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Among all Noto / Alva Noto's works, this album, aside from the lesser-known "Spin," is by far the most approachable and arguably one of his finest. Here, he loosens up and lets himself (and us, naturally) simply enjoy his outstanding compositions. No complex concepts to decipher, no artistic backdrops to analyze, just unwind and indulge in some truly superb music for sheer pleasure. Absolutely delightful.
Alva Noto's album TRANSFORM offers a full-on digital abstraction experience. I'm not entirely sure what he's transforming, but the contrasting high and low tones that kick off the rhythmic pulses of "M 01" hint that it might be the nature of sound itself. The electronic soundscapes that unfold throughout the album dismiss conventional ideas of melody; instead, they embrace an essence of pure sound. So even if you picture a nighttime setting with crickets while listening to "M 03," the composition remains open to your interpretation. The click rhythms of "M 04" bring an attractive structure to the track, and the symphony of buzzing on "M 05" almost transforms into something song-like. The bits of harshness in "M 08" remind me of the good old days of industrial, while "M 09" almost sounds like Autechre, but less crowded. The overall effect is, let's just say, extremely chilly, but the intellectual nature of the music itself justifies the coldness.
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