Diamond Version

Diamond Version is a meeting between Raster-Noton operator Olaf Bender (aka Byetone) and label associate and fellow experimental techno producer Carsten Nicolai (aka Alva Noto). They've been joined by Atsuhiro Ito, who uses the Optron -- an instrument of the musician's making described as modified fluorescent tubes that provide "noisist counterpart." When Bender and Nicolai formed Diamond Version, the two already had a long history of working together; beside Frank Bretschneider, they produced several releases under the name Signal. Signed to pioneering electronic music label ...