Alva Noto - XERROX VOL. 4

[scumtron]

Yes please!

[Blir]

Nice. I hope it's closer in line with 1 or 2 than 3, which I thought was a slight drop off in quality.

[brisk]

2 hours ago, Blir said:

Nice. I hope it's closer in line with 1 or 2 than 3, which I thought was a slight drop off in quality.

3 was ok, but felt like a completely different sound compared to the first 2 releases. Xerrox 1 & 2 are absolute classics.

Edited February 21, 2020 by brisk

[Squee]

!!!!!!

[mcbpete]

2 hours ago, brisk said:

3 was ok, but felt like a completely different sound compared to the first 2 releases. Xerrox 1 & 2 are absolute classics.

For sure - I definitely liked 3 but it was no 1 or 2 ... The third one really reminded me of the OST to an indie game called Knytt Underground: 

 

[dr lopez]

ohhhhhh shitttttt. agree that 3 was not as good as 1 or 2 (!!!) but damn it was still good. great series, great artist, pumped af for this one.

[someguy]

HOLY SHIT LET'S GO

Here's what the tracklist seems to be, based off of the Instagram post:

01 Xerrox Kirlian (06'12'')

02 Xerrox Neige (04'56'')

03 Xerrox Voyage (03'50'')

04 Xerrox Plongée(?) (05'36'')

05 Xerrox Cosmos (03'52'')

06 Xerrox Ile(?) (06'24'')

07 Xerrox Argo (05'32'')

08 Xerrox Calypsoid 1 (04'33'')

09 Xerrox Canaux (04'14'')

10 Xerrox Utopia (03'06'')

11 Xerrox Sans Retour (04'26'')

12 Xerrox Calypsoid 2 (11'06'') (!!!)

13 Xerrox Apesanteur (04'32'')

14 Xerrox Néant (02'54'')

Total length (if I got the track times right): 1:11:02

...Effectively making this the longest Xerrox release, beating Volume 2 by like five minutes. Can't friggin wait, omg.

Edited February 22, 2020 by someguy

[Jafs]

55 minutes ago, someguy said:

HOLY SHIT LET'S GO

Here's what the tracklist seems to be, based off of the Instagram post:

01 Xerrox Kirlian (06'12'')

02 Xerrox Neige (04'56'')

03 Xerrox Voyage (03'50'')

04 Xerrox Plongée(?) (05'36'')

05 Xerrox Cosmos (03'52'')

06 Xerrox Ile(?) (06'24'')

07 Xerrox Argo (05'32'')

08 Xerrox Calypsoid 1 (04'33'')

09 Xerrox Canaux (04'14'')

10 Xerrox Utopia (03'06'')

11 Xerrox Sans Auteur(??) (04'25'')(?)

12 Xerrox Calypsoid 2 (11'06'') (!!!)

13 Xerrox Apesanteur (no idea-- 03'32''?)

14 Xerrox Néant (02'54'')

Total length (if I got the track times right): 1:10:01

...Effectively making this the longest Xerrox release, beating Volume 2 by a few minutes. Can't friggin wait, omg.

 

11 Xerrox Sans Auteur(??) (04'25'')(?) -> Xerrox sans retour

Edited February 22, 2020 by Jafs

[Jafs]

There titles are making reference to the sea a lot... maybe it's how it's be under-titled?

(X V1: Old World, X V2: To the New World, X V3: Towards Space)

[someguy]

19 minutes ago, Jafs said:

 

11 Xerrox Sans Auteur(??) (04'25'')(?) -> Xerrox sans retour

fix'd, thanks

[Extralife]

HYPE. 
 

Love xerrox and Ryuichi collabs. No way this will fail to impress.

[purlieu]

I did a Google search just last week to see if there was any news on a fourth volume, being listening to the first two loads recently. Never got into the third, maybe it's time to revisit...

[Squee]

On 2/23/2020 at 2:29 AM, Extralife said:

No way this will fail to impress

[splesh]

Always excited for more Carsten Nicolai anything

[Alcofribas]

Hell yes. The first one is easily his best record and one of my all time faves

[dr lopez]

hi alco we miss u 

 

love, d-lo

[Alcofribas]

hi d-o i luv u

i'll always be here. for the rush, the adaptation, etc

[dr lopez]

the general banterness of the act

[BobDobalina]

Hey funboys get a room

Also, Vol. 2 is obvs the best thus far

[Alcofribas]

this is our room, m9

[dr lopez]

someones jealous

[someguy]

Here's some neat information for Volume 4 for anyone curious:

https://inverted-audio.com/feature/alva-noto-reflects-on-his-collaborations-with-ryuichi-sakamoto-anne-james-chaton/

from the end of this interview:

And what are your plans for next year?

Right now I’m starting to record ‘Xerrox Volume 4’ – I’ve already started working on it for a couple of months….the obsession with copying and more melodic ambient non rhythmic stuff. I would love to finish that by the end of the year and then maybe put it out by the end of March 2020.

They seem to be getting more melodic these Xerrox releases?

Yes, at the beginning they were more experimental and noisy. Volume 3 was much more melodic in a way and less experimental. I became very interested in more of a cinematic experience of the Xerrox pieces so I’ve been creating something that would work like a soundtrack and I think this is the reason as well that I was involved in ‘The Revenant‘ soundtrack. We are planning a really interesting show for Xerrox in London in 2020, I’m not sure if I can mention it but…

also here's the album cover, confirmed on his insta back in january :)

 

 

[Blir]

I'm not going to pretend like I'm not sad the noisier elements are getting buried further.

[Nil]

Saw Xerrox Vol 1 live back in 2006. One of the finest shows I’ve attended. I hope he’ll tour Vol 4 as well.

[purlieu]

Least surprising album cover in the history of album covers.