Alva Noto - HYbr:ID I

Loving it too!!

It’s on the wheels of steel right now (well iphone and HomePod)

I love this, I think it's my favorite of all of his albums. The balance of rhythm and atmosphere is perfect

Excellent two opening and two ending tracks where the tunes hubble and bubble to life but the bit in the middle didn’t really do much for me. But that’s just after a couple of plays. 

it's pretty good

Like it. Pan Sonic vibes.

This is my first Alva Noto but I like it! Reminds me of Ryoji Ikeda a bit

  On 11/16/2021 at 9:16 AM, thumbass said:

This is my first Alva Noto but I like it! Reminds me of Ryoji Ikeda a bit

  On 11/15/2021 at 4:04 PM, Enthusiast said:

Like it. Pan Sonic vibes.

I was getting some Ø vibes - in particular the latter portion of oval p-dance - should receive my copy tomorrow, will wait until tomorrow night for a re-listen.

Nice hybrid representation of all of Carsten's styles, no doubt. Really impressed with the vinyl presentation as well. Top notch release! 

On first listen I'd say it's alright but I wasn't desperate to give it a relisten right away. Maybe it's a grower.

i do wish there was a bit more variety here but he probably doesnt have much variety in his albums (this is my third album from him, prev 2 were XERROX 4 & unitxt and i would be down for recommendations!!!) besides that i'd say this is really good!! will definitely be following this series as it goes on

  On 11/17/2021 at 11:45 PM, X4creek said:

i do wish there was a bit more variety here but he probably doesnt have much variety in his albums (this is my third album from him, prev 2 were XERROX 4 & unitxt and i would be down for recommendations!!!) besides that i'd say this is really good!! will definitely be following this series as it goes on

You should certainly check out the rest of the XERROX and Uni series, but I'd say:

Unieqav is a great album of his more beat focused work. Some really nice tracks with his machine funk vibe. UNI CHORD is worth the price of admission alone (IMO)

The two albums on Line are also worth checking out for something a little different, For and For 2. Two albums of dedications that cover a 'broad' range of styles for him. 

And the first Opto Files album with Opiate. 

I love the TransAll series. Saw him live back then, it was immense. Saw Xerrox live too, before the first volume was even announced, and it was beyond stunning.

  On 11/17/2021 at 11:45 PM, X4creek said:

 and i would be down for recommendations!!!) 

A few of my most played Alva Noto tracks. And as mentioned Unieqav is a great album.

  On 11/17/2021 at 11:45 PM, X4creek said:

i do wish there was a bit more variety here but he probably doesnt have much variety in his albums (this is my third album from him, prev 2 were XERROX 4 & unitxt and i would be down for recommendations!!!) besides that i'd say this is really good!! will definitely be following this series as it goes on

I recommend the collabs with Ryuichi Sakamoto too, particularly Insen, Vrioon, Summvs and Utp_ 

When listening to ''HYbr:ID oval blackhole'', I think it's clear he has used the sounds from VIGO/LIGO capturing for the first time the signal of 2 black holes merging together.

This sounds so amazing on speakers!!

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On a side note, an Alva Noto installation is part of this exhibition that’s on in London till next month. 

https://www.180thestrand.com

  On 11/21/2021 at 9:33 PM, petsim said:

On a side note, an Alva Noto installation is part of this exhibition that’s on in London till next month. 

 

https://www.180thestrand.com

Missed the Ikeda that was on there, tempted by this. 

Released earlier today. 

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WARNING: This video may potentially trigger seizures for people with photosensitive epilepsy. Viewer discretion is advised.

Artist talk streamed live today, Q&A at the end. Had it on in the background, so need to have a proper listen, heard "Wittgenstein" and "Cosmic Ray Detection" mentioned, and he talks about the Virus series in the Q&A. 

I generally much prefer his ambient stuff over his beats but this is a nice middle ground.

Atmospheric, groovy, highly detailed and wonderfully textured. This might end up being one of my favorite solo works of his.

  On 11/19/2021 at 10:07 AM, petsim said:

I recommend the collabs with Ryuichi Sakamoto too, particularly Insen, Vrioon, Summvs and Utp_ 

 

God yes. When I first heard Vrioon all those years ago it was a transformative moment I think. Still gets played often.

  On 11/26/2021 at 8:36 AM, chenGOD said:

God yes. When I first heard Vrioon all those years ago it was a transformative moment I think. Still gets played often.

This is out today. A rework of a piece from a live album that i wasn’t aware of:

https://boomkat.com/products/monomom