{"product_id":"ryuichi-sakamoto-alva-noto-12-conversations-2lp-vinyl-pre-order-out-9-18-26","title":"Ryuichi Sakamoto \u0026 Alva Noto - 12 Conversations (2LP, Vinyl) PRE-ORDER - Out 9\/18\/26","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is a pre-order. It will ship on or around 9\/18\/26\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDouble LP version. NOTON presents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e12 Conversations\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, a collaborative album by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyuichi Sakamoto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlva Noto\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The partnership between the legendary musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and the German artist \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eCarsten Nicolai\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e (aka Alva Noto) has produced some of the most distinctive and enduring works in contemporary electroacoustic music. Beginning with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003eVrioon\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e in 2002, the artists spent more than two decades fusing and expanding their disciplines, with Sakamoto's evocative, sustain-drenched piano compositions finding their counterpart in Nicolai's skillful and sensitive electronic detailing. Their distinct approaches achieved a rare synthesis, a brilliantly sustained dialogue between piano and electronics, Sakamoto's warmth and melodic finesse meeting Nicolai's abstract electronic formalism to invoke a mesmeric quietude as deeply satisfying in its melodic resolutions as in the merger of its filmic romanticism and meditative subtlety. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e12 Conversations\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e brings together musical exchanges recorded in November and December 2022. Rooted in the same creative period that gave rise to Sakamoto's final solo album \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e12\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, these recordings were not originally intended as a standalone release. It was only after the completion of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e12\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e that Sakamoto and Nicolai decided to present these exchanges as a work in their own right. The album reflects the vitality and curiosity that defined more than two decades of shared inspiration: fluid, exploratory, and forward-looking. Created with openness and trust, it captures a creative process in constant transformation -- sounds expanding, altering, and evolving through attentive listening. Conceived as the continuation of an artistic dialogue extending beyond the physical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cu\u003e12 Conversations\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan\u003e honous Sakamoto's wish that these encounters should exist beyond the archive, offering an enduring testament to one of contemporary music's most revered collaborations.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jackpot Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48289646969050,"sku":null,"price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0624\/5705\/3402\/files\/NOTON068LP_PROD.jpg?v=1785644691","url":"https:\/\/jackpotrecords.com\/products\/ryuichi-sakamoto-alva-noto-12-conversations-2lp-vinyl-pre-order-out-9-18-26","provider":"Jackpot Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}