Raster-Noton
Raster-Noton is a German electronic music record label founded in 1996 by Olaf Bender, Carsten Nicolai and Frank Bretschneider. Based in Chemnitz, Germany, Raster-Noton merged in 1999 from separate labels Rastermusik and Noton (Archiv für Ton und Nichtton).
“raster-noton. archiv für ton und nichtton” is a platform — a network covering the overlapping border areas of pop, art and science. They realize music projects, publications and installation works. A Common idea behind all releases is an experimental approach — an amalgamation of sound, art and design.[1]
The collective label's aesthetic focus is rhythmic, minimal electronic music alternating between playful pop and introspection, partnered with unconventional and equally minimal packaging design.
Many electronic musicians of the late 1990s and early 2000s have contributed to the label's catalog, including: Franz Pomassl, Frank Bretschneider (Komet), Ilpo Väisänen, Mika Vainio (Ø), Ryoji Ikeda, Ivan Pavlov (CoH), Thomas Brinkmann, Robin Rimbaud (Scanner), Coil (ElPH), Wolfgang Voigt, Olaf Bender (Byetone), Richard Chartier, Kim Cascone, Frans de Waard, Roel Meelkop and Peter Duimelinks (Goem), Jens Massel (Senking), Taylor Deupree and Atom™.
Catalogue
| Title | Artist | Cat No | Year |
| mikro makro | φ + noto | r-n 006 | 1997 |
| stud stim | goem | r-n 007 | 1997 |
| infinity | noto | r-n 008 | 1997 |
| shortwavemusic | w.basinski | vyr 012 | 1998 |
| final ballet | m.behrens | r-n 013 | 1998 |
| blue cube | kim cascone | r-n 014 | 1998 |
| empty garden | noto | ltd 009 | 1999 |
| telefunken | noto | r-n 032 | 2000 |
| open close open | robert lippok | r-n 037 | 2001 |
| strom | carl michael von hausswolff | r-n 038 | 2001 |
| wohltemperiert | φ + noto | r-n 039 | 2001 |
| cyclo | ryoji ikeda + noto | vyr 041 | 2001 |
| (o)acis | various artists | r-n 042 | 2001 |
| endless loop (e, f, g, h) | noto | vyr 045 | 2002 |
| the river | w.basinski | r-n 048 | 2002 |
| con.duct. spc.trm | nibo | r-n 049 | 2002 |
| vrioon | alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto | r-n 050 | 2002 |
| frequencies (Hz) | various artists | ltd 008 | 2003 |
| transrapid | alva noto | vyr 051 | 2003 |
| weltecho (box) | carsten nicolai | r-n 052 | 2003 |
| sonar endless loop edition III | alva noto | vyr 055 | 2003 |
| archiv.1 | various artists | r-n 056 | 2004 |
| transall: transrapid | alva noto | r-n 061 | 2004 |
| transall: transvision | alva noto | r-n 062 | 2005 |
| transall: transspray | alva noto | r-n 063 | 2005 |
| insen | alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto | r-n 065 | 2005 |
| transall collector's box | alva noto | r-n 066 | 2005 |
| leech | carl michael von hausswolff | r-n 067 | 2006 |
| notations archiv 1 | various artists | r-n 070 | 2006 |
| revep | alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto | r-n 072 | 2006 |
| stabil | kangding ray | r-n 073 | 2006 |
| set your center between your parts in order to | pixel | r-n 074 | 2006 |
| incidence | richard chartier | r-n 075 | 2006 |
| insen live | alva noto + ryuichi sakamoto | r-n 076 | 2006 |
| list | Senking | r-n 077 | 2007 |
| Xerrox Vol.1 | alva noto | r-n 078 | 2007 |
| Transform | alva noto | r-n 079 | 2008 |
| archiv.2 | various artists | r-n 080 | 2007 |
| Plastic Star | Byetone | r-n 081 | 2008 |
| Rhythm | Frank Bretschneider | r-n 082 | 2007 |
| Aiff-tiff | various artists | r-n 083 | 2008 |
| Fades | Carsten Nicolai | r-n 084 | 2007 |
| Strings | CoH | r-n 085 | 2007 |
| Aleph-1 | Aleph-1 | r-n 087 | 2007 |
| Spare Parts | Pomassl | r-n 088 | 2007 |
| 1000 Fragments | Ryoji Ikeda | r-n 089 | 2008 |
| CoH plays Cosey | CoH + Cosey Fanni Tutti | r-n 091 | 2008 |
20' to 2000
20' to 2000 is a monthly series of twelve CDs released over the course of 1999, with each month's artist contributing a 20-minute project expressing "possibly a manifest of the millennium". Each disc was packaged in a thin plastic slipcase with a hollow core. A separate kit containing twelve magnets fit into the core and allowed the individual discs to be joined into one set (pictured). This series received the "Golden Nica" award from Ars Electronica in 2000.
| month | artist |
|---|---|
| January | Komet |
| February | Ilpo Väisänen |
| March | Ryoji Ikeda |
| April | CoH |
| May | Byetone |
| June | Senking |
| July | Thomas Brinkmann |
| August | Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) |
| September | Noto |
| October | Mika Vainio |
| November | Wolfgang Voigt |
| December | ELpH: elph.zwölf |
References
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