Alva Noto concludes the Uni-prefixed release cycle with Unieqav, the 3rd and most dancefloor-focused installment of the series. The follow-up to Unitxt (2008) and Univrs (2011) pairs pendulous minimal techno and electro rhythms with wide, sheer electronic drones in a way that strongly recalls recent Monolake output as well as Ilpo Väisänen in full swang. Pursuing the project's roots in the dancefloor of Tokyo's UNIT club to a satisfyingly logical endpoint, Nicolai rolls out 12 typically mercurial, yet gripping, sound designs defined by their fluid dynamics and seemingly fa… read more
Alva Noto concludes the Uni-prefixed release cycle with Unieqav, the 3rd and most dancefloor-focused installment of the series. The follow-up to Unit…read more
Alva Noto concludes the Uni-prefixed release cycle with Unieqav, the 3rd and most dancefloor-focused installment of the series. The follow-up to Unitxt (2008) and Univrs (2011) pairs pen… read more
Behind the Alva Noto moniker we find Carsten Nicolai, one of the most important sound explorers of our time. A student of Architecture in his formative years Alva Noto a visual artist who has forged a minimal aesthetic and a conceptual approach to his art. Sound is changed and evolved into time and space and transformed by tone oscillators and looping generators. Through these processes the essence of pure electricity is made audible. He works without sequencers, but mathematically edits his work to give his compositions precise rhythmic structures. Clicks and glitches are not used… read more
Behind the Alva Noto moniker we find Carsten Nicolai, one of the most important sound explorers of our time. A student of Architecture in his formative years Alva Noto a visual artist who h… read more
Behind the Alva Noto moniker we find Carsten Nicolai, one of the most important sound explorers of our time. A student of Architecture in his formative years Alva Noto a visual artist who has forged a minimal aesthetic and a conceptual… read more