Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer (2025)
Tranquilizer feels like a digital séance — layers of nostalgia-soaked samples, drifting synth chords, crackling textures and fractured rhythms swirl in uneasy harmony. The record draws from long-lost commercial sample CDs, resurrecting their kitschy flutes, bells and orchestral dust into haunting soundscapes that blur memory and modern malaise. Some tracks — like “Rodl Glide” — pivot unpredictably from ambient haze into rave-like bursts, while others float in slow, melancholic reverie, creating a dream-state that’s both comforting and disquieting. It’s neither pure ambient nor danceable electronica — it sits between, demanding your full attention and rewarding it with subtle emotional depth. For those who appreciate electronic music as memory archaeology and sonic collage, this is among Oneohtrix Point Never’s most beguiling works to date.
Genre: Ambient
Country: US
Final Verdict: 63% (Good Album)
Yearly Ranking: 488th / 808
Highlight: D.I.S
Made me think of:
Autechre
Tim Hecker
Boards of Canada
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