Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto - Monomom

  • A serene but intense outtake from the legendary sound art duo.
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  • The upcoming reissue of Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto’s V.I.R.U.S. series is the only virus anyone should be looking forward to this winter. The forerunner single, "Monomom," is a studio version of a song released only in live form before. Morose keys, heartbeat kicks and what sounds like a lone satellite blinking in deep space make "Monomom" sound like the score for a space opera. "We hope that its positive, at times gloomy atmosphere will encourage people to look ahead." the duo said in a press release. Mission accomplished. Simultaneously serene and cataclysmic in nature, "Monomom" brims with the unblemished beauty of a rainforest and the melancholy stillness of a funeral.
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