Raster-Noton was a German electronic music record label. It was established in 1999 in Chemnitz, Germany. By the mid 2010s, it had become known as "one of Europe’s most revered and reliable hubs for experimental electronic music, IDM and audio-visual art."
Raster-Noton emerged from the fusion of Rastermusik, founded by Olaf Bender and Frank Bretschneider in 1996, and Noton (Archiv für Ton und Nichtton), a sub-label that was run by Carsten Nicolai.
The label focused on the overlapping border areas of pop, art, and science, releasing music albums, publications, and installation works focused on rhythmic, minimal electronic music.
In 2017, the label split into two entities: Raster, to be run by Bender, and Noton, focusing on Nicolai's output.
Artists
Catalogue Title Artist Cat No Year mikro makroφ + notor-n 0061997stud stimgoemr-n 0071997infinitynotor-n 0081997shortwavemusicw.basinskivyr 0121998final balletm.behrensr-n 0131998blue cubekim casconer-n 0141998empty gardennotoltd 0091999telefunkennotor-n 0322000open close openrobert lippokr-n 0372001stromcarl michael von hausswolffr-n 0382001wohltemperiertφ + notor-n 0392001Cyclo.ryoji ikeda + notovyr 0412001(o)acisvarious artistsr-n 0422001endless loop (e, f, g, h)notovyr 0452002the riverw.basinskir-n 0482002con.duct. spc.trmnibor-n 0492002Vrioonalva noto + ryuichi sakamotor-n 0502002frequencies (Hz)various artistsltd 0082003transrapidalva notovyr 0512003weltecho (box)carsten nicolair-n 0522003sonar endless loop edition IIIalva notovyr 0552003archiv.1various artistsr-n 0562004transall: transrapidalva notor-n 0612004transall: transvisionalva notor-n 0622005transall: transsprayalva notor-n 0632005Insenalva noto + ryuichi sakamotor-n 0652005transall collector's boxalva notor-n 0662005leechcarl michael von hausswolffr-n 0672006DataplexRyoji Ikedar-n 0682005notations archiv 1various artistsr-n 0702006Revepalva noto + ryuichi sakamotor-n 0722006stabilkangding rayr-n 0732006set your center between your parts in order topixelr-n 0742006incidencerichard chartierr-n 0752006insen livealva noto + ryuichi sakamotor-n 0762006listSenkingr-n 0772007Xerrox Vol.1alva notor-n 0782007Transformalva notor-n 0792008archiv.2various artistsr-n 0802007Plastic StarByetoner-n 0812008RhythmFrank Bretschneiderr-n 0822007Aiff-tiffvarious artistsr-n 0832008FadesCarsten Nicolair-n 0842007StringsCoHr-n 0852007Aleph-1Aleph-1r-n 0872007Spare PartsPomasslr-n 08820071000 FragmentsRyoji Ikedar-n 0892008CoH plays CoseyCoH + Cosey Fanni Tuttir-n 0912008
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 Olaf Bender, Byetone June Jens Massel, Senking July Thomas Brinkmann August Robin Rimbaud (Scanner) September Alva Noto (Noto) October Mika Vainio November Wolfgang Voigt December ELpH: elph.zwölf
References
External links Official Site Music guide to Raster-Noton by pontone.pl