Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Summvs (2011)
This is an interesting collaboration. Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, best know for his wonderful soundtrack work--"Little Buddha", "Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence", and (I shit you not!) the start-up sound for the Dreamcast--is joined by Alva Noto.
Alva Noto is, in a way, germany's second Oval. Experimenting with glitchy electronic tones and textures, along with oscillators and samples of modems, he accents and rhythmicisizes Sakamoto's lush chordal soundscapes.
Sometimes full and rich with close-miked, reverbed piano and strings; sometimes minimal and electronic; sometimes almost inaudible; this is a very interesting ambient record. Never too much going on to overwhelm thought, but likewise, never so static as to bore.
Thank you thank you thank you, been looking for this everywhere. Have you heard the new sakamoto + fennesz album?... Beyond beautiful
I love to see Alva Noto on here, but "Germany's Oval"?
Oval *is* from Germany..
Definitely an interesting collaboration, but by far the first. People with interest should go to www.Raster-Norton.net and get one of the 4-5 other albums they've done together.
PS: Thank you for revitalising the blog, WIll.
@freakazoid: "Oval *is* from Germany.."
teehee!
fixed.
Thank you very much for the upload!