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Welcome to The Newsletter of Alva Noto, Carsten Nicolai, and NOTON — March 2023
New Releases
N-058 . Alva Noto . Kinder der Sonne
- Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl
- Release Date: 05 May 2023
NOTON is pleased to announce the release of Kinder der Sonne, the new album by Alva Noto featuring music composed for the score of the theater piece Komplizen by Simon Stone.
The title comes from Maxim Gorky's play Children of the Sun, written in the context of the 1905 Russian Revolution. Simon Stone wrote the new play for the Burgtheater ensemble based on this drama.
The single Die Untergründigen unveils a romantic space, charting a sublime path with a new depth of harmonics and vibrant color. Piano phrases, extant yet ghostly, intersect layers upon layers of confluent warmth and cold digital sounds towering and mysterious despite their wispy forms. Intricately arranged, these textures fill the space at any time, fittingly evoking flux as if they were conceived and recorded on a slow ride across the ocean.
Across fourteen compositions, Alva Noto's Kinder der Sonne takes the listener into a sonic journey of emotional tension and release, revealing a particular kind of sci-fi lust fused with a satisfying suite of modern, minimalist, minimalist ambient classical.
Cover art design by Carsten Nicolai / Mastering by Bo @ Calyx
Pre-Listening (SoundCloud):
Tracklist (CD/Digital):
- 01. Kinder der Sonne - Intro
- 02. Verlauf
- 03. Die Untergründigen
- 04. Sehnsuchtsvoll
- 05. Ungewissheit im Sinus
- 06. Kinder der Sonne - Reprise
- 07. Unwohl
- 08. Sehnsuchtsvoll - Reverso
- 09. Ungewiss
- 10. Aufstand
- 11. Die Undergründigen - Redux
- 12. Virus
- 13. Son
- 14. Nie anhaltender Strom
Tracklist (Vinyl):
- A1. Kinder der Sonne - Intro
- A2. Verlauf
- A3. Die Untergründigen
- B1. Sehnsuchtsvoll
- B2. Ungewissheit im Sinus
- B3. Kinder der Sonne - Reprise
- C1. Unwohl
- C2. Sehnsuchtsvoll - Reverso
- C3. Ungewiss
- D1. Aufstand
- D2. Virus
- D3. Son
- D4. Nie anhaltender Strom
CD
- Price: 15 EUR (excl. VAT)
- 1 × Compact Disc, Special Folding Cover
- Size: 18 × 12.5 × 0.5 cm
Vinyl
- Price: 22 EUR (excl. VAT)
- 2 × 12 Inch 'Black' Vinyl, 33.3 rpm
- Size: 32 × 31.5 × 0.8 cm
New Performances
Xerrox Selected
Performed by Stargaze & Alva Noto / Conducted by André de Ridder
- 23 April 2023 @ Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, DE
- 26 April 2023 @ Barbican London, UK
- 28 April 2023 @ Philharmonie Luxembourg, LU
- 30 April 2023 @ Bozar Brussels, BE
» Elbphilharmonie Hamburg
» Barbican London
» Philharmonie Luxembourg
» Bozar Brussels
BALLET OF (DIS)OBEDIENCE (Music: Alva Noto)
@ DEPOT 1
- von Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln
- 24 March 2023 (Fri) - Premiere
- 25 (Sat), 26 (Sun) March, 14 (Fri), 15 (Sat), 16 (Sun) April 2023
- DEPOT 1
- Schauspiel Köln, Schanzenstrasse 6-20, 51063 Köln, DE
» Schauspiel Köln
Xerrox Vol.2 (Music: Alva Noto)
@ Festspielhaus Bregenz, Großer Saal
- von Richard Siegal / Ballet of Difference am Schauspiel Köln
- 01 April 2023 (Sat), 20:00
- Festspielhaus Bregenz
- Platz der Wiener Symphoniker 1, 6900 Bregenz, DE
» Kongresskultur Bregenz
New Exhibitions
Carsten Nicolai . Transmitter / Receiver – The Machine and The Gardener
@ Marsèll Paradise
- 15 April 2023 (during Milan Art Week)
- Marsèll Paradise Milano
- Via Privata Rezia, 2, 20135 Milano MI, IT
» Marsèll Paradise Milano
Current Exhibitions
Carsten Nicolai . Hand (1990)
Against the Grain. Prints from the Günther and Annemarie Gercken Foundation @ Kupferstich-Kabinett
- 03 March - 04 June 2023
- Kupferstich-Kabinett
- Residenzschloss, Taschenberg 2, 01067 Dresden, DE
» Kupferstich-Kabinett
» Against the Grain - Catalog
Carsten Nicolai . bausatz noto ∞
Broken Music Vol. 2 @ Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
- 17 December 2022 - 14 May 2023
- Hamburger Bahnhof – Nationalgalerie der Gegenwart
- Invalidenstraße 50-51, 10557 Berlin, DE
» Hamburger Bahnhof
Playlists
Spotify
WORSHIP THE GLITCH
Alva Noto's Artist Pick
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Spotify
PIANO PUR
Alva Noto's Artist Pick
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Spotify
RAW MINIMAL TECHNO
Alva Noto's Artist Pick
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Spotify
Alva Noto
NOTON Playlist
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NOTON Releases
N-057
Subterraneans
Alva Noto feat. Martin L. Gore & Willian Basinski
Vinyl, Digital
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N+003
ultratronics
Ryoji Ikeda
CD, Digital
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N-055
Summvs
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-054
Utp_ (reMASTER)
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with Ensemble Modern
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-053
Revep (reMASTER)
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-052
Insen (reMASTER)
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-051
Vrioon (reMASTER)
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N+002
WYGG [While Your Guitar Gently]
COH
CD, Digital
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N-056
HYbr:ID I
Alva Noto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N+001
IVIC
Saele Valese
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-049
Xerrox Vol. 4
Alva Noto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-048
A Forest
Alva Noto
Vinyl, Digital
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N-047
Alphabet
Alva Noto + Anne-James Chaton
CD, Digital
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N-046
Two
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-045R
UNIEQAV Remixes
Alva Noto
Digital
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N-045V
UNIEQAV Videos
Alva Noto
Digital
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N-045
UNIEQAV
Alva Noto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-044
Glass
Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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N-043
Live 2002
Mika Vainio + Ryoji Ikeda + Alva Noto
CD, Vinyl, Digital
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