Description
Dettingers Intershop and Oasis have long been held, by many fans of ambient and electronic music, to be some of the finest albums in their field. Produced by the mysterious Olaf Dettinger, about whom not much is publicly known, they were some of the earliest full-lengths released by the then-nascent Kompakt, and in many ways, they both articulated and defined the sound that would come to be known as Pop Ambient, while also existing, somehow, to the leftfield of any clearly recognisable genre. Beautiful, sui generis works, it is a rare pleasure to see them being reissued on vinyl for a new generation of listeners to embrace.
Oasis, released in 2000, refined the palette that Dettinger had explored on its predecessor. A blurred crusadeof ambient texturology, its unassuming patterns, and subtle, incremental dynamics, admit to real beauty, and a kind of abstract sensuality that you dont often experience with music that is, perhaps, similarly tooled, but not as poetic. Through seemingly simple gestures whether lushly expansive repetitions, hyper-acute tremolo tones, or ear-tickling rhythms it builds complex emotional resonance. Its no surprise to discover Oasis is held in high esteem by artists like Panda Bear of Animal Collective, who once said of Dettinger, For us, he was the dude.There is, of course, other music to know Dettinger by, too his three excellent EPs for Kompakt,Blond (1998), Puma and Totentanz (1999), the latter of which, Michael Mayer once argued, invented dubstep. There is also a small, yet graceful run of compilation contributions, many of which can be found on Kompakts Total and Pop Ambient series. All this music has plenty to recommend it, sharing a clarity of purpose, and a rare, human warmth and depth. But Intershop and Oasis are the releases that distil Dettingers singular vision, and allow him, should he wish, to claim his place as a modern master of ambient and electronic music. via Label
Label:Kompakt
Format:Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Reissued:2024 / Original Release: 2000
Genre:Electronic
Style:Ambient, Minimal Techno
File under: Ambient / Experimental / IDM
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