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Anyone listen to Alva.Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto?

A friend just gave me the album Vrioon by Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto. I'm only listening to it on my headphones and all I can say is WOW. This is some wild stuff with really compelling sonics. I'm sort of at a failure to describe it. Very dischordant and minimalist piano overlayed/interwoven with all sorts of digital feedback (Sakamoto is a pretty pioneering electronic composer) Anyone else able to do this a little better justice with the (digital) pen?
mimberman
audiofeil
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If you like Vrioon, check out "Casa" by Sakamoto, Paula Morelenbaum (vocals) and Jaques Morelenbaum (cello). Killer stuff.
Bill
mimberman OP
299 posts
 
Thanks for the tip Bill!
bthogan
37 posts
 
Wish I'd seen this earlier...I'm amazed by all of the Sakamoto/Noto cds: Vrioon, Summvs, Insen, Revep. Acoustic piano, glitch, combinations thereof, with a touch of dub. Previously unheard sounds that make perfect sense.

Recorded immaculately, like most of that German stuff (Raster-Noton, Basic Channel, Kompakt).

You might want to try some Sakamoto with Christopher Willits (Ocean Fire, Ancient Futures). Also, Taylor Deupree, Stephan Mathieu. Deupree has also done collabs with Willits, and Mathieu, among others. 12k label, here in US. And of course, Fennesz. A lot of great stuff out there these days that you might call electronica, or ambient, or something. Good listening.
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