NOTON

25/09/2024

NOTO ∞ (ENDLESS LOOP COLOR EDITION) is now available on the NOTON shop as well as digitally on all platforms.

Vinyl Box Set: https://noton.info/product/n-042/
Stream & download: https://idol-io.ffm.to/notoendlessloop

Limited edition of 1000 copies worldwide, in collaboration with The Vinyl Factory.

13/09/2024

NOTON and The Vinyl Factory are pleased to announce the release of the new edition of (alva noto) Carsten Nicolai’s ∞ (Endless Loop Color Edition), under his alias noto.

Pre-order: https://noton.info/product/n-042/

This new limited edition box set celebrates Carsten Nicolai’s beloved interactive installation, bausatz noto, currently featured at The Vinyl Factory: Reverb exhibition at 180 Studios.

15/08/2024

alva noto – HYbr:ID Session

With support of ArtScience Museum
Marina Bay Sands, Singapore

Art direction: Carsten Nicolai + Krsn Brasko
Editing / photography / light programming: Pfa-studios
Digital visual programming: Nibo
Assistance: Nibo, Rosa Merk, Marco Ciceri

ALVA NOTO – HYBR:ID SESSION2021DIRECTOR / ART DIRECTION: CARSTEN NICOLAI + KRSN BRASKOEDITING / PHOTOGRAPHY / LIGHT PROGRAMMING: PFA-STUDIOSDIGITAL VISUAL PR...

23/07/2024

"At that time, my favourite records were those that featured just sounds—a kind of sample library intended for the soundtracks of Super 8 films, as video didn’t exist back then. I believe the very first record I received was a children’s record featuring a fairy tale." - Carsten Nicolai (alva noto) on his favourite Vinyl releases and more. Full interview on The Vinyl Factory.

Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto joins us to discuss his relationship with vinyl and 5 records that have influenced him.

08/07/2024

alva noto . HYbr:ID Sync Inter
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ1e9UP_J8M

From the album HYbr:ID III
Vinyl, CD & booklet: https://noton.info/product/n-064/

Video by TITANFILM Berlin
Photography: Matthias Hecht
Director: Mario Spiegel

From Alva Noto's album HYbr:ID III Vinyl: https://noton.info/product/n-064/Stream & download: https://idol-io.ffm.to/alvanotohybridiiiRelease date (vinyl, di...

05/07/2024

alva noto's album HYbr:ID III is now available on a limited edition vinyl, CD & digitally on all platforms: https://idol-io.ffm.to/alvanotohybrid3

Included with the release is a booklet showcasing drawings and graphic scores, reflecting the artist's interest in new system of musical notation.

03/07/2024

alva noto shares the single 'HYbr:ID Noh Talk' from the upcoming album 'HYbr:ID III'. Listen on Headphone Commute

Vinyl, CD & booklet pre-order: https://noton.info/product/n-064/
Full album out this Friday, July 5th.

… heterogeneous compositional methods that converge in music fusing geometries, dystopias and scientifc references…

14/06/2024

alva noto shares the single ‘HYbr:ID Sync Dark’ from the upcoming album ‘HYbr:ID III’.

Stream & download: https://idol-io.ffm.to/hybridsyncdark
Vinyl, CD & booklet pre-order: https://noton.info/product/n-064/
Full album out on July 5th.

27/05/2024

Drawing inspiration from Noh, a traditional Japanese musical drama dating back to the 14th century, alva noto's HYbr:ID III reflects the genre's distinctive rhythmic movements and its nuanced expression of emotions through subtle gestures.

Full video & pre-order: https://idol-io.ffm.to/alvanotohybridiii

24/05/2024

We are pleased to announce the release of alva noto's HYbr:ID III. The first single ‘HYbr:ID Script Broken Conversation’ is now available digitally: https://idol-io.ffm.to/alvanotohybridiii

Vinyl, booklet & CD pre-order: https://noton.info/product/n-064/
Full album out on July 5th, 2024

19/03/2024

alva noto . HYbr:ID

'Notazioni e Suoni' solo exhibition at MACRO - Museo d'Arte Contemporanea Roma. Opening on March 21st and running until August 25th, 2024.

More info: https://www.museomacro.it/chamber-music/alva-noto-hybrid/

11/01/2024

"Every now and then, I follow Nicolai down an unexpected auditory path, where sorrowful chords play hide and seek amidst a digital mist, prompting moments of deep reflection."

alva noto's HYbr:ID II featured on Headphone Commute's 'Best of 2023' alongside an array of other exceptional music.

“… a journey into the realm of intricately manipulated production inspired by resonance and elasticity…”

06/12/2023

"When you are traveling with a ship you are accepting the eternity of the universe. I at least like to accept that I am only the smallest particle in the universe". - from Carsten Nicolai / alva noto's interview with Max Dax on FACT

The visual artist and musician on his creative practice and fascination with electromagnetic waves.

24/11/2023

NOTON is pleased to release 'Ray Collector,' a limited edition vinyl featuring recordings sourced from tapes produced by Carsten Nicolai for his 2023 solo exhibition Strahlen/Raggi at Fondazione Modena Arti Visive.

[N-063] CARSTEN NICOLAI . RAY COLLECTOR
https://noton.info/product/n-063/

Album art designed by carsten nicolai & nibo.

22/11/2023

Die Poesie der Physik - Das reine Hören: Alva Notos pulsierendes Elektronikalbum »HYbr:ID II«

Von Alexander Kasbohm via junge Welt

Das reine Hören: Alva Notos pulsierendes Elektronikalbum »HYbr:ID II« • Foto: imago/Alejandro García

03/11/2023

[N×011] NOTON HIMEKURI CALENDAR 2024

Limited edition available on the NOTON shop:
https://noton.info/product/nx011/

Design by Carsten Nicolai & Nibo

02/11/2023

"The soundscape, dense with a blend of pensive moods and resonant pure pitches, gives off an expansive sensation, echoing through the vast cosmic expanse. Every now and then, I follow Nicolai down an unexpected auditory path, where sorrowful chords play hide and seek amidst a digital mist, prompting moments of deep reflection". Headphone Commute

Full review of alva noto's album HYbr:ID II [N-061]

“… a journey into the realm of intricately manipulated production inspired by resonance and elasticity…”

26/10/2023

"Making a work means discovering something about yourself."

From alva noto's conversation with Tobias Fischer. Full interview on 15 Questions: https://15questions.net/interview/alva-noto-shares-his-creative-process/page-1/

22/09/2023

alva noto's single ‘HYbr:ID Ectopia Field 1' from the upcoming album HYbr:ID Vol. 2 is now available to stream and download: https://idol-io.ffm.to/hybridii

Vinyl, booklet & CD pre-order: https://noton.info/product/n-061/
Full album out on October 13th, 2023

07/09/2023

This Friday, September 8th at 20:30, we are back to Villa Massimo for BERLIN ROM EXPRESS 2023 with performances by Nazanin Noori, Electric Indigo (a/v live), Monolake (live a/v), visuals by Benjamin Sugar, alva noto (dj set), visual by Markus Heckmann.

Register at the following link:
https://www.villamassimo.de/it/aktuell/berlin-rom-express-2023

14/08/2023

We are pleased to announce the release of alva noto's HYbr:ID II. The first single 'HYbr:ID Ectopia Interacting' is now available digitally: https://idol-io.ffm.to/hybridii

Vinyl, booklet & CD pre-order: https://noton.info/product/n-061/
Full album out on October 13th, 2023

21/07/2023

alva noto's award winning score for the 2022 German documentary film 'This Stolen Country of Mine' by filmmaker Marc Wiese is now available on vinyl, CD and digitally on all platforms
· https://idol-io.ffm.to/stolen_country

13/06/2023

Alva Noto’s award winning score for the 2022 German documentary film ‘This Stolen Country of Mine’ directed by German filmmaker Marc Wiese features nineteen compositions to be released on NOTON in July 21. 2023

Vinyl & CD pre-order · https://noton.info/product/n-059/

The first single 'Ritual' is now available to stream.

18/05/2023

Ryuichi Sakamoto 坂本龍一

Featuring music by Alva Noto, Ennio Morricone, Bill Evans, Laurel Halo, Nino Rota, Claude Debussy, and more

05/05/2023

alva noto's 'Kinder der Sonne (For the Play 'Komplizen' by Simon Stone) is now available on vinyl, CD and digitally on all platforms: https://noton.info/product/n-058/