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and German electronic artist

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(here credited as Alva Noto). It was released on 20 March 2005 via

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label.

Overview

The album's core sound is a blend of Sakamoto's impressionist piano melodies and Nicolai's digitally processed beats and sounds. Released in 2005 by Nicolai's

label, it follows the duo's debut album '' Vrioon'', which was named album of the year in 2004 by ''

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'' magazine.

Reception

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Track listing

# "Aurora" 8:52 # "Morning" 5:27 # "Logic Moon" 6:50 # "Moon" 6:07 # "Berlin" 6:17 # "Iano" 6:53 # "Avaol" 2:52

Personnel

– piano *

Alva Noto Carsten Nicolai (18 September 1965), also known as Alva Noto, is a German musician and visual artist. He is a member of the music groups Diamond Version with Olaf Bender (Byetone), Signal with Frank Bretschneider and Olaf Bender, Cyclo with Ryoj ...

– electronics

References

{{Authority control 2005 collaborative albums Alva Noto albums Ryuichi Sakamoto albums Raster-Noton albums