Revep, by Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto (CD on Raster Noton)

A Norman Records recommendation (7th December 2006)

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	Format:	CD
	Label:	Raster Noton
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What you say No-one has reviewed Revep by Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto yet. Give us your opinion on Revep by Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto. What we say This record left our Ant feeling ecstatic. I'll begin with 'Revep' which is a rather scrumptious clear vinyl pressing of an EP that was previously available on CD on Raster Noton from the immensely talented ALVA NOTO & RYUCHI SAKAMOTO. I'm sure there's gonna be loads of academic stuff written about how cutting edge this is so I wont bother going there. The deal here is basically Sakamoto plays some sublime ultra soothing piano and Alva Noto A.K.A Roster Noton head honcho Carsten Nicolai gets busy with the laptop providing some click and glitch action. A deeply beautiful record and perfect for monging out to after a hard days graft. Thumbs up. What the label says: after the success of "insen" this collaborative project has not reached its conclusion. to co-inside with the second major insen tour by carsten nicolai aka alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto in 2006, raster-noton releases the revep cd single. this cd-ep offers unreleased pieces from the sessions and musical exchanges that began with "vrioon" and found its next level with "insen". with an aura of mystery revep breaks the rules of traditional acoustics such as the separation of sound and noise. "you hardly can go further, hardly can get deeper into the structure of sounds - in order to discover a beauty never heard before." tim lorenz, groove. revep features >ax mr.l.<, a track where the artists fall back on the renowned composition by sakamoto - the theme music of the movie "merry christmas mr. lawrence" with david bowie and takeshi kitano from 1983.

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About the humble CD:

The CD is essentially a small portable face mirror which has an extra feature of being able to play music (through a thing known as a CD player). These CD's are a modern invention hence them being all shiny and digital. They can hold about 80 minutes of music and apparently are indestructible as you can smear jam on them and they still play (not as nourishing as toast mind you but when you're hungry.....). They sound crystal clear and are tiny convenient things. They lack the charm and warmth of their old analogue counterparts but their portability, convenience and ease of being duplicated make them a perfect thing of a thing for most folks. Jewel cases are the worst thing ever though and they really need to stop.

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