Oneiric is the debut album by electronic musician Boxcutter

Boxcutter (musician)

Boxcutter is the pseudonym for Barry Lynn , an electronic musician from Northern Ireland whose work, due to its bass-led and rhythmically 2-step nature, is often categorised as dubstep, although in style and idiosyncrasies has more in common with IDM artists such as Squarepusher and µ-Ziq.-...

 (Barry Lynn). The word oneiric means "of or pertaining to dreams; resembling a dream, dreamlike".

This release established Boxcutter's experimental breaks and bass-driven style of music, which at first appraisal was labeled as dubstep

Dubstep

Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in south London, England. Its overall sound has been described as "tightly coiled productions with overwhelming bass lines and reverberant drum patterns, clipped samples, and occasional vocals"....

 because of its similar 2-step

2-step garage

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 rhythms and warped basslines. However, comparisons were also drawn to IDM

Intelligent dance music

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 in that most tracks featured heavy use of effects

Effects unit

Effects units are electronic devices that alter how a musical instrument or other audio source sounds. Some effects subtly "color" a sound, while others transform it dramatically. Effects are used during live performances or in the studio, typically with electric guitar, keyboard and bass...

 and processed samples of live instrumentation. "Tauhid", for instance, begins with a distorted flute sample that intercuts throughout the track, while "Sunshine V.I.P." features choppy, rapid-fire beat sequencing sourced from live drums in addition to a flute melody.

Lynn says of his approach to musicmaking:
The track "Hyloz" was used in Amon Tobin

Amon Tobin

Amon Adonai Santos de Araújo Tobin , known as Amon Tobin, is a Brazilian musician, composer and producer of electronic music. He is described as a virtuoso sound designer and is considered to be one of the most influential electronic music artists in the world...

's live mix set during his Foley Room

Foley Room

Foley Room is the sixth studio album by Brazilian artist Amon Tobin. It was released on March 5, 2007 by Ninja Tune.In the past, Tobin had created music through the sampling of old vinyl records. However, Foley Room is a marked departure from his traditional technique...

 tour in 2007, though it is mistakenly listed as "Grub" on the subsequent release

Foley Room Recorded Live In Brussels

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Track listing

1. "Tauhid" – 5:40
2. "Grub" – 6:18
3. "Skuff'd" – 5:17
4. "Gave Dub" – 4:28
5. "Brood" – 5:40
6. "Mossy" – 5:20
7. "Rikta" – 5:11
8. "Sunshine V.I.P." – 6:26
9. "Bad You Do" – 6:13
10. "Silver Birch Solstice" – 5:29
11. "Hyloz" – 5:12
12. "Chlorophyll" – 4:10