| Insen | ||||
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| Studio album by Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto | ||||
| Released | 20 March, 2005 | |||
| Recorded |
Villa Aurora, Pacific Palisades. Studio Berlin |
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| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Label | Raster-Noton | |||
| Producer | Alva Noto | |||
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Insen is the second album in an ongoing collaboration between Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto and German electronic artist Carsten Nicolai (here credited as Alva Noto). 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 label, it follows the duo's debut album Vrioon, which was named album of the year in 2004 by The Wire magazine.