Scis (album)

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Scis
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Studio album by
Oval
Released17 January 2020 (2020-01-17)
Length44:59
Label Thrill Jockey
Producer Markus Popp
Oval chronology
Popp
(2016)		Scis
(2020)		Ovidono
(2021)

Scis is a studio album by Oval, a project of German record producer Markus Popp. [1] It was released on 17 January 2020 through Thrill Jockey. [2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [3]

Contents

Background

Scis is Oval's first studio album since Popp (2016). [4] In a 2023 interview, Oval's Markus Popp explained, "With Popp and Scis, it was kind of like a club critique, me using club tropes, club techniques, club tricks." [4] A music video was released for the song "Improg". [5] Prior to the album's release, the Eksploio EP was released on 8 November 2019 through Thrill Jockey. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
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Exclaim! 7/10 [8]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [9]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Scis received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 76 out of 100 from 4 critic scores. [3]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic commented that Scis is "essentially a melodic whirlpool of acoustic tones, bombastic beats, and darting, buzzing bass lines." [7] He added, "Just as vibrant and full of wonder as Popp, Scis is another imaginative, unpredictable world of sound." [7] Mark Richardson of Bandcamp Daily stated, "Beats are often out front on Scis, but Popp's drum programming isn't tied to any particular musical idiom." [10] He added, "Though the music is tethered to a steady pulse, percussion, for Popp, is ultimately another tool for density and space." [10]

Miles Bowe of Pitchfork commented that "Scis initially picks up where its relatively club-oriented 2016 predecessor left off, but gradually unspools into something new." [9] Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! stated, "Scis demonstrates that, 27 years into his recording career, Markus Popp is still managing to come off forward-thinking and forward-sounding." [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Markus Popp.

Scis track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Twirror"5:00
2."Robussy"4:40
3."Fluoresso"4:48
4."Pushhh"4:44
5."Impecco"4:32
6."Cozzmo"4:40
7."Improg"4:16
8."Mikk"3:52
9."Oxagon"4:08
10."Piqqo"4:08
Total length:44:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [11]

References

  1. ↑ Cooper, Sean. "Oval". AllMusic . Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. ↑ McDermott, Matt (4 November 2019). "Oval returns with a new album, Scis, his first in five years". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Scis by Oval". Metacritic . Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 Terich, Jeff (11 May 2023). "A Guide to Oval's Digital Evolution". Bandcamp Daily . Archived from the original on 19 May 2023. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  5. ↑ "Oval - Improg (official music video)". YouTube . 12 February 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Ingalls, Chris (11 November 2019). "Beats, Glitches and Melody: Oval's 'Eksploio' Is a Rich, Modern Treat for the Ears". PopMatters . Archived from the original on 19 December 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 3 Simpson, Paul. "Scis - Oval". AllMusic . Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  8. 1 2 Sylvester, Daniel (14 January 2020). "Oval - Scis". Exclaim! . Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  9. 1 2 Bowe, Miles (1 February 2020). "Oval: Scis". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  10. 1 2 Richardson, Mark (17 January 2020). "Oval, "Scis" and "Eksploio"". Bandcamp Daily . Archived from the original on 2 July 2022. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  11. ↑ Oval (2020). Scis (CD booklet). Thrill Jockey.
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