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Welcome to The Newsletter of Alva Noto, Carsten Nicolai, and NOTON — November 2024 #2

New Releases

N-062 . Alva Noto . Xerrox Xenonym

(First Digital Single from Xerrox Vol. 5)

Format: Digital
Release Date: 8 November 2024

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NOTON is pleased to share the first single titled Xerrox Xenonym from Alva Noto’s upcoming album Xerrox Vol. 5. Stream and download available on all platforms. The sonic atmosphere of Xerrox Vol. 5 is one of profound dissolution. “I wasn’t initially interested in strong, emotional melodic aspects,” Nicolai shares, “but I realized that the fragment plays a central role.” This shift leads to an emotionally charged experience, imbued with melancholy and the bittersweet essence of farewell.

NOTON Himekuri Calendar 2025 (N×012)

Price: 40 EUR (excl. VAT)
Size: 165 × 108 mm
Pages: 368
Release Date: 29 November 2024

NOTON Himekuri Calendar 2025 is a tear-off calendar featuring a blend of Japanese, Chinese, and Western astrological information, alongside important astronomical and historical data. Expertly crafted at a traditional Japanese printing house with years of experience, the calendar measures approximately 16.5 cm in height and 11 cm in width. Available in a limited edition of just 250 copies, the NOTON Himekuri Calendar 2025 will be offered exclusively through the NOTON shop.

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» NOTON SHOP

NOTON Himekuri Notebook 2025 (N×013)

Price: 40 EUR (excl. VAT)
Size: 165 × 108 mm
Pages: 368
Release Date: 29 November 2024

NOTON Himekuri Notebook 2025 is a highly limited edition piece, with only 100 copies available on the NOTON shop. Printed at a traditional Japanese printing house with years of expertise, the notebook measures approximately 16.5 cm high and 11 cm wide. Each notebook comes with a 380 g/m² cardboard sheet, featuring ruled lines and scales in both centimeters and inches, with matte lamination on both sides to assist with writing.

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» NOTON SHOP

N-050s . Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto . V.I.R.U.S. Box Set (with 5 Albums)

Format: CD Box Set, Vinyl Box Set
Release Date: 29 November 2024

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» NOTON SHOP

Due to special protective packaging, the 'Vinyl' Box Set can only be purchased 1 copy per order and cannot be purchased with other items.

NOTON releases Limited Edition Vinyl and CD Box Set of Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto’s V.I.R.U.S.

Pioneers in their own musical approaches, Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto, began their exploration of sound in the evocatively titled V.I.R.U.S. series in 2002. After more than a decade from the release of the collection's final installment with Summvs in 2011, NOTON reissued all the five albums between May and November 2022.

With its impressionistic atmosphere, in this collaborative project two generations met and shared the idea of electronic music as an inspiration source for new musical structures. Over a series of five albums, Vrioon (2002), Insen (2005), Revep (2006), utp_ (2008), and summvs (2011), the duo have explored blending electronic and acoustic sounds into a meditative whole that is at once expressive, breathing and precision-engineered.

Remastered in collaboration with Calyx Mastering, the recordings of Vrioon, Insen, Revep, Utp_, and Summvs are made available on vinyl and CD under the title ‘reMASTER‘, accompanied by exclusive, unreleased compositions and housed in a beautifully designed sleeve with original cover art by Carsten Nicolai.

Vinyl Box Set

Price: 173 EUR (excl. VAT)
1 × Slipcase + 5 Albums (9 × Vinyl)
Size: 33 × 32 × 5 cm

CD Box Set

Price: 120 EUR (excl. VAT)
1 × Slipcase + 5 Albums (5 × CD)
Size: 19 × 13.5 × 3.5 cm

New Performances

Alva Noto . Xerrox Vol. 4 (Ensemble Modern Version)

11 November 2024, 20:30
@ Verkadefabriek, Grosser Saal
Boschdijkstraat 45, 5211 VD 's-Hertogenbosch, NL

» Verkadefabriek
» Ensemble Modern

Alva Noto . Xerrox Vol. 4 (Ensemble Modern Version)

13 November 2024, 20:15
@ Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ, Grosser Saal
Piet Heinkade 1, 1019 BR Amsterdam, NL

» Muziekgebouw
» Ensemble Modern

Alva Noto . Xerrox Vol. 4 (Ensemble Modern Version)

22 November 2024, 20:00
@ DE SINGEL, Rode Zaal
Desguinlei 25, 2018 Antwerp, BE

» DE SINGEL
» Ensemble Modern

Alva Noto + Christian Fennesz . Continuum

In the spirit of Ryuichi Sakamoto

17 November 2024, 21:00
@ Auditorium Parco della Musica, Sala Santa Cecilia
Via Pietro de Coubertin, 30, 00196 Roma RM, IT

» ROMAEUROPE Festival 2024
» ROMAEUROPE Festival 2024: Alva Noto + Christian Fennesz

Current Exhibitions

Carsten Nicolai . Sign

Höhe × Breite × Tiefe (Group Exhibition)

01 November - 20 December 2024
@ Galerie EIGEN + ART Leipzig
Spinnereistraße 7 I Halle 5 D, 04179 Leipzig, DE

» Galerie EIGEN + ART
» Galerie EIGEN + ART: Höhe × Breite × Tiefe

Alva Noto . HYbr:ID Session

ENNOVA Art Biennale (Group Exhibition)

Director/Art Direction: Carsten Nicolai + Krsn Brasko
27 October 2024 - 30 April 2025
@ ENNOVA Art Museum
Langfang, Hebei, CN

» ENNOVA Art Biennale
» ENNOVA Art Biennale: Artists

Alva Noto . HYbr:ID

Solo Exhibition

12 October 2024 - 09 March 2025
@ MUAC - Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo
Insurgentes Sur 3000, Centro Cultural Universitario, Delegación Coyoacán, C.P. 04510 Ciudad de México

» Alva Noto - HYbr:ID @ MUAC