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Welcome to The Newsletter of Alva Noto, Carsten Nicolai, and NOTON — September 2023

New Performances

BERLIN ROM EXPRESS 2023

@ Villa Massimo

08 September 2023 (Fri), 20:30-24:00
@ Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo
Largo di Villa Massimo 1–2, 00161 Rome, IT

BERLIN ROM EXPRESS returns to Villa Massimo for the sixth time. For this occasion, André Jürgens and Carsten Nicolai (alias Alva Noto), the curators of the project, have invited Nazanin Noori, Electric Indigo and Robert Henke to perform live. Visuals by Markus Heckmann and Benjámin Sugár accompany the performances. Alva Noto will perform a DJ set.

Registration is required to attend the event. The registration link will be active on the website on Thursday 7 September 2023 at 14:00.

» BERLIN ROM EXPRESS 2023 (DE)
» BERLIN ROM EXPRESS 2023 (IT)

Alva Noto . UNI-HYbr:ID

@ Smart Life Festival

28 September 2023 (Thu), 21:00-22:00
Teatro Storchi
Largo G. Garibaldi, 15, 41124 Modena, IT

» Smart Life Festival: Alva Noto

New Exhibition

Carsten Nicolai . Unicolor

LUX: Poetic Resolution @ Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Group Exhibition

05 September - 31 December 2023
@ DDP Museum 2F Exhibition Hall 2
281, Eulji-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul, KR

» LUX: Poetic Resolution
» Ticket

Carsten Nicolai . Strahlen / Raggi

@ FMAV, Solo Exhibition

15 September 2023 - 11 February 2024
@ FMAV - Palazzina dei Giardini
Corso Cavour, 2, 41121 Modena, IT

» FMAV

Carsten Nicolai . Autonomo

@ Oku-Noto Triennale 2023, Group Exhibition

23 September - 12 November 2023
Exhibition Area Misaki｜Former Awazu nursery
MAPCODE (GPS input)｜329 836 810*07
Suzu City, Ishikawa, JP

» Oku-Noto Triennale 2023: Carsten Nicolai
» Oku-Noto Triennale 2023

New Releases

N-061 . Alva Noto . HYbr:ID II

Format: Digital, CD, Vinyl
Release Date: 13 October 2023

Pre-Order/Pre-Save is Available on

» NOTON SHOP and Digital Platforms

HYbr:ID Vol. 2 is the second installment of Alva Noto's HYbr:ID series initiated in 2021.

The new album captures the music commissioned to score Richard Siegal's Ectopia performed in 2021 by Tanztheater Pina Bausch with Shooting into the Corner (2008-09) by Anish Kapoor.

Building upon the blend of immersive dub and electronica from the first installment, HYbr:ID Vol. 2 takes the listener on a journey into the realm of intricately manipulated digital production. These ten compositions delve into infinity, drawing inspiration from resonance and elasticity, concepts rooted in Minkowski's four-dimensional spacetime model.

Throughout the album, Carsten Nicolai summons precise rhythmic patterns that gracefully hover, reminiscent of celestial bodies orbiting in perfect cosmic unison. The sonic landscape gradually unfolds with somber and brooding tones, incorporating spacious sound design, ethereal atmospheres, and cascading metallic percussions. These elements are delicately crafted with artistic finesse, set against a backdrop of expansive dub textures. At times, the music takes unforeseen turns, as melancholic chords skitter and meander through a digital haze, evoking an atmosphere of introspection and emotion. The ten compositions are accompanied by graphic notations informed by the album's sonic and acoustic codes.

HYbr:ID Vol. 2 will be released digitally as well as a limited edition vinyl and CD with Booklet.

Album Art Designed by Carsten Nicolai & Nibo / Mastering by Bo @ Calyx