Xerrox Vol.1 (reMASTER)’

Description

Xerrox Vol. 1 is the third studio album by German electronic arCst Alva Noto. It was
released in 2007 as part of the ongoing Xerrox pentalogy, based on the concept of
digital replicaCon of source material.
Using the process of copying as a basis, the Xerrox series deals with the manipulaCon
of data through endless reproducCon. Due to the inherent fallacy of making copies
from other copies, everyday sounds become so altered that they are hardly
associated with their source material. As a result, enCrely new sounds are created:
copies of originals become originals themselves.
Together with Christoph Brünggel, Nicolai designed a “sample transformer” that takes
audio fragments and manipulates them beyond recogniCon. In this process of taking
something familiar and defamiliarizing it, samples from obvious sources-adverCsing
jingles, airport tones, telephone hold music, and film soundtracks-were used and
altered, resulCng in sounds totally unlike their original source. The result is a series of
haunCng, intricately realised pieces that recontextualise Nicolai’s “glitches and bass”
sound into extended, cinemaCc, organic, and almost orchestral works.
Xerrox Vol. 1 was followed by Xerrox Vol. 2 (2009), Xerrox Vol. 3 (2015), Xerrox Vol. 4
(2020), Xerrox Vol. 5 (2024). This remastered version will be reissued on NOTON in
2026