First ever double CD for the Mort Aux Vaches series of releases from the Raster-Noton allstars. These four artists/groups together are undoubtedly at the core root of creative minimal electronic music today. Since 1996 each has explored in-depth fields of sound, abstraction and texture via the many Raster offshoots ‘Static/Clear...’, Mille Plateaux, 12k - each moving ever forward. Each project having a distinct sound that differs from its peers. Alva Noto sounds very clean with his high pitched rhythms, Komet and Byetone are both more bass influenced and Signal (normally a collaboration between Komet, Alva Noto and Byetone) is the most experimental of the lot with it's droning soundscapes. Signal and Byetone were recorded at the VPRO in 1999. Alva Noto also recorded a set there, the first live presentation of 'Prototypes', but it's replaced here by a different recording. Komet was not present during the recordings but in order to be complete, submitted a live recording from around the same date. Cover by Alorenz. This is a limited edition of 1000 copies in spinned down hand-crafted fold card sleeve.
Alva Noto, Signal, Byetone, Komet | MORT AUX VACHES
Staalplaat | 2002
1 01. ALVA NOTO - PROTOTYPES
1 02. SIGNAL - TGL 10-5
1 03. SIGNAL - LIGHT PIPE
1 04. SIGNAL - INDEX AREA
2 01. BYETONE - 21:34
2 02. BYETONE - 2:3
2 03. BYETONE - 3:5
2 04. BYETONE - 1:2
2 05. BYETONE - 1√2
2 06. KOMET - GLAS
2 07. KOMET - WÜRM
2 08. KOMET - MOND
2 09. KOMET - COB
2 10. KOMET - CENTER
2 11. KOMET - SQUARE
alva noto recorded live at buro 30 electroaccident, experimental express 2000, tokyo
signal and byetone recorded live at vpro studio, october 31st 1999, broacasted on vpro radio 5 "de avonden"
komet recorded live at reset! during the atlantico festival, lisboa, october 1999
this is a limited edition of 1000 copies