OLI XL Shares his much anticipated new music, ‘Lick The Lens – Pt. 1’

Oli XL surfaced with his now cult classic album Rogue Intruder, Soul Enhancer – a fragmented pop album recalling the playfulness of Basement Jaxx as much as humorless glitch. We’re now happy to present his much rumored next album Lick The Lens – a multi-part series.

It starts with Lick The Lens – Pt. 1: seven spectral songs, out today. Uniquely twisted patchwork samples, personal field recordings and playful melancholic pop vocals form opalescent menageries.

(Note from Oli: No singles!!! These songs belong together — so instead, I’m releasing the album in episodes. This is Part 1!! [ I’ve always loved K-pop’s mini-album format of 6–7 tracks: a perfect little world to step into.])

Self-produced, self-sung, self-shot, self-designed and self-aware, Oli XL is an architect of his own bubble – joined by trusted friends: Ouri, Ecco2k, Chanel Beads, james K, Valeria Litvakov and Iglooghost.

Watch the video here for LOVE & POP (ft. Chanelbeads)

LOVE & POP, a collaboration with Chanel Beads, merges Oli’s distorted pop instincts with the band’s slow-mo lament. On a whim, Oli & Ouri shot a video, terrorizing Centre Pompidou.

Ever transient, Oli XL broadcasts to us from London via New York City via Taipei via Berlin via Stockholm – muting the world along the way.