''Insen'' is the second studio album in an ongoing collaboration between Japanese composer
Ryuichi Sakamoto
is a Japanese composer, pianist, singer, record producer and actor who has pursued a diverse range of styles as a solo artist and as a member of Yellow Magic Orchestra (YMO). With his bandmates Haruomi Hosono and Yukihiro Takahashi, Sakamoto inf ...
and German electronic artist
Carsten Nicolai
Carsten Nicolai (18 September 1965), also known as Alva Noto, is a German musician and visual artist. He is a member of the music groups Diamond Version with Olaf Bender (Byetone), Signal with Frank Bretschneider and Olaf Bender, Cyclo with Ryoj ...
(here credited as Alva Noto). It was released on 20 March 2005 via
Raster-Noton
Raster-Noton was a German electronic music record label. It was established in 1999 in Chemnitz, Germany. It emerged from the fusion of Rastermusik, founded by Olaf Bender and Frank Bretschneider in 1996, and Noton (''Archiv für Ton und Nich ...
label.
Overview
The album's core sound is a blend of Sakamoto's impressionist piano melodies and Nicolai's digitally processed beats and sounds. Released in 2005 by Nicolai's
Raster-Noton
Raster-Noton was a German electronic music record label. It was established in 1999 in Chemnitz, Germany. It emerged from the fusion of Rastermusik, founded by Olaf Bender and Frank Bretschneider in 1996, and Noton (''Archiv für Ton und Nich ...
label, it follows the duo's debut album ''
Vrioon
''Vrioon'' is the debut collaboration album between Ryuichi Sakamoto and Alva Noto, released in 2002. This is the first album in the ''Virus Series'' followed by four other records: '' Insen'' (2005), '' Revep'' (2006), '' utp_'' (2008), and '' Su ...
'', which was named album of the year in 2004 by ''
The Wire
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'' magazine.
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