Summvs

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Summvs
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Studio album by Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto
Released 9 May 2011 [1]
Studio Onkio Haus (Tokyo, Japan), Victor Studio (Tokyo, Japan), and Hansa Studios (Berlin, Germany).
Genre Electronic
Length56:35
Label Raster-Noton r-n 132
Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto chronology
utp_
(2008) utp_2008		Summvs
(2011)		"Glass"
(2018)String Module Error: Match not found2018
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Igloo Magazinefavourable [2]

Summvs is the fifth collaboration album between Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto. The record was released on 9 May 2011 via Raster-Noton label. [3] [4]

Alva Noto German musician

Carsten Nicolai, known as Alva Noto, is a German musician. He is a member of the music groups Diamond Version with Olaf Bender (Byetone), Signal with Frank Bretschneider and Olaf Bender, Cyclo with Ryoji Ikeda, ANBB with Blixa Bargeld and Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto with whom he composed the score for the 2015 film The Revenant.

Ryuichi Sakamoto Japanese musician

Ryuichi Sakamoto is a Japanese composer, singer, songwriter, record producer, activist, and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto influenced and pioneered a number of electronic music genres.

Contents

Background

The collaboration between the artists began in 2002, and Summvs promises to be the fifth and final installment in the series titled the Virus Series. [5] The title Summvs refers to the Latin word "summa" (eng. sum) and "versus" (eng. towards); it serves as a metaphor for the work being oriented towards a collaborative result. [6] The album features "Microon" compositions containing recordings of a 16th tone interval tuning piano—Piano Metamorfoseador Carrillo en Dieciseisavos de Tono. The album also features two covers of the track "By This River" originally composed by Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, and Hans-Joachim Roedelius in 1977. [7]

Brian Eno English musician, composer, record producer and visual artist

Brian Peter George St John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno, RDI is an English musician, record producer, and visual artist. He is best known for his pioneering work in ambient music and contributions to rock, pop, electronic, and generative music. A self-described "non-musician", Eno has helped introduce a variety of conceptual approaches and recording techniques to contemporary music, advocating a methodology of "theory over practice, serendipity over forethought, and texture over craft" according to AllMusic. He has been described as one of popular music's most influential and innovative figures.

Dieter Moebius Swiss musician

Dieter Moebius was a Swiss-born German electronic musician and composer.

Hans-Joachim Roedelius German musician

Hans-Joachim Roedelius is a German experimental, ambient and electronic musician. He is best known as a co-founder of the krautrock groups Cluster and Harmonia and for his work in the ambient jazz trio Aquarello.

The initial letters of the five albums in the series— Vrioon (2002), Insen (2005), Revep (2006), utp_ (2008), and Summvs (2011)—together form the word "Virus". [8]

<i>Vrioon</i> album by Ryuichi Sakamoto

Vrioon is the debut collaboration album between Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, released in 2002. This is the first album in the Virus Series followed by four other records: Insen (2005), Revep (2006), utp_ (2008), and Summvs (2011). The initial letters of the five albums together form the word "Virus".

<i>Insen</i> album by Alva Noto

Insen is the second studio album in an ongoing collaboration between Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and German electronic artist Carsten Nicolai. It was released on 20 March 2005 via Raster-Noton label.

<i>Revep</i> album by Alva Noto

Revep is the third collaboration record between Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and German electronic artist Carsten Nicolai. This EP continues the series titled the Virus Series. The EP was released on 23 May 2006 via Raster-Noton label.

Reception

Mark Jarnes of The Japan Times commented "Sakamoto’s haunting piano-based arrangements — as well as his masterful understanding of silence — effortlessly coalesce with Nicolai’s digital rhythms and accompaniment, creating a work of musical art that is as provocative as it is meditative. OK, so technically because this album was pressed by German label Raster-Noton, it’s not strictly a Japanese release. However, Sakamoto’s contribution makes it a significant step forward for Japan’s avant-garde scene — not just musically, but also artistically". [9]

<i>The Japan Times</i> newspaper

The Japan Times is Japan's largest and oldest English-language daily newspaper. It is published by The Japan Times, Ltd., a subsidiary of News2u Holdings, Inc.. It is headquartered in the Kioicho Building in Kioicho, Chiyoda, Tokyo.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Microon I"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto3:03
2."Reverso"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto6:57
3."Halo"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto7:09
4."Microon II"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto2:37
5."Pionier 100"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto5:45
6."Ionoscan"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto4:07
7."By This River" Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Ryuichi Sakamoto4:07
8."Naono"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto11:20
9."Microon III"Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Ryuichi Sakamoto3:00
10."By This River: Phantom"Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Carsten Nicolai, Alva Noto, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Ryuichi Sakamoto8:30
Total length:56:35

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO SUMMVS". Raster-Noton . raster-noton.net. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  2. ↑ ÉLECTRONIQUES, CHRONIQUES. "Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto :: Summvs (Raster-Noton)". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Dziewanski, Adrian. "Dusted Reviews". Dusted Magazine. dustedmagazine.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ↑ "Alva Noto / Ryuichi Sakamoto --- Summvs". Allmusic . allmusic.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ↑ ÉLECTRONIQUES, CHRONIQUES (19 July 2011). "Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto :: Summvs (Raster-Noton)". Igloo Magazine. igloomag.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ↑ "Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto – Summvs". Discogs . discogs.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Sound Bytes: Raster-Noton Special: Byetone, Atom™, Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto". Headphone Commute. headphonecommute.com. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Summvs / Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto / Raster Noton". Kompakt.fm . kompakt.fm. Retrieved 21 January 2016.
  9. ↑ JARNES, MARK. "Best of 2011: Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto "Summvs"". The Japan Times . japantimes.co.jp. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
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