ØR is the third album (and first record since 2015) by the Italian avant-rock band Oslo Tapes. The album’s press release claims that “ØR” is Norwegian for “dizzy, confusing.” The author of this review doesn’t speak Norwegian, but any Norwegian-to-English translator he used claimed that it either translated to “giddy” or “ear.” Regardless of ØR’s literal translation, the thesis statement set out in the album title is to create “…a dizzying ride through a feverish dreamscape of imaginary Norwegian highlands painted in cubistic shapes.” The album incorporates a plethora of musical stylings from prog, indie, dance, krautrock, and alternative in conjunction with low, dream-pop vocals and atmospheric audio details to create a unique ambient experience. If ØR is a translation for ear, then the ti...
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