ALVA NOTO + RYUICHI SAKAMOTO – V.I.R.U.S. – 9LP – Vinyl Box Set

9LP – Limited Edition Vinyl Slipcase celebrating Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamotos V.I.R.U.S. series. The Slipcase Accommodates the 5 Albums of Vrioon, Insen, Revep, Utp_, and Summvs (Remaster) and Comes in an Eco-friendly, cream shaded muken paper. Design by Carsten Nicolai.

NOTON releases the Limited Edition Box Set of Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamotos V.I.R.U.S.

Pioneers in their own musical approaches, Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto, began their exploration of sound in the evocatively titled V.I.R.U.S. series in 2002. After more than a decade from the release of the collections final installment with Summvs in 2011, NOTON reissued all the five albums between May and November 2022.

With its impressionistic atmosphere, in this collaborative project two generations met and shared the idea of electronic music as an inspiration source for new musical structures. Over a series of five albums, Vrioon (2002), Insen (2005), Revep (2006), utp_ (2008), and summvs (2011), the duo have explored blending electronic and acoustic sounds into a meditative whole that is at once expressive, breathing and precision-engineered.

Remastered in collaboration with Calyx Mastering, the recordings of Vrioon, Insen, Revep, Utp_, and Summvs are made available on vinyl and CD under the title reMASTER, accompanied by exclusive, unreleased compositions and housed in a beautifully designed sleeve with original cover art by Carsten Nicolai.

V.I.R.U.S. Vinyl Box Set includes:
N-050 . V.I.R.U.S. (1 Slipcase for Vinyl)
N-051 . Vrioon (2 Vinyl)
N-052 . Insen (2 Vinyl)
N-053 . Revep (1 Vinyl)
N-054 . Utp_ (2 Vinyl)
N-055 . Summvs (2 Vinyl)