{"product_id":"cd-8","title":"CD - Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto - 12 Conversations","description":"\u003cp\u003e1CD - Import\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNOTON presents \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e12 Conversations\u003c\/i\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBeginning with \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eVrioon\u003c\/i\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTheir 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\u003ci\u003e12 Conversations\u003c\/i\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\u003ci\u003e12\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, these recordings were not originally intended as a standalone release. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt was only after the completion of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e12\u003c\/i\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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eConceived as the continuation of an artistic dialogue extending beyond the physical, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e12 Conversations\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e honors 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":"Encore Records Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67748988616958,"sku":null,"price":28.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1546\/6351\/files\/NOTON068CD_CU.jpg?v=1792078236","url":"https:\/\/encorerecords.ca\/products\/cd-8","provider":"Encore Records Ltd","version":"1.0","type":"link"}