tra

by Oneohtrix Point Never

tra cover art
  • Type: EP
  • Released: 20 October 2025
  • Label: Taped Sounds
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 10:05
  • Community rating: 2.97/5 from 3 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Released as a three-track precursor to the full-length album 'Tranquilizer', the 'Tra' EP sees Oneohtrix Point Never building compositions from the sonic palette of lost 1990s sample CDs. The songs showcase a process of turning obsolete audio clich茅s inside out, shifting between ominous, percussion-less soundscapes and lush, dream-like synth compositions marked by jittery, complex rhythms. This juxtaposition of ambient calm and digital chaos explores themes of mnemonic decay and technological ennui.

Genres

Descriptors: atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. For Residue (2:11)
  2. Bumpy (4:06)
  3. Lifeworld (3:48)

Credits

  • Daniel Lopatin - producer, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer, songwriter
  • Oneohtrix Point Never - primary artist, music by, producer, design, art direction, composed by
  • Abner Hershberger - artwork [front cover]
  • Elliott Elder - design, art direction
  • Julien Gobled - design, art direction, typography
  • Stefan Betke - mastered by, lacquer cut by
  • Nathan Salon - producer, recorded by, mixed by, composed by

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