Alva Noto + Ryuichi Sakamoto

Fans will be sad to learn that Summvs is the fifth and, apparently last album from this revered collaborative duo of Ryuichi Sakamoto and Carsten Nicolai aka Alva Noto. They have been hard at it since 2022 and produced a fine body or work that mixes both of their respective backgrounds seamlessly. Sakamoto is of course the master of playing evocative piano compositions and Nicolai is the digital done who brings the fresh rhythms and subtle manipulations. Revel in this one, then, cause it is the end of a fine story.