Alva Noto – Xerrox, Vol. 1

Double vinyl LP pressing. Xerrox Vol. 1 is the third studio album by German electronic artist Alva Noto. It was released in 2007 as part of the ongoing Xerrox pentalogy, based on the concept of digital replication of source material. Using the process of copying as a basis, the Xerrox series deals with the manipulation of data through endless reproduction. Due to the inherent fallacy of making copies from other copies, everyday sounds become so altered that they are hardly associated with their source material. As a result, entirely new sounds are created: copies of originals become originals themselves. Together with Christoph Brünggel, Nicolai designed a sample transformer" that takes audio fragments and manipulates them beyond recognition. In this process of taking something familiar and defamiliarizing it, samples from obvious sources-advertising jingles, airport tones, telephone hold music, and film soundtracks-were used and altered, resulting in sounds totally unlike their original source. The result is a series of haunting, intricately realised pieces that recontextualise Nicolai's "glitches and bass" sound into extended, cinematic, organic, and almost orchestral works."

Disc 1

1. Xerrox Vol.1
2. 10-22-38 Astoria
3. Haliod Xerrox Copy 4
4. 03-10-06 Astoria
5. Haliod Xerrox Copy 3 (Paris)
6. 03-10-06 Astoria 2
7. Haliod Xerrox Copy 2 (Airfrance)
8. Haliod Xerrox Copy 6
9. 05-10-06 Astoria
10. Haliod Xerrox Copy 11
11. Haliod Xerrox Copy 1
12. 02-10-06 Astoria 1
13. Haliod Xerrox Copy 111
14. 09-10-19 Astoria
15. Haliod Xerrox Copy 9
16. Xerrox Vol.2
17. Xerrox Phaser Acat 1
18. Xerrox Rin
19. Xerrox Soma
20. Xerrox Meta Phaser
21. Xerrox Sora
22. Xerrox Monophaser 1
23. Xerrox Monophaser 2
24. Xerrox Teion
25. Xerrox Teion Acat
26. Xerrox Tek Part 1
27. Xerrox Monophaser 3
28. Xerrox Vol.3
29. Xerrox Atmosphere
30. Xerrox Helm Transphaser
31. Xerrox 2Ndevol
32. Xerrox Radieuse
33. Xerrox 2Ndevol2Nd
34. Xerrox Isola
35. Xerrox Solphaer
36. Xerrox Mesosphere
37. Xerrox Spark
38. Xerrox Spiegel
39. Xerrox Exosphere
40. Xerrox Vol.4
41. Xerrox Kirlian
42. Xerrox Neige
43. Xerrox Voyage
44. Xerrox Plongée
45. Xerrox Cosmos
46. Xerrox Île
47. Xerrox Argo
48. Xerrox Calypsoid 1
49. Xerrox Canaux
50. Xerrox Utopia
51. Xerrox Sans Retour
52. Xerrox Calypsoid 2
53. Xerrox Apesanteur
54. Xerrox Néant
55. Xerrox Vol.5
56. Xerrox Topia
57. Xerrox Sans Nom I
58. Xerrox Sans Nom II
59. Xerrox Ascent I
60. Xerrox Ascent II
61. Xerrox Sans Repit
62. Xerrox Nausicaa
63. Xerrox Xenonym
64. Xerrox Ada
65. Xerrox Arc
66. Xerrox Kryogen
67. Xerrox Isotope

Label: Noton

Catalog: 65

Genre: Electronic