Alva Noto - univrs

[Redruth]

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

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

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

[Jamesqdot]

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

[Alcofribas]

seriously, where the fuck is xerrox 3???

[Tauhid]

seriously, where the fuck is xerrox 3???

[patternoverlap]

he made an album about a type face?

[Guest khrimson]

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/

[Silent Member]

flol, spellcheck fail mr. Nicolai! again!

[Cazador Mod Unit]

ok people there is a new RA podcast with Carlsten Nicolai

 

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

 

Can you tell us about the idea behind the mix?

 

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

[Guest Enter a new display name]

The album is really nice.

[Redruth]

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[youtubehd]ygBUWL7VEsQ[/youtubehd]

[Silent Member]

Oh man, that is nice.

[Jamesqdot]

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. :)

[futureimage]

Fuck. Yes.

[Soloman Tump]

ok people there is a new RA podcast with Carlsten Nicolai

 

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

 

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...

[Cazador Mod Unit]

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

[Guest MortstoX]

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

 

Btw: Univrs sounds a bit like Unitxt2

[KGW]

RA doesn't send out emails anyway.

[crono3]

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[youtubehd]ygBUWL7VEsQ[/youtubehd]

 

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

[thief]

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

[crono3]

This album is fantastic!

[Redruth]

fuck

 

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

[crono3]

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

[Silent Member]

I'm definitely getting the dvd version of this.

[BUNKUM]

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?

[Cazador Mod Unit]

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