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The second collaborative piece in the series, “insen,” comprises video footage of performances in Porto, Portugal and Barcelona, Spain, which feature simple stage sets and music accompanied by abstract-video visuals. Directed by Carsten GEBHARDT.
Insen is a live collaboration between critically-acclaimed German composer and visual artist Carsten Nicolai (Alva Noto) and multi award-winning composer and pianist Ryuichi Sakamoto. Insen brings together two different generations of artists to create a new synergy between acoustic piano and electronic music.
Insen is the second collaboration album between Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and German electronic artist Carsten Nicolai (here credited as Alva Noto). It was released on 20 March 2005 via Raster-Noton label.
View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the 2006 DVD release of "Insen Live" on Discogs.
Carsten Nicolai (* 18 September 1965 in Karl-Marx-Stadt, now Chemnitz) is a German artist, musician and label owner. As a musician he is known under the pseudonym Alva Noto . Life and career. Carsten Nicolai was born in Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz) of Saxony, GDR in 1965. He studied architecture and landscape design before pursuing art.
May 31, 2005 · Alva Noto is an alias of German sound artist Carsten Nicolai. For Nicolai, sound is both king and slave; to him, all audio, from music to mechanical noises, is simply fodder for micro-level...
Mar 20, 2005 · Insen, an Album by Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto. Released 20 March 2005 on raster-noton (catalog no. r-n 65; CD). Genres: Glitch, Ambient. Rated #357 in the best albums of 2005. Featured peformers: Ryuichi Sakamoto (piano), Carsten Nicolai (sound manipulation, producer).
