Popp (album)

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Popp
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Studio album by
Oval
Released14 October 2016 (2016-10-14)
Recorded2015–2016 [1]
Genre Electronic [2]
Length43:42
Label Uovooo
Producer Markus Popp
Oval chronology
Voa
(2013)		Popp
(2016)		 Scis
(2020)

Popp is a studio album by Oval, a project of German record producer Markus Popp. [3] It was released on 14 October 2016 through Uovooo. [4]

Contents

Background

In a 2016 interview, Oval's Markus Popp said, "the Popp album project started as a reverse-engineering of my 1990s sound aesthetic ( Systemisch and 94diskont. ), revisiting that classic Oval glitch aesthetic, but using the convenient, powerful (and at times downright lazy) tools of today." [5] Popp was released on 14 October 2016 through his own record label Uovooo. [6] The album's cover art is created by Antonia Hirsch. [5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.5/10 [8]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Resident Advisor 3.8/5 [10]

Marc Masters of Resident Advisor commented that Popp "may be the most accessible and unashamedly enjoyable Oval album to date." [10] He added, "Since most Oval records have a conceptual side, it's natural to look for meta-commentary in Popp's take on club music, but he sounds earnest and genuinely enthused here." [10] Jeff Terich of Bandcamp Daily stated, "Danceable, ecstatic and employing more vocal chops, it's an album more closely aligned with microhouse and, at times, even classic house; a study and deconstruction of club music that retains its buoyancy and sense of fun." [11]

Ben Scheim of Pitchfork described the album as "[Markus Popp's] most consistent and well-rounded collection since 2001's Ovalcommers, showing a side of, well, pop to his music that has often dwelled below the surface but never so overtly above it." [8] Andrew Paschal of PopMatters stated, "In the end, Popp goes beyond the cerebral and scattered surface that it first projects to become something far more affirming, revelatory, and perhaps even joyful." [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Markus Popp.

Popp track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Ai"4:20
2."Fu"3:28
3."Re"4:00
4."Ku"4:12
5."Sa"4:16
6."Lo"4:10
7."Id"3:28
8."My"3:36
9."Mo"3:20
10."Ca"4:08
11."Ve"4:24
Total length:43:42
Bandcamp edition bonus track [12]
No.TitleLength
12."Se"3:52
13."Fi"3:28
14."Co"3:08
Total length:54:10

Notes

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 Oval (2016). Popp (CD booklet). Uovooo.
  2. ↑ Bromfield, Daniel (18 October 2016). "Oval: Popp". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  3. ↑ Cooper, Sean. "Oval". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  4. ↑ Adams, Gregory (24 August 2016). "Oval Returns with 'Popp'". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on 8 September 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  5. 1 2 Sullivan, David (7 November 2016). "Oval: "I always considered what I do to be pop."". Cyclic Defrost . Archived from the original on 18 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Strauss, Matthew (24 August 2016). "Oval Announces New Album Popp". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 31 August 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  7. ↑ Simpson, Paul. "Popp - Oval". AllMusic . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. 1 2 Scheim, Ben (25 October 2016). "Oval: Popp". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 22 December 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  9. 1 2 Paschal, Andrew (10 November 2016). "Oval: Popp". PopMatters . Archived from the original on 12 November 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  10. 1 2 3 Masters, Marc (8 November 2016). "Oval - Popp". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on 7 October 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  11. ↑ Terich, Jeff (11 May 2023). "A Guide to Oval's Digital Evolution". Bandcamp Daily . Archived from the original on 5 June 2023. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  12. 1 2 "Popp | Oval". Bandcamp . Archived from the original on 25 August 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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