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Oneohtrix Point Never & David Lang played an Ecstatic Summer show w/ A Far Cry Orchestra (pics)

photos by David Andrako

Oneohtrix Point Never w/ A Far Cry at World Financial Center – 7/14/12
ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

Oneohtrix Point Never (aka Daniel Lopatin), who also played Pitchfork fest over the weekend, and Bang on a Can composer David Lang played the second installment of the Ecstatic Summer concert series at the World Financial Center on Saturday (7/14).

“The composers were Daniel Lopatin, who produces electronic works under the name Oneohtrix Point Never; William Brittelle, whose works are vibrant amalgams of jazz, rock and postmodern chamber music; and David Lang, part of the Bang on a Can triumvirate, whose music ranges widely but most often combines strains of Minimalism and Neo-Romanticism.

Mr. Lang, the oldest and most firmly established of the three (he won a Pulitzer Prize in 2008), had top billing, but in a way this was Mr. Lopatin’s show.” [NY Times]

In the way that these ‘Ecstatic’ events go, Oneohtrix Point Never played a partial set of solo material and was then joined by string ensemble A Far Cry Orchestra to perform newly arranged renditions of his work with arrangements by Brittelle.

Ecstatic Summer continues and ends at the World Financial Center on August 25 with Escort and Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society. The first show in the seires featured Tune-Yards.

Oneohtrix Point Never’s next scheduled NYC show is the ‘Yo Eskerikk Asko NYC!’ festival, which goes down at Public Assembly from August 24 – 25 with Glenn Brenca, Tim Hecker, Colin L. Orchestra, White Suns, and more.

More pictures from Ecstatic Summer are below…

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry

ECSTATIC SUMMER with Onehotrix Point Never & A Far Cry