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Oval

Real Name:Markus Popp, Sebastian Oschatz, Frank Metzger
Profile:Oval was founded by Markus Popp, Sebastian Oschatz, Frank Metzger in Darmstadt, Germany in 1991. The 1993 debut 'Wohnton' included vocals, the following releases explored music composed of glitches and technical errors like skipping CDs. After their third release '94 Diskont' (1996) they split.
Nowadays Oval is Markus Popp only, whereas Frank Metzger works as Oval/Frank Metzger.
Members:Frank Metzger, Markus Popp, Sebastian Oschatz
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Releases:
Wohnton (CD, Album)   Ata Tak 1993
Systemisch (Album) ◄ (4 versions)   Mille Plateaux ... 1994
94diskont. (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Mille Plateaux ... 1995
Iso Fabric (CD)   Tokuma Japan Communications 1997
Aero Deko Europa (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Form & Function ... 1998
Dok (Album) ◄ (3 versions)   Thrill Jockey ... 1998
91/99demo (Cass)   Kessy Lux Organisation 1999
Szenario Europa (Maxi) ◄ (3 versions)   Form & Function ... 1999
Szenariodisk ◄ (2 versions)   Thrill Jockey ... 1999
Ovalprocess (Album) ◄ (6 versions)   Thrill Jockey ... 2000
Pre/Commers (CD)   Tokuma Japan Communications 2000
Ovalcommers (Album) ◄ (5 versions)   Thrill Jockey ... 2001
Re:Systemisch (2xCD)   Zomba Records, Form & Function 2001
Remixes:
Double Articulation > Another Plateau (CD) Sdii Audio Template (O... Sub Rosa 1996
Music For Workgroups - The Oval Remixes (Single) ◄ (2 versions) Untitled (Bubble Econo... Thrill Jockey ... 1996
Happy Ending / It's A Beautiful Day (12") Happy Ending (If Then ... Matador 1997
Reprovisers (12") Microstoria Runtime En... Thrill Jockey 1997
U.S.S.R. Reconstruction (Theories Explained) (12") U.S.S.R. Reconstructio... Toy's Factory 1997
Prayer / Salvation (EP) ◄ (2 versions) Discord (Oval Remix) Ninja Tune 1998
Remix Album: Happy End Of You ◄ (3 versions) Happy Ending (If Then ... Matador 1998
Reprovisersjapan (CD, Album, Dig) Microstoria Runtime En... Tokuma Japan Communications 1998
Springer (CD, Album) Sleepwalker Our Choice 1998
U.S.S.R. Reconstruction (Theories Explained) (Album) ◄ (2 versions) U.S.S.R. Reconstructio... Ninja Tune 1998
Ximer …C.C.C. Remix (Album) ◄ (3 versions) International Velvet (... Polystar ... 1998
Discord - Gütninja Remixes (CD, Album) Discord (Oval Remix) For Life Records 1999
Warp 10 Box (6xCD + Box) Big Loada (Oval Remix) SMEJ Associated Records 1999
Warp 10+3 Remixes (Comp) ◄ (6 versions) Big Loada Warp Records ... 1999
April >> Remixes (CD) April (Oval Remix) Sub Rosa 2001
Music On Canvas #2 April Remixes (CD, Album) April Remix Cirque Records (Japan) 2001
WSHT Radio Mix (CD, Album, Mixed) Big Loada Violent Turd 2003
Appears On:
Cardinal Mosaic (CD, Ltd, Car)   Cpt.Sparky Publications 1999
Undirected / Dok (CD, Album, Enh)   Ritornell 2000
Tracks Appear On:
Rosebud (Born To Be A Star) - The Great Collection V.1 (CD, Comp) Autre Regard Rosebud 1992
Techno Dance Party Volume 7 (2xCD, Comp, Mixed) I Don't Need Flarenasch 1993
Folds And Rhizomes For Gilles Deleuze (CD, Comp) SD II Audio Template Sub Rosa 1995
Modulation & Transformation II (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Untitled, Untitled Mille Plateaux 1995
The State Of E-Motion Volume 2 - Amanita (CD, Promo) Textuell E:Motion 1995
A Fault In The Nothing (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Smooth Space Audio 0.7b Ash International 1996
Double Articulation > Another Plateau (CD) Sdii Audio Template (O... Sub Rosa 1996
In Memoriam Gilles Deleuze (2xCD, Comp) You Are Here 0.9B Mille Plateaux 1996
Reprovisers ◄ (4 versions) Microstoria Runtime En... Mille Plateaux ... 1997
The Corners Of The Mouth - A Benefit For The School Of Sound (Comp) ◄ (2 versions) Polygon Med Pak Bubble Core Records 1997
Underwood 2 (CD, Enh) Sdii Audio Template Sub Rosa 1997
Episodic (CD, Mini) Ocker 0.9b PPT 1998
Modulation & Transformation 3 ◄ (3 versions) Indirekt 4 Mille Plateaux 1998
Modulations: Cinema For The Ear ◄ (3 versions) Textuell IMC Vision ... 1998
LMJ CD Series Volume 8: Ghosts And Monsters: Technology And Personality In Contemporary Music (CD, Comp) Vario Leonardo Music Journal, Electronic Music Foundation 1999
Elysian Fields (CD) Stück Centre Pompidou, Purple Books 2000
Kaktus Discos 3 (CD, Comp) Harm Kaktus (3) 2000
2001: A Hong Kong Odyssey (CD, Album) Drama HK 0.1 People Mountain People Sea 2001
4 Parabolic Mixes (2xCD) Fourth Parabolic Mix Sub Rosa 2001
Gold Teeth Thief ◄ (2 versions) Shop In Store Soot Records ... 2001
Rez Gamer's Guide To ... Analog 12 Inch EP Level 01 (12") Octaeder 0.1. Third Ear Recordings 2001
Tortoise. Arab Strap. Oval (Cass, Promo) Halve Rough Trade Germany 2001
Rez Gamer's Guide To ... (CD) Octaeder 0.1., P-Project Music Mine Inc. 2002
Rough Trade Shops - Electronic 01 (2xCD, Comp) Kardamom Mute Records Ltd. 2002
Seesound - Look At The Music (2xCD) Octal 0.2 Museum Of Contemporary Art, Denmark, Resonance.dk 2002
.Ilation (Comp) ◄ (3 versions) Quiro Sonig ... 2003
Haunted Weather. Music, Silence and Memory ◄ (2 versions) Untitled Staubgold ... 2004
Rhythm Science: Excerpts And Allegories From The Sub Rosa Archives ◄ (2 versions) April (Remix), April (... Sub Rosa ... 2004
Super Epic Thrill Jockey Mega Massive Anniversary Mix (CD, Ltd, Comp, Mixed) Oval Mega Mix Thrill Jockey 2007
Unofficial Releases:
Retro (CD, Mixed) Alles In Gedanken Wohnstubb Recordings 1999
User Reviews:
denisoliver, Mar 31, 2003

Frank Metzger, one of the Oval founding members, on the projects split in 95:
"Strictly speaking, neither Sebastian nor I actually left oval. In the summer of 95, it became clear that Markus had very different goals for oval than I did. Increasingly, he wanted to professionalize oval.
For him, it was no longer so much about the music and the fun that went along with it, than it was about strategical considerations and marketing. I wrote a letter to Markus regarding this, which he has not answered to this day.
With Sebastian, the situation was similar. He saw on television that he was no longer an oval member. In a piece on the Japanese tour of mouse on mars/microstoria/oval that was broadcasted by the German music television station VIVA, there was a subtitle in a video clip of one of the oval pieces, which read: "This video was generated on the computer by Markus Popp and ex-oval member Sebastian Oschatz." It’s pretty likely that Markus was responsible for this subtitle. And Sebastian also no longer has any kind of contact with Markus."

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