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Special package including both the CD & DVD versions plus a 16-page booklet with color images and text by David Toop.
On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the city of Mannheim, Germany, Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) and Ryuichi Sakamoto were invited to develop an audio-visual performance together with Ensemble Modern of Frankfurt am Main. The concept of the arising piece named Utp_ is derived from the Rasterized structure of Mannheim (built as an ideal city in the 17th century) and also pays reference to the musical history of the city. The result of the collaboration -- like the former projects of Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto -- Vrioon (2002), Insen (2005) and Revep (2005) -- is a synergetic mixture of electronic and natural sounds that is expanded by the potential of the classical instruments of Ensemble Modern. Utp_, the title of the new composition is deduced from the term "utopia," and hence describes an approach that leaves space for further extensive associations.
The DVD contains the Utp_ concert movie and an Utp_ "try-out" to document both the developing process of the piece and the final result. 5.1 channel Surround Sound; 2.0 channel Stereo sound; region-free, NTSC. Includes a 16-page booklet containing color images and a text by David Toop, plus a 28-page score. Total time on the CD is 72 minutes, the DVD is 113 minutes. The "try-out" portion of the DVD is in German with English subtitles.
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ARTISTS Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai), Ryuichi Sakamoto, Ensemble Modern |
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