Pioneers in their own musical approaches, Alva Noto and Ryuichi Sakamoto began their exploration of sound in the evocatively titled V.I.R.U.S. series in 2002. With its impressionistic atmosphere, this collaborative project brought together two generations who shared the idea of electronic music as a source of inspiration for new musical structures. Over a series of five albums —vrioon (2002), insen (2005), revep (2006), utp_ (2008), and summvs (2011)— the duo explored blending electronic and acoustic sounds into a meditative whole that is at once expressive and precision-engineered.

Remastered in collaboration with Calyx Mastering, the recordings of vrioon, insen, revep, utp_, and summvs are now available on Vinyl and CD accompanied by exclusive, unreleased compositions and housed in a beautifully designed sleeve with original cover art by Carsten Nicolai.

Alva Noto & Ryuichi Sakamoto’s V.I.R.U.S. box set (with 5 albums) is now available for pre-order at NOTON, with shipping starting on November 29. 2024.

Vinyl box set (1 × slipcase, 5 albums, 9 × vinyl)

CD box set (1 × slipcase, 5 albums, 5 × CDs)