Ryuichi Sakamoto & Alva Noto* - 12 Conversations

Electronic collaboration between [a3823] and [a5087]. The two met in the late 1990's during [a178718]'s first tour of Japan. He was subsequently commissioned to remix Sakamoto's material for the Japanese magazine [i]Code Unfinished[/i]. The results of a 2-year music exchange were released as [m9557]. Following the release of [m9553] they toured extensively in 2005. In 2007, the duo teamed up with [a65807] to create an audio-visual performance for the 400th anniversary of the city of Mannheim. The resulting composition was released as [m9559] in 2008. The duo recorded several further albums until Sakamoto was diagnosed with cancer.

Released: 2026-09-18

Label: Noton

Country: Europe

Tracklist

A1	Conversation 1	6:50
A2	Conversation 2	5:42
A3	Conversation 3	5:53
B1	Conversation 4	8:56
B2	Conversation 5	6:26
C1	Conversation 6	7:26
C2	Conversation 7	10:31
C3	Conversation 8	3:20
D1	Conversation 9 Part I	1:12
D2	Conversation 9 Part II	3:27
D3	Conversation 9 Part III	0:51
D4	Conversation 9 Part IV	2:15
D5	Conversation 9 Part V	0:39
D6	Conversation 10	3:01
D7	Conversation 11	4:35
D8	Conversation 12	2:41