Alva Noto | HYbr:ID III (2LP) [N-064]

Alva Noto | HYbr:ID III
Label: Noton – N-064
Format: 2 x Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition
Released| 05 Jul 2024

Noton is pleased to announce the release of HYbr:ID III, the third chapter of Alva Noto’s HYbr:ID series initiated in 2021. HYbr:ID III, continuing the trajectory established by its predecessors, crafts a soundscape of meditative and resonant tones. Drawing inspiration from Noh, a traditional Japanese musical drama dating back to the 14th century, the album reflects the genre's distinctive rhythmic movements and its nuanced expression of emotions through subtle gestures. “The HYbr:ID albums are conceived as worlds. My focus has been on crafting them to possess a sculptural quality. Each composition transitions into the next. I emphasize engaging with them in the intended track sequence, allowing sounds and structures to reveal their full dimension”. — Carsten Nicolai

The HYbr:ID series is Carsten Nicolai’s ongoing research into heterogeneous compositional methods that converge in music fusing geometries, dystopias, and scientific references. The sounds oscillate between stylized, dilated rhythms and dreamy atmospheres generated by high and low frequencies. HYbr:ID III will be released digitally as well as a limited edition vinyl and CD, in 05 July 2024. Accompanying the release will be a booklet featuring drawings and graphic scores, representative of the artist's interest in new system of musical notation. HYbr:ID is part of the exhibition program #Chamber Music on view until August 25. 2024 at Macro Museum, in Rome, Italy. The thirteen compositions capture the music commissioned to score Ballet Of (Dis)obedience, a production of Schauspiel Köln and Tanz Köln directed by American choreographer Richard Siegal.

- Album art designed by Carsten Nicolai / Nibo.
- Mastering by Bo @ Calyx.
- Includes 4 page booklet and digital download code.

TRACKLIST:
A1    HYbr:ID Noh Talk
A2    HYbr:ID Sync Dark
A3    HYbr:ID Noh Human
B1    HYbr:ID Sync Inter
B2    HYbr:ID Collective Open
B3    HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Day
B4    HYbr:ID Obsessive Behaviour Night
C1    HYbr:ID Para Contamination
C2    HYbr:ID Script Solitude
C3    HYbr:ID Script Sacre Drone
D1    HYbr:ID Script Broken Conversation
D2    HYbr:ID Rehuman
D3    HYbr:ID Épilogue

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