{"id":37493,"date":"2021-10-23T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-23T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37493"},"modified":"2021-10-23T08:58:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-23T12:58:52","slug":"xeno-oaklander-release-their-luminous-new-album-vi-deo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=37493","title":{"rendered":"Xeno & Oaklander release their luminous new album \u2018Vi\/deo\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

East Coast minimal wave institution\u00a0Xeno & Oaklander have released their seventh full-length,\u00a0\u2018Vi\/deo,\u2019 further distilling their iconic noir synth pop into a streamlined suite of gleaming, graceful retrofuturism. Inspired by ideas of synesthesia, scent, star worship, and obsolescent technologies, the duo of\u00a0Liz Wendelbo\u00a0and\u00a0Sean McBride\u00a0began conceiving the blueprint of\u00a0\u2018Vi\/deo\u2019 while sequestered at their Southern Connecticut home studio during the pandemic. The context of isolation, streaming, and remote dreaming seeped into their chemistry, manifesting as both homage to and meditation on a certain cinematic strain of technicolor fantasy: the screen as stage, distance disguised as intimacy, where tragedy and glamor crossfade into one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out now via\u00a0Dais Records\u00a0(order\u00a0here<\/a>),\u00a0\u2018Vi\/deo\u2019 captures the bittersweet beauty of youth and utopias, the wistful transformation from miracle to memory, where love turns unreal and music becomes myth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Listen to\u00a0\u2018Vi\/deo<\/em>\u2019 on your preferred streaming platform here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2004,\u00a0Xeno & Oaklander\u00a0have been deeply involved in the analog synth community\u00a0 and have helped promote and inspire the revival of synth wave and the rise of darkwave in the U.S. and throughout the world through their extensive touring and prolific output.\u00a0 Following their debut album that same year and subsequent two LP’s,\u00a0Xeno & Oaklander\u00a0signed on to Ghostly\u00a0where they unveiled their widely acclaimed albums\u00a0\u2018Par Avion\u2019 and\u00a0\u2018Topiary\u2019\u00a0\u2014 these records introduced their innovative mastery of analog synth production to a wider audience. \u00a0During the Ghostly album sessions, the duo also recorded Movements and Movements 2 commissioned by the National Center for the Arts, Grenoble, and Ecole du Magasin: an inspirational 35 minute piece recorded live and inspired by travel in space and time.\u00a0\u00a0Xeno & Oaklander\u00a0went on to release their\u00a0<\/strong>Dais Records\u00a0debut\u00a0\u2018Hypnos<\/a>\u2019\u00a0in 2019 to great critical acclaim.\u00a0Post-Punk called it: “…another delicious slice of electronic bliss, focusing heavily on layers of polyphonic synthesizers, a driving mid-tempo beat… [their] efforts marry precise craftsmanship with passionate expression, focusing heavily on assertive harmonies and powerful electronic interplay.”<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"Vi\/deo<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

\u2018Vi\/<\/em>deo\u2019 track listing<\/strong>
1.\u00a0\u00a0Infinite Sadness
2.\u00a0\u00a0Poison
3.\u00a0\u00a0Afar
4.\u00a0 Technicolor
5.\u00a0 Television
6.\u00a0 Gain
7.\u00a0 Movie Star
8.\u00a0 Rain Garden<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Revisit\u00a0the \u2018Vi\/deo\u2019 visualizers for melancholic pop gem\u00a0Infinite Sadness<\/a>,<\/em>\u00a0Suspiria-inspired clip for\u00a0Poison<\/a>,<\/em> and the slinky, glittering track\u00a0Afar<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Catch Xeno & Oaklander performing songs off of\u00a0\u2018Vi\/deo\u2019 at their record release show at Elsewhere Zone One in Brooklyn\u00a0on November 4th \u2014 tickets can be found\u00a0here<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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East Coast minimal wave institution\u00a0Xeno & Oaklander have released their seventh full-length,\u00a0\u2018Vi\/deo,\u2019 further distilling their iconic noir synth pop into a streamlined suite of gleaming, […]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":37494,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"Xeno & Oaklander release their luminous new album \u2018Vi\/deo\u2019 @XenoOaklander","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[13,23,25,28,30],"tags":[10561,3408],"class_list":["post-37493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-electronic-music","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","tag-vi-deo","tag-xeno-oaklander"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/47046DCE-5538-421C-873E-1EDDBA15C6A3.jpeg?fit=900%2C900","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-9KJ","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":40504,"url":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=40504","url_meta":{"origin":37493,"position":0},"title":"Xeno & Oaklander share new single \u2018Magic of the Manifold\u2019","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"May 11, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Xeno & Oaklander\u00a0return with a new single, Magic of the Manifold, just after their brilliant performance in NYC at TV Eye and ahead of their European tour next week. 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