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Betrayed in the Octagon

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Betrayed in the Octagon
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 20, 2007
Recorded2004–2007
Genre
Length39:16
LabelDeception Island
Oneohtrix Point Never chronology
Betrayed in the Octagon
(2007)
Zones Without People
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Betrayed in the Octagon is the debut studio album by electronic artist Oneohtrix Point Never, initially credited to "Magic Oneohtrix Point Never".

Background

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The album is the first Lopatin released under the "Oneohtrix Point Never" pseudonym. The album was released initially in 2007 on hand-numbered cassettes on the Deception Island label. It was reissued on vinyl in 2009 under No Fun Records.[2]

The album was recorded in Massachusetts with a Roland Juno-60, a Sequential Circuits Six-Trak, and a Roland MSQ-700 Sequencer.[3]

Songs from the album were later re-released on the 2009 compilation Rifts.

Reception

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Writing for AllMusic, Fred Thomas wrote that Lopatin "[cascades] through phrases of haunted elegance and more mellow new age reflection" on the album that started the Oneohtrix Point Never project.[1]

Track listing

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Adapted from cassette liner notes.[4] Later releases do not include the first track "Weird Times Docking This Orb", and track 7 "Parallel Mind Overture" is renamed to "Parallel Minds", including the digital version on Bandcamp.[5] These changes were first seen in the second release of this album in 2009 as an LP.[6]

No.TitleLength
1."Weird Times Docking This Orb"5:08
2."Woe is the Transgression I"7:39
3."Behind the Bank"2:22
4."Eyeballs"2:59
5."Betrayed in the Octagon"3:32
6."Woe is the Transgression II"10:54
7."Parallel Mind Overture"3:22
8."Laser to Laser"3:20
Total length:39:16

Personnel

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Adapted from LP liner notes:

References

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  1. ^ a b Thomas, Fred. "AllMusic Review by Fred Thomas". AllMusic. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  2. ^ "Oneohtrix Point Never - Betrayed in the Octagon. Vinyl LP. Bleep". Bleep.com. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. ^ "Oneohtrix Point Never - Betrayed in the Octagon - Boomkat". Boomkat. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Magic Oneohtrix Point Never* - Betrayed In The Octagon (2007, C44, Cassette)". Discogs. November 20, 2007. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "Betrayed In the Octagon - Bandcamp". Bandcamp. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
  6. ^ "Magic Oneohtrix Point Never - Betrayed In the Octagon (2009, LP)". Discogs. March 2009. Retrieved June 19, 2022.