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Daniel Lopatin Biography

Musician

Daniel Lopatin, born on July 25, 1982, is an accomplished musician from the United States. His musical style blends elements of electronic, experimental, and classical music, which has won him a dedicated fan base.

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Author:Daniel Lopatin

“If there is any selfish angle, then it would probably be me just knocking myself in the head, thinking "Is there anybody here? Am I still able to communicate with other musicians?"”

Ifs Thinking Stills Able Musician Communicate Selfish Angle Knocking

Author:Daniel Lopatin

“It can be really weird to say, 'Hey man, let's make a record and start with this horrible zither sound.' But I was obsessed with the idea of taking a sound and completely phenomenologically thrashing it."”

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Author:Daniel Lopatin

“Games is like hardwired plumbing in the house of pop. It's not pop itself, its sort of like the behind-the-scenes arteries and capillaries of pop music.”

Games House Behinds Scene Pops Pop Music Behind The Scenes Arteries Plumbing

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“We seem to invest so much time and belief that those things are stable in some way - something to build towards, or something to use to better understand where we come from. So often those expectations are just so out of line with how the universe works. I don't see it as a productive way of seeing the world, so, when I deal with that stuff formally - or when I try to allow it to inspire me - I'm open to it twisting itself up.”

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“I always fear with music that it can be too immediate - too geared toward a "get addicted to it and throw it away" mentality. I get so melancholic once I fall out of love with a piece of music, and I try to make music that I think will at least able to grow with me as I get older.”

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“I think, if you can only talk about your stuff in a jargonistic way, you're not as smart as you think. You're alienating people who deserve to have a conversation, or a place in the conversation. If you take the complete inverse and are staunchly anti-intellectual, then I think there's a certain amount of resentfulness in that. There's something about that standpoint that feels a little bit insecure.”

People Thinking Smart Deserve Insecure

Author:Daniel Lopatin

“I'm interested in philosophy, I studied it, and I also admit I try to read things that are way above me. I have a limit: I take what I need from it, and I do find that some of my favourite philosophical writings tend to be poppier. I admire smart people who are able to describe things simply or in a human, readable way.”

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“I don’t have a theoretical language for music. I’m really inspired by sculpture, so I like to say, ‘you’re not making music, you’re creating a space. You’re building a room, putting some objects in it, and seeing what happens to the objects over time.’”

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Author:Daniel Lopatin

About the Author

Born: July 25, 1982
Known for: Musician
Quotes: 9

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