N-023 . Alva Noto . Transvision
- Release Date: 2004-12-01
- Format: Digital
- CAT. #: N-023
- Transvision
- Alva Noto
Digital Platform:
Transvision is Alva Noto’s extended play released in 2005 and the second installment of the “Transall” triptych – the series navigating the themes of the increasing speed of information flow, utopias, and the fragmentation of ideas.An essay by theorist and filmmaker Kodwo Eshun accompanies the record. The piece addresses the idea of freedom, intuition, and the possibility in the service of erecting a monument. His most compelling observation states that “the enigma of the sonic makes life vivid.”.
Alva Noto – Transrapid, Transvision, Transspray
The “Transall” triptych was originally released on three cds: Transrapid, Transvision and Transspray. Across the 3 installments particular emphasis is put on the rhythmic aspects of minimalism, utilising Carsten Nicolai’s minimal intricacies in brilliant white surroundings. There’s a sharp clarity to Nicolai’s construction’s that’s hard to dismember – you know that you shouldn’t be able to relate to this music’s scattered trajectory emotionally, and yet, in between moments of microscopic dissection and unusual arrangements – the material works on an astonishingly moving level.
