| Transrapid | |
| Type: | EP |
| Artist: | Alva Noto |
| Cover: | Transrapid EP.png |
| Border: | yes |
| Released: | 2004 |
| Recorded: | 2002–2004 |
| Studio: | R-N Modul Berlin, In Transit |
| Genre: | Electronic, abstract, minimal, experimental |
| Length: | 20:43 |
| Label: | Raster Noton r-n 61 |
| Prev Title: | Transform |
| Prev Year: | 2001 |
| Next Title: | Transvision |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Transrapid is an extended play by German electronic artist Alva Noto. It was released in 2004 via Raster Noton label.[1] [2]
This is the first part of the transall triptych that, according to the artist, respectively deals with one of three interrelated themes: the increased speed of information flow, utopias, and the fragmentation of ideas.[3] [4] The record is accompanied by an essay written by journalist and author Ulf Poschardt, addressing such issues as the acceleration of art, technology and culture and concluding that a key aspect of the contemporary is the embracing of both speed and stasis.[5]