![]() Today Raster Noton is Carsten’s and my label, so we work together as a team which often includes Frank Bretschneider. We worked together more and more and eventually we decided to merge. We realized that there were a lot of parallels and we offered Carsten to release this CD on Rastermusic. Sometimes the artists are involved in some aspects of it but in the end I am responsible.Ĭarsten owned the label Noton and he produced his first CD at our Rastermusic studio. OB: The design and packaging is mostly done by me. I want to ask, with the extremely innovative packaging designs on many of your CD and book projects that you produce, can you explain how your collaborations began with Carsten Nicolai and the ensuing merge between Rastermusic and Noton.Archiv all took place in 1999 and how it changed the way you initially set out doing business, if at all. IGLOO: Structured silence – it gives me a nice chill. Noton is an anagram, and you can divide it into: no-ton (meaning no sound) or not-on (switched off). structure / patterns, digital resolution in sound and graphics). Raster in German has quite a lot different meanings (eg. ![]() OB: Raster Noton is an amalgamation of Rastermusic (the name of the first label) and Noton (the second label involved). Where did the Raster-Noton name come from? Do you have a specific mission/vision statement as such? IGLOO: I see, the limitations make for streamlining ideas and output. La Batie in Geneva, September 2004) and sound installation. Furthermore we are engaged in preparing several live presentations in the field of art exhibition (eg. At the moment we produce the Raster Post series. Therefore we concentrate on a pretty limited circle of artists. Olaf Bender (Raster-Noton Music): Our emphasis is more on a permanent stable work. How are things with you today? What is new in your sound universe? In recent years I have enjoyed your sound work and always look forward, with anticipation, to see the latest developments out of Raster-Noton. IGLOO: It’s quite a pleasure to have the chance to speak with you. I took some time to catch up with Olaf Bender just prior to a performance at the Sensoralia Festival in Rome. Aurally immersed, Raster-Noton is the house that invented the explosion of microsound. Founded by sound composers themselves, Frank Bretschneider (Komet) and Olaf Bender (Byetone), these gentlemen were joined by multimedia artist Carsten Nicolai (noto) in 1999 creating a powerhouse attention to detail with award-winning minimalist design, both exquisite and practical, based on geometries and various architectural structures. as the label is looking into new directions, kangding rays' debut makes its mark as an interesting attempt to find a balance between the flow of melodies and the ever changing structure of rhythm. »stabil« is a reflection of letellier's background as it integrates guitar loops, bass lines, residual noise, acoustic instruments and digital anomalies to create a textured soundscape. born in france and based in berlin, letellier evolved as a guitarist and drummer in various bands whose influences ranged from rock and pop to jazz before moving into electronic music. Kangding ray aka david letellier arrives at raster-noton artist collective with his first album »stabil«. in this tradition the new release is no exception. ![]() Raster-noton has established a core group of artists, many of which were undiscovered talents.
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