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{{Infobox album
{{Infobox album
| Name = Xerrox Vol.3
| name = Xerrox Vol.3
| Type = studio
| type = studio
| Artist = [[Alva Noto]]
| artist = [[Alva Noto]]
| Cover = Alva Noto - Xerrox Vol.3.jpg
| cover = Alva Noto - Xerrox Vol.3.jpg
| Border = yes
| border = yes
| Released = 31 March 2015
| alt =
| Recorded = 2008–2014
| released = 31 March 2015
| recorded = 2008–2014
| Genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]]
| Length = 56:33
| venue =
| studio =
⚫
| Label = [[Raster-Noton]] <small>r-n159</small>
| genre = [[Electronic music|Electronic]], [[ambient music|ambient]], [[dark ambient]], [[drone music|drone]]
| Last album = ''[[Univrs]]''<br>(2011)
| length = 56:33
| This album = '''''Xerrox Vol.3'''''<br>(2015)
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| label = [[Raster-Noton]] <small>r-n159</small>
⚫
| Next album = ''[[The Revenant (soundtrack)|The Revenant]]<br>(2015)
| producer =
| prev_title = [[Univrs]]
| prev_year = 2011
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| next_title = [[The Revenant (soundtrack)|The Revenant]]
| next_year = 2015
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1 = [[Allmusic]]
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|last1=Couture|first1=François|title=Alva Noto: Xerrox, Vol. 3|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/xerrox-vol-3-mw0002837116|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref>
| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AM">{{cite web|last1=Couture|first1=François|title=Alva Noto: Xerrox, Vol. 3|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/xerrox-vol-3-mw0002837116|website=[[Allmusic]]|publisher=allmusic.com|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref>
| rev2 = Sputnikmusic
| rev2Score = 4.1/5<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/soundoff.php?albumid=189352 |title=Alva Noto: Xerrox Vol.3 |publisher=Sputnikmusic | access-date=August 29, 2018 |last=W|first=Aaron}}</ref>
}}
}}


'''''Xerrox Vol.3''''' is the eighth solo studio album by German [[Electronic musician|electronic artist]] [[Alva Noto]]. The record was released on 31 March 2015 via [[Raster-Noton]] label, continuing his ''Xerrox'' series.
'''''Xerrox Vol.3''''' is the eighth solo studio album by German [[Electronic musician|electronic artist]] [[Alva Noto]]. The record was released on 31 March 2015 via [[Raster-Noton]] label, continuing his ''Xerrox'' pentalogy.


==Overview==
==Background==
The two previous albums in the series are: ''[[Xerrox Vol.1]]'' (2007) and ''[[Xerrox Vol.2]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|title=Alva Noto – Xerrox Vol.3|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alva-Noto-Xerrox-Vol3/release/6842547|website=[[Discogs]]|publisher=discogs.com|accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ALVA NOTO -- XERROX VOL. 3|url=http://www.raster-noton.net/shop/xerrox-vol.-3|website=[[Raster-Noton]]|publisher=raster-noton.net|accessdate=29 January 2016}}</ref> In a statement, the author described the album as a "cinematographic emotion of a soundtrack to a film that actually does not exist in reality." It was inspired by childhood memories of the '70s films ''[[Solaris (1972 film)|Solaris]]'', directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]] in 1972, and ''[[La Isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo]]'', directed by [[Juan Antonio Bardem]] and [[Henri Colpi]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hudson|first1=Alex|title=Alva Noto Reveals 'Xerrox Vol. 3'|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/alva_noto_announces_xerrox_vol_3|website=[[Exclaim!]]|publisher=exclaim.ca|accessdate=2 February 2016|date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>
The two previous albums in the series are: ''[[Xerrox Vol.1]]'' (2007) and ''[[Xerrox Vol.2]]'' (2009).<ref>{{cite web|title=Alva Noto – Xerrox Vol.3|url=https://www.discogs.com/Alva-Noto-Xerrox-Vol3/release/6842547|website=[[Discogs]]|publisher=discogs.com|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=ALVA NOTO -- XERROX VOL. 3|url=http://www.raster-noton.net/shop/xerrox-vol.-3|website=[[Raster-Noton]]|publisher=raster-noton.net|access-date=29 January 2016}}</ref> In a statement, the author described the album as a "cinematographic emotion of a soundtrack to a film that actually does not exist in reality." It was inspired by childhood memories of the '70s films ''[[Solaris (1972 film)|Solaris]]'', directed by [[Andrei Tarkovsky]] in 1972, and ''[[La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo]]'', directed by [[Juan Antonio Bardem]] and [[Henri Colpi]] in 1973.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Hudson|first1=Alex|title=Alva Noto Reveals 'Xerrox Vol. 3'|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/alva_noto_announces_xerrox_vol_3|website=[[Exclaim!]]|publisher=exclaim.ca|access-date=2 February 2016|date=March 16, 2015}}</ref>

==Reception==
Paul Simpson of [[AllMusic]] commented "Alva Noto's Xerrox series of albums take a break from the overwhelming glitchcore of some of his other releases (particularly ones that begin with Uni- or Trans-), instead opting to explore more ambient pastures. The series is particularly themed around copying and data manipulation, and previous volumes had a hazy, corroded edge to them. Xerrox, Vol. 3, however, focuses on dreams and childhood memories, and is much more serene than the previous volumes, coming closer to Alva Noto's work with Ryuichi Sakamoto".<ref name="AM"/>

Alex Hudson of ''[[Exclaim!]]'' wrote "Like past instalments in the series, ''Xerrox Vol. 3'' was created by using extensive reproduction (a bit like the document copying company Xerox, in other words). This allowed Nicolai to create new sounds by rendering the source recordings unrecognizable... In a statement, Nicolai described the album as a "cinematographic emotion of a soundtrack to a film that actually does not exist in reality".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hudson |first1=Alex |title=Alva Noto Reveals 'Xerrox Vol. 3' |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/alva_noto_announces_xerrox_vol_3 |website=[[Exclaim!]] |access-date=28 August 2018 |date=16 March 2015}}</ref>


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Alva Noto
| all_writing = Alva Noto
| writing_credits = no
| total_length = 56:33
| total_length = 56:33
| title_width = 450px


| title1 = Xerrox Atmosphere
| title1 = Xerrox Atmosphere
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==Credits==
==Credits==
*Design – Raster-Noton
*Design – Studio Carsten Nicolai
*Sounds [All Samples Xerroxed By] – Carsten Nicolai
*Sounds (all samples xeroxed by) – Carsten Nicolai


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.alvanoto.com/?a1=audio Audio samples]
*{{Official website|http://www.alvanoto.com}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2015 albums]]
[[Category:2015 albums]]

Latest revision as of 14:22, 19 July 2023

Xerrox Vol.3
Studio album by
Alva Noto
Released31 March 2015
Recorded2008–2014
GenreElectronic, ambient, dark ambient, drone
Length56:33
LabelRaster-Noton r-n159
Alva Noto chronology
Univrs
(2011) 		Xerrox Vol.3
(2015) 		The Revenant
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Sputnikmusic4.1/5[2]

Xerrox Vol.3 is the eighth solo studio album by German electronic artist Alva Noto. The record was released on 31 March 2015 via Raster-Noton label, continuing his Xerrox pentalogy.

Background

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The two previous albums in the series are: Xerrox Vol.1 (2007) and Xerrox Vol.2 (2009).[3][4] In a statement, the author described the album as a "cinematographic emotion of a soundtrack to a film that actually does not exist in reality." It was inspired by childhood memories of the '70s films Solaris, directed by Andrei Tarkovsky in 1972, and La isla misteriosa y el capitán Nemo, directed by Juan Antonio Bardem and Henri Colpi in 1973.[5]

Reception

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Paul Simpson of AllMusic commented "Alva Noto's Xerrox series of albums take a break from the overwhelming glitchcore of some of his other releases (particularly ones that begin with Uni- or Trans-), instead opting to explore more ambient pastures. The series is particularly themed around copying and data manipulation, and previous volumes had a hazy, corroded edge to them. Xerrox, Vol. 3, however, focuses on dreams and childhood memories, and is much more serene than the previous volumes, coming closer to Alva Noto's work with Ryuichi Sakamoto".[1]

Alex Hudson of Exclaim! wrote "Like past instalments in the series, Xerrox Vol. 3 was created by using extensive reproduction (a bit like the document copying company Xerox, in other words). This allowed Nicolai to create new sounds by rendering the source recordings unrecognizable... In a statement, Nicolai described the album as a "cinematographic emotion of a soundtrack to a film that actually does not exist in reality".[6]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Alva Noto

No.TitleLength
1."Xerrox Atmosphere"1:23
2."Xerrox Helm Transphaser"6:45
3."Xerrox 2ndevol"3:44
4."Xerrox Radieuse"6:00
5."Xerrox 2ndevol2nd"5:05
6."Xerrox Isola"8:07
7."Xerrox Solphaer"6:09
8."Xerrox Mesosphere"5:55
9."Xerrox Spark"6:10
10."Xerrox Spiegel"3:33
11."Xerrox Exosphere"3:48
Total length:56:33

Credits

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  • Design – Studio Carsten Nicolai
  • Sounds (all samples xeroxed by) – Carsten Nicolai

References

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  1. ^ a b Couture, François. "Alva Noto: Xerrox, Vol. 3". Allmusic. allmusic.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  2. ^ W, Aaron. "Alva Noto: Xerrox Vol.3". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 29, 2018.
  3. ^ "Alva Noto – Xerrox Vol.3". Discogs. discogs.com. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  4. ^ "ALVA NOTO -- XERROX VOL. 3". Raster-Noton. raster-noton.net. Retrieved 29 January 2016.
  5. ^ Hudson, Alex (March 16, 2015). "Alva Noto Reveals 'Xerrox Vol. 3'". Exclaim!. exclaim.ca. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  6. ^ Hudson, Alex (16 March 2015). "Alva Noto Reveals 'Xerrox Vol. 3'". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
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