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We had already heard various murmurings about his third pick of the week, Oneohtrix Point Never, a highly unusual and experimental NYC musician who was said to be operating at several removes from today's vaguely interconnected chillwave and witch house/drag scenes. There was also an article written by Guardian contributor Simon Reynolds for the Village Voice earlier this year that discussed Oneohtrix's Daniel Lopatin and his numerous projects. Via his YouTube alias, sunsetcorp, there was his version -- or "echo jam", as Lopatin labels it -- of Chris de Burgh's ghastly 80s hit Lady in Red, which used various synth and looping techniques to transform it into a work of such disarming, heart-rending beauty that it prompted comments ranging from "the single greatest experience I have ever had" to "the sole reason YouTube should exist".