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The inimitable @Noton-info label's only release of 2021 comes courtesy of @AlvaNoto, with his 'HYbr:ID Vol.1' album, a collection of music composed for a choreographic piece performed by the Staatsballett Berlin in 2019.

HYbr:ID Ⅰ

Alva Noto - HYbr:ID oval hadron Ⅱ [NOTON]

This piece is part of my new album titled "In a Few Places Along the River" released today 01 February 2022 via Bandcamp.

https://abulmogard.bandcamp.com/album/in-a-few-places-along-the-river

In a Few Places Along the River

01/02/2022

Against a White Cloud

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Vincenzo Ramaglia - La parole 1 (Alva Noto Remix)

Obscura

BEATRICE DILLON - Drum programming, electronics, synthesizer, bass guitar, field recordings

RUPERT CLERVAUX - Vibraphone, drums, percussion, field recordings, additional drum programming


A Different River Once - Beatrice Dillon & Rupert Clervaux

VINYL, DIGITAL, CD: http://bit.ly/N45-NOTON-SHOP

N-45 - ALVA NOTO - UNIEQAV
RELEASE DATE: MARCH 16TH, 2018

The Uni series began when Alva Noto was booked to play live at the club UNIT in Tokyo, and had to adapt his sound accordingly for that environment.

‘UNIEQAV’ follows-on from and develops the concept of Alva Noto’s ‘Unitxt’ and ‘Univrs’ albums, and completes the third part in the trilogy, whereby each record is both unique and part of the bigger picture. This is also mirrored in the artwork for each release, which when combined form a triptych spelling ‘Uni’.

Described by Carsten as “sonically representing an underwater dive”, the gleaming ‘UNIEQAV’ brings as usual an inherent artistic, conceptual and scientific depth. Mathematics, data, unit systems, grids, rhythms, codes, text, language, spoken word, DNA, science technology and nature are all utilised, for both inspiration and execution.

As with the last two Uni releases, the French sound poet Anne-James Chaton collaborates here, on ‘Uni Dna’. Where on previous records Chaton first provided a vocal track to which Nicolai composed, this time the duo flipped it; the poet wrote for an existing track, adding his unique vocal approach to recite amino acids that constitute the DNA molecule.

Regarding Carsten’s interest in 3D sound design and building sonic spaces, ‘UNIEQAV’ transports the listener to a modern, spacious and zen-like place for meditative movement. But conversely the album works equally well in a dark club - as for every glistening digital spark and simple, emotive melody - there’s a stealthy bassline, frenetic drum pattern and colossal low-end thump.

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Unieqav

Uni Sub

Alva Noto - Uni Sub

with »redsuperstructure«, robert lippok created a new foundation for his musical endeavors. now – 7 years later – this system properly comes to life on »applied autonomy«. the title of the new album is a clear indicator as to what the berlin-based producer has been up to during the last couple of years, both on a conceptual level as well as how he molds his ideas into tracks.

»applied autonomy« orchestrates a certain state of frantic standstill, which occurs once a structure is set. has this state been reached, the artist is free to focus on other equally important aspects, balancing the various shades, pushing ideas even further to really make them shine and blossom in their self-declared autonomy. the more light one lets in, the more layers become visible.

layers are key when it comes to understanding »applied autonomy«. big chunks of the material with which the album has been produced derive from sketches specifically made for a club performance.

rather than meticulously devising each and every detail, lippok focussed instead on recording as many fragments as possible in a short period of time, elements which he could later combine and layer on stage. based on this material and his experience experimenting with it in a live environment, the album slowly began to shape. an album culminating in a collaboration with klara lewis, with whom lippok spent 2 days at the EMS studios in stockholm, approaching the idea of autonomy from yet another angle. during the session, both musicians played and performed simultaneously, yet not explicitly together, lost in their own thoughts and ideas, only subconsciously taking in what the other one was coming up with. the result is »samtal«, 14 minutes of a constantly evolving state of poise, magically connecting all the dots lippok had already defined as »applied autonomy«.

the artwork for »applied autonomy« has been created by the berlin-based argentinian artist luca gutierrez. over the last couple of years, he has made a name for himself with his spectacular AV performances.

Applied Autonomy

robert lippok »all objects are moving« taken from »applied autonomy«

We’ve been anticipating Marcel Fengler’s next date with us this coming Saturday for some time now. The IMF founder will be presenting the sound of his label in Room Two alongside FJAAK and Thomas Hessler, while Jeff Mills makes a return alongside Craig Richards and JP Enfant in Room One.

It’s a timely date for Fengler, as he also prepares for the release of his IMF10 compilation. Split across three parts, the forthcoming release features remixes and new material from a range of highly-respected producers, aimed at “detailing the past, present and future” of the imprint.

Part 1 of the compilation focusses on the deeper side of Fengler’s artistic vision, opening with experimental artist Alva Noto reworking the modern classic Sphinx. Ahead of the weekend, Fengler sent the track over to us to share as a premiere. 

Marcel Fengler brings IMF to Room Two this Saturday: fabricldn.co/s530r6

Tickets for 31/03

Premiere: Sphinx (Alva Noto Remodel) - Marcel Fengler [IMF]

Katharina Ernst - X 01 [V_011]

Field recordings used on this track captured march 2001 at Venice Beach, Los Angeles, CA and at a hotel pool near Big Sur River. Computer voice: Viki MacInthosh. A slightly different 5.1 version of this track is hidden somewhere in the X-Box 360 version of the Spider Man III game. This is more a background loop than a piece of music...

Monolake Venice Beach

"Reiterations" by First Tone from "Reactions" 2xLP/Digital due out October 2019.

"Reiterations" by First Tone

NOTON – founded by Carsten Nicolai as a small imprint in 1994 – began its activities in 1996 with the release of noto’s “spin”. a collaboration with RasterMusic began the same year, and by 1999 the two labels had merged into Raster-Noton. In 2017, NOTON will start working independently again by releasing Alva Noto’s entire back catalogue, and the label is currently planning releases for the future too. Ongoing projects and collaborations include: Noto, Alva Noto, Opto (Thomas Knak + Alva Noto), cyclo.  (Ryoji Ikeda + Alva Noto), ANBB: Alva Noto + Blixa Bargeld, Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto, Anne-James Chaton + Alva Noto + Andy Moore, ø + Noto.

Alva Noto - Uni Sub

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