Alva Noto - univrs

http://www.raster-noton.net/

http://www.residenta...s.aspx?id=14748

http://www.factmag.c...s-on-new-album/

I refuse to buy another Alva Noto or Alva Noto related album until he releases 'Xerrox Vol. 3'.

seriously, where the fuck is xerrox 3???

  On 9/5/2011 at 10:37 PM, Alcofribas said:

seriously, where the fuck is xerrox 3???

he made an album about a type face?

On October 17, Carston Nicolai will release a new Alva Noto album through his label Raster-Noton.

Titled univrs, it explores similar themes to Nicolai’s 2008 Alva Noto album, unitxt. According to Raster-Noton’s press release, ”whereas the focus of unitxt was on the processing of rhythmic patterns (‘unit’ = unit of measurement, element) and information (‘txt’ = data, language), with univrs the focus is on the conceptual differentiation of a universal language (‘universum/universal’ = unity, entirety)”

Even more fun: on ‘uni acronym’, Anne-James Chaton makes a guest appearance, reading a “random narrative” of three-letter acronyms.

The album also contains a visual element, based on the “real-time manipulation of software-generated test images by audio signals” which Nicolai achieved by means of a custom built “unitxt box.” This routine features in Alva Noto’s live performances of the album, and can be seen on a DVD that comes with a special edition version of univrs, which will be available through Raster-Noton’s website.

Tracklist:

01. uni c

02. uni fac

03. uni asymmetric tone

04. uni rec

05. uni dia

06. uni iso

07. uni mode

08. uni acronym feat. Anne-James Chaton

09. uni asymmetric noises

10. uni deform

11. uni asymmetric III-IIII

12. uni syc

13. uni asymmetric sweep

14. uni pro

source:

http://www.factmag.com/2011/09/05/alva-noto-captures-the-univrs-on-new-album/

flol, spellcheck fail mr. Nicolai! again!

ok people there is a new RA podcast with Carlsten Nicolai

http://www.residenta...ode.aspx?id=276

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Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?

 

In a way it's kind of an Alva Noto techno-style mix.

The album is really nice.

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[youtubehd]ygBUWL7VEsQ[/youtubehd]

Oh man, that is nice.

That's actually a lot more interesting than I'd expected it would be. Perhaps I'll lift my 'Xerrox Vol. 3' boycott after all. :)

Fuck. Yes.

  On 9/12/2011 at 4:49 PM, m u st co n t r ol t h o 4 said:

ok people there is a new RA podcast with Carlsten Nicolai

 

http://www.residenta...ode.aspx?id=276

 

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Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?

 

In a way it's kind of an Alva Noto techno-style mix.

Can someone link me up with this mix? Or do I have to sign up to another website that I do not want emails from...

Man I missed tons of cool RA podcasts because of the same exact reason, I hate when sites do that. I started using fakeinbox.com a couple days ago and it seems to work fine. I just made a RA account for everyone:

Username: dudefuckoff

Password: dudefuckoff

Why not just make a gmail account to sign up to sites like that?

Btw: Univrs sounds a bit like Unitxt2

RA doesn't send out emails anyway.

  On 9/12/2011 at 6:23 PM, troon said:

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[youtubehd]ygBUWL7VEsQ[/youtubehd]

oh wow... I absolutely LOVE this! Any more samples from the album?

ooh, nice to read that he hasnt forgotten about the xerrox stuff.most looking forward to vol. 3

This album is fantastic!

fuck

[youtubehd]RaAsxo9u8tA&feature=related[/youtubehd]

  On 9/16/2011 at 6:05 AM, troon said:

fuck

 

[youtubehd]RaAsxo9u8tA&feature=related[/youtubehd]

INTENSE!! I was watching it full screen in a dark room... almost didn't make it, especially as it sped up near the end. Awesome track and awesome video! I'm buying this album as soon as it's released

I'm definitely getting the dvd version of this.

  On 9/16/2011 at 6:05 AM, troon said:

fuck [youtubehd]RaAsxo9u8tA&feature=related[/youtubehd]

I like! Not heard much of his stuff before, been listening to the odd album on Spotify (Insen, Unitxt) and I haven't been that impressed on first listen. What should I start with?

I think I'm more into the idea of Alva Noto than the music itself (Carlsten Nicolai is a very interesting multimedia artist and Raster Noton one of the coolest labels around). If you are looking for techno I prefer Signal's Robotron album, for ambient the Xerrox series. My favorite Alva Noto are the collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto, a sort of Brian Eno & Harold Budd for the 21st century.

Not impressed by this?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iABNDvZ8IA