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01. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Aurora
02. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Morning
03. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Logic Moon
04. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Moon
05. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Berlin
06. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Iano
07. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Avaol
08. Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto - Barco
ARTIST
TITLE
Insen (Remaster)
FORMAT
2LP

LABEL
CATALOG #
NOTON 052LP NOTON 052LP
GENRE
RELEASE DATE
7/29/2022

2023 restock; double LP version. Originally released in 2005, Insen is the second collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto and the second installment of V.I.R.U.S.'s five album series. Remastered in 2021 in collaboration with Calyx Studio, the album's recordings are accompanied by an unreleased composition titled "Barco." Initially composed for Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 2005 Insen tour, the audio material used in this piece is based on the subtle sounds of Barco projectors, whose tonalities served as a ground for the artists' live improvisation. In Insen, Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto explore the potential for interaction and tension between electronic and acoustic instrumentation. Across eight compositions, the echoes of the cascading piano combine, collide, and dissolve with the tapestry of digital breakages in sheer vibrancy. This relationship lies at the album's core. It subtly continues Vrioon's calm melancholia, becoming a vessel for all the emotions and memories nourished by the listener. As you hear the opening, lonesome notes of "Aurora," you realize that the pair have once again conceded an ambition to embed elaborate disciplines into an archetypal sound of soul-searching beauty. Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai. Mastering by Bo at Calyx.