crono3 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 All I have of his is Xerrox Vol. 1 & 2 (which are both fantastic). I recently got to hear his upcoming Univers album and loved it... gonna purchase that the day it's released. I'm trying to get a little more into Alva Noto and he's got lots of stuff... so just looking for a bit of guidance on what I should check out (while waiting for Univers). I know Univers is a continuation of his Unitxt work... how's that album? For anyone who has heard Univers, how does it compare? I know he's got lots of work with Ryuichi Sakamoto which everyone raves about... but there is quite a bit of it. What would you consider the best starting place for that? Anything else I should check out? Or you can just list your favorite Alva Noto albums and why... any help is appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
khov Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 i dont have all of his records but the latest one by Sakamoto Noto is really good, not sure its the best as a starting point but actually it's a strong record. try to get the dvd Insen live with sakamoto, they're playing tracks from vrioon, insen & revep, i'm actually listening to it at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Insen and Insen Live are both astounding. Also check out his project as "Cyclo." with Ryoji Ikeda. Otherwise I'm not too knowledgeable about his music. Unitxt is good except for the songs where that guy is reading poetry in German or whatever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Cyclo, his collaboration with Ryoji Ikeda is very good. damnit cap Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soundwave Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Transform Transrapid Transvision Unitxt also check out Frank Bretsvhnider's Rhythm and EXP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ascdi Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 Unitxt = yes For 2 is also very very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest grue Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 I think Univrs is better than Unitxt. univrs is probably his best album outside the Xerrox stuff, imo. But Unitxt is great too. It's similar but harsher I think; there is less space and the textures are sharper than on Univrs. It all kind of sounds like the second half of Uni Iso, if you know what I mean. Anyway, I wanted to recommend some non-Alva Noto stuff that is good for similar reasons. You should try out his album under the name Aleph-1 for something sort of between his ambient work and his beat-oriented stuff like univrs/txt. Also, you would probably enjoy Byetone's 'Death of a Typographer' even though it's not a Carsten Nicolai project. It has a similar sound, but is closer to more traditional dance music. It's really fantastic. You could also check out the collab project between Alva Noto, Byetone and Frank Bretschneider called Signal; the album Robotron is good and similar to Univrs style. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crono3 Posted September 23, 2011 Author Share Posted September 23, 2011 Ooh, this is ALL good info! Thanks guys (especially grue)... I'll definitely check some of these out when I get a chance. And feel free to keep the recommendations coming... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest MortstoX Posted September 23, 2011 Share Posted September 23, 2011 First album by Kangding Ray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan C Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 I love the anbb album, might be worth a shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted September 24, 2011 Share Posted September 24, 2011 his mix for RA recently was pretty fun Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Richy Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Get byetone - death of a typographer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazador Mod Unit Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 If you like the Enter the Void's opening credits / guessing who is the new Kraftwerk you will love this Full screen please http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaAsxo9u8tA&feature=player_embedded Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Npoess Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 For the Ryuichi Sakamoto collaborations start with Insen: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8QutO38QRcs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Enter a new display name Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 Unitxt is good except for the songs where that guy is reading poetry in German or whatever. The guy speaks french and he enumerates random words in track 1 and numbers in track 5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
splesh Posted September 25, 2011 Share Posted September 25, 2011 The numbers being read are the numbers found on Carsten Nicolai's credit cards and other cards in his wallet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Super lurker ultra V12 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 If you like the Enter the Void's opening credits / guessing who is the new Kraftwerk you will love this Full screen please http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RaAsxo9u8tA&feature=player_embedded he used the new max/msp logo instead of the old one :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crono3 Posted September 26, 2011 Author Share Posted September 26, 2011 Well, I listened to some samples from recommended albums and decided to give Unitxt the first try... I'll let you know what I think when it arrives. Thanks again, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nil Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Xerrox Vol.1 is his best album. Absolutely stunning when played live. I love his TransAll trilogy too (already mentioned in this thread), TransSpray being IMO its best part. Also on Raster Noton, Ryoji ikeda's Data.Plex is an amazing album : Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted September 26, 2011 Share Posted September 26, 2011 Also on Raster Noton, Ryoji ikeda's Data.Plex is an amazing album : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F5hhFMSAuf4 yeah, it's a must have Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capsaicin Posted September 28, 2011 Share Posted September 28, 2011 +54395273451987692 for checking out Dataplex. An almost impossibly good album. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazador Mod Unit Posted October 8, 2011 Share Posted October 8, 2011 new Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto > top ten best album of the year new Alva Noto > still unlistenable sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crono3 Posted October 8, 2011 Author Share Posted October 8, 2011 I got Unitxt and have listened through it about 4 times so far... really good stuff! I've heard some people say it sounds harsh and annoying, but I actually find it quite soothing. Works very well in the background as I'm working on my computer (in the same way some Autechre stuff does). If anything, I would just prefer a little bit more variety as most tracks sound very similar... but I think Univers fixes that problem. I gotta say... I actually enjoy having the data tracks on there also, especially playing the album on shuffle. When I heard them as samples on Bleep I thought it was TERRIBLE to have those on there.... but I don't know, it just kinda makes sense in the context of the whole project. So thanks again, guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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