ALVA NOTO - Xerrox Volume 1-5 CD Box Set [APR 10]
Limited Edition CD Box Set. This 2026 box set edition includes all volumes.
NOTON releases limited edition CD box set of Alva Noto's Xerrox series.
Pioneering in his approach to digital sound and its materiality, Alva Noto (Carsten Nicolai) began his ongoing exploration of sampling, degradation and recontextualisation with the Xerrox series in 2007. Over the years, the project has evolved into one of the most distinctive bodies of work in contemporary electronic music, situated between minimalism, experimental sound art and digital abstraction.
Across five albums, Xerrox Vol.1 (2007), Xerrox Vol.2 (2009), Xerrox Vol.3 (2015), Xerrox Vol.4 (2020), and Xerrox Vol.5 (2024), Nicolai's method evolves from sample-based work toward original composition as he deconstructs and reassembles source material into precise, sculpted sound worlds that are at once minimal and emotive.
Remastered in collaboration with Bo Kondren of Calyx Mastering, the Xerrox recordings of Volumes 1, 2, and 3 are made available alongside Volumes 4 and 5 on vinyl and CD under the title 'reMASTER', presented in a beautifully designed box featuring original artwork by Carsten Nicolai.
Tracklist:
Disc 1: Xerrox Vol. 1 (reMASTER)
Originally released in 2007, this volume explores sample-based degradation.
10-22-38 Astoria
Haliod Xerrox Copy 4
03-10-06 Astoria
Haliod Xerrox Copy 3 (Paris)
03-10-06 Astoria 2
Haliod Xerrox Copy 2 (Airfrance)
Haliod Xerrox Copy 6
05-10-06 Astoria
Haliod Xerrox Copy 11
Haliod Xerrox Copy 1
02-10-06 Astoria 1
Haliod Xerrox Copy 111
09-10-19 Astoria
Haliod Xerrox Copy 9
Disc 2: Xerrox Vol. 2 (reMASTER)
Focuses on heterogeneous composition methods.
Xerrox Phaser Acat 1
Xerrox Rin
Xerrox Soma
Xerrox Meta Phaser
Xerrox Sora
Xerrox Monophaser 1
Xerrox Monophaser 2
Xerrox Teion
Xerrox Teion Acat
Xerrox Tek Part 1
Xerrox Monophaser 3
Disc 3: Xerrox Vol. 3 (reMASTER)
Continues the series' evolution toward emotive soundscapes.
Tracklist generally follows the original 2015 release, including "Xerrox Isola" and "Xerrox Solitaire."
Disc 4: Xerrox Vol. 4
Released in 2020, shifting toward more melodic imagery.
Xerrox Kirlian
Xerrox Neige
Xerrox Voyage
Xerrox Plongée
Xerrox Cosmos
Xerrox Île
Xerrox Argo
Xerrox Calypsoid 1
Xerrox Canaux
Xerrox Utopia
Xerrox Sans Retour
Disc 5: Xerrox Vol. 5
The 2024 final installment culminating the 20-year project.
Xerrox Topia
Xerrox Sans Nom I
Xerrox Sans Nom II
Xerrox Ascent I
Xerrox Ascent II
Xerrox Sans Repit
Xerrox Nausicaa
Xerrox Xenonym
Xerrox Ada
Xerrox Arc
Xerrox Kryogen
Xerrox Isotope