N-049 . Alva Noto . Xerrox Vol. 4

The first single “Xerrox Voyage” is out today

Format: Digital, CD, 2×LP
Release Date: 19 June 2020

Alva Noto returns to his much awaited Xerrox project with Vol. 4, the fourth installment of the five-piece intended series based on the concept of digital replication of source material.

Using the process of copying as a basis, the Xerrox series deals with the manipulation of data by means of endless reproduction. Due to the inherent fallacy of the procedure involving the making of copies made from other copies, everyday’s sounds become so altered that they can be hardly associated with the source material. As a result, entirely new sounds are created: copies of originals become originals themselves.

Following Xerrox Vol. 1 (2007), Vol. 2 (2009), Vol. 3 (2015), Carsten Nicolai continues the pentalogy eluding the accuracy and precise sound design for which he’s renowned, and turning to a more harmony-driven composition technique.

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N-048 . Alva Noto . A Forest (The Cure)

Alva Noto’s cover of The Cure’s 1980 track, ’A Forest’, 40 years from its release in the UK

Format: Digital Single + Limited Edition 12”
Release Date: 08 April 2020

“The Cure’s "A Forest” as has always reminded me of the feeling of "coming home”, and above all, the intro always gave me lots of emotions and excitement. I was fifteen years old when the song was released. At the time my desire for good music started to grow, and, of course, I would look for sounds that reflected the time and age I was living. “A Forest” is now a The Cure's classic, and I can’t think of another song which could be more representative of the band than this single - forty years after its release, I still bow to it and feel grateful that it exists.” — Carsten Nicolai

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