Ovidono by Oval

Ovidono is an auditory art project by Markus Popp (aka Oval) and Vlatka Alec, a fascinating scenario for a new kind of musical storytelling.

Sensual, dazzling and multi-layered, the project - initially code-named “ASMR 2.0” - combines a new interpretation of the epic, timeless poetry of Ovid and Ono No Komachi (performed in Japanese by Eriko Toyoda aka SO) with Oval’s electroacoustic compositions, post-digital soundscapes, and ambitious vocal processing. The complex, whispered vocalizations evoke the tactile, immersive quality and intimacy of ASMR.

Merging the latest version of the complex, hypnotic Oval sound - no stone was left unturned in Markus’s research for this project - with the scintillating, electronically intertwined vocal performances by Vlatka and Eriko creates a sophisticated, intimate dialogue, an experience of a third music waiting to be discovered, a felt entity that effortlessly crosses boundaries of time, language, and technique.

Ovidono wants to create a place of musical longing, inviting you into a surreal garden of sound, whose hybrid poetry and design language instantly generate their own emotional pull - a lucid, intoxicating deep dive into an emotional limbo, playfully drawing new meanings out of poetry beloved for over a thousand years.

Tracklist

1.	Dormant	4:39

2.	Lost in Thought	4:00

3.	As I Do	3:51

4.	Trailing	3:50

5.	Fading	5:23

6.	Feeling	3:45

7.	Invisible Colors	3:31

8.	Of Dreams	3:22

9.	Over	4:50

Credits

released December 23, 2021

Concept by Vlatka Alec
Composed, performed and recorded by Markus Popp
Mastered by Markus Popp
Vocal performances by Vlatka Alec and Eriko Toyoda
Recorded in Berlin, 2021

Cover design by Robert Seidel - robertseidel.com

Supported by Musikfonds e.V. and the Initiative Neustart Kultur

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