Alva Noto

Ryuichi Sakamoto's Funeral Playlist Features Bach, Debussy, Alva Noto, Laurel Halo: Listen

PUBLISHED May 15, 2023

Ryuichi Sakamoto's management have shared a playlist of songs the celebrated Japanese artist arranged to have played at his funeral. Priva...

Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto Treat 'Vrioon' to Expanded Reissue

PUBLISHED May 13, 2022

Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto first collaborated on 2002's Vrioon, which brought the Japanese composer's piano-playing together with the G...

Alva Noto's Ambient Remix of the Cure's "A Forest" Is Exactly What We Need Right Now

PUBLISHED Apr 8, 2020

The Cure have released more than a few iconic songs over the years, and one of those high water marks remains their 1980 track "A Forest."...

Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto Ready Live Album 'TWO'

PUBLISHED Oct 7, 2019

The joint catalogue of Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto already includes a string of studio albums, an EP and a major film score. Come this Nov...

Ryuichi Sakamoto

async Remodels

PUBLISHED Feb 12, 2018

When Ryuichi Sakamoto returned to record shelves last year with async, after a frightening bout of throat cancer, there was a sense of reli...

Ryuichi Sakamoto Gets Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, Andy Stott for 'Async Remodels'

PUBLISHED Jan 8, 2018

After sharing songs from async reworked by the likes of Arca, Fennesz and Oneohtrix Point Never last year, Ryuichi Sakamoto has now reveale...

Iggy Pop, Tarwater and Alva Noto Honour Walt Whitman on 'Leaves of Grass' EP

PUBLISHED Jan 29, 2016

Some major musical players have banded together to pay homage to American poet Walt Whitman with a new EP. Titled Leaves of Grass, after th...

Ryuichi Sakamoto, Alva Noto & Bryce Dessner

The Revenant: Original Music

PUBLISHED Jan 6, 2016

Much has been made about The Revenant's lengthy shooting process and extreme on-set conditions, but Leonardo DiCaprio isn't the only one wh...