young man behind the spacey and spacious mindscapes of Oneohtrix Point Never, operates out of a cramped bedroom in Bushwick, mostly taken up by vintage synthesizers, rhythm boxes, and assorted sound-processing gizmos, plus a gigantic computer monitor. Every inch of surface area is covered with tchotchkes: a Tupac mug, little sculpted owls, John and Yoko kissing on the sleeve of the '(Just Like) Starting Over' single.

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