Adi Newton: Second Sight

PAOLO BERTONI – ADI NEWTON: SECOND SIGHT + CLOCK DVA – SECOND SIGHT

FIRST EDITION – SECOND SIGHT PROJECT (OCTOBER 2025) RIZOSFERA-NUKFM 026 in association with PC PRESS (UK):

Limited Edition: 1,000 metallic orange envelopes decorated with adhesive stickers, each containing the Clock DVA Second Sight A5 Digipak CD (Armcomm Europe / Rizosfera America) and Paolo Bertoni’s 136-page English-language paperback book Adi Newton: Second Sight (Rizosfera-NUKFM / PC Press). This edition does not allow separate sales of either Paolo Bertoni’s book or the Clock DVA CD.

Deluxe Limited Edition: 200 box sets (16 cm x 21 cm x 5 cm), full-color printed, titled Second Sight by Clock DVA. Each box contains: Paolo Bertoni’s hardcover book Adi Newton: Second Sight, 192 pages, hand-numbered, with full-color dust jacket; the Clock DVA Second Sight A5 Digipak CD; a special string-and-washer envelope with postcards and leporelli; and a transparent plastic sleeve with stickers and stamps. The deluxe box set is available exclusively through Rizosfera’s official online store.

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Information ::

RizoStream: Unlimited free streaming of Second Sight is available exclusively with the two editions purchased through the Rizosfera website.

Pre-order: Pre-orders open on September 10, 2025.

Release date: October 27, 2025.

Shipping: Shipments will begin from the release date.

Multiple orders: It is possible to place multiple orders, either of the same title or of different titles and authors from the Rizosfera catalog available on the website.

Rizopack: Single-title orders can be combined with Rizopacks available in the catalog.

Distribution: Second Sight First Edition is also available via PC Press (exclusive for the UK and Oceania) and Rizosfera America (exclusive for the Americas).

PC Press: Links to the PC Press website and the Second Sight page are available here.

Rizosfera America: Link to the Coalescesion / Rizosfera America website is available here.

Deluxe Box Set Edition: The Second Sight box set is available exclusively through the Rizosfera online store and can be combined with multiple orders.

Rizosfera America Box Set: Due to current tariff uncertainties and resulting restrictions from some couriers shipping to the USA, Rizosfera America has arranged to assemble a limited number of box sets directly in the United States, handling distribution not only within the USA but across the entire American continent. For this reason, a dedicated Rizosfera America Box Set button is available: it is intended exclusively for residents of the Americas. The price of the box set includes no additional postal charges, which will be calculated and managed directly by Rizosfera America.

BOOK – ADI NEWTON : SECOND SIGHT — PAOLO BERTONI (English Language) – RIZOSFERA-NUKFM / PC PRESS

ADI NEWTON: SECOND SIGHT is a book by Italian music critic Paolo Bertoni that brilliantly summarises Newton’s extensive and intricate artistic journey from 1977 to the present day. Spanning projects from The Future, through Clock DVA and The Anti Group/TAGC, culminating in a myriad of contemporary projects, Adi Newton has become a cult figure and a reference point in the electronic and experimental scene. Paolo Bertoni‘s book guides us through over 40 years of sounds, theories, and cultural references that have characterised Adi Newton’s immense creative period, catalysing Clock DVA to conceive a soundtrack in dialogue with Bertoni’s words, echoing their 2010s sonic renaissance.

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Author:

Paolo Bertoni is an Italian writer and music critic who began covering post-punk, electronic, and experimental music in the1980s for various magazines. A longtime contributor to Blow Up—Italy’s monthly dedicated to “adventurous sounds”—he has been part of the editorial team since its first issue (1997). His published works include books on Einstürzende Neubauten, Swans, Coil, Clock DVA/TAGC, and Joy Division.

Translators and Editors: Peter Webb is a writer, publisher, musician and senior lecturer in Sociology at the
UWE, Bristol, UK. Letizia Rustichelli is a translator and lecturer in Italian Language and Culture at SISU, Chongqing, China.

CD – SECOND SIGHT – CLOCK DVA 

Second Sight is the long-missing “lost album” in Clock DVA’s discography. The 2010s marked not only the rebirth of the group founded by Adi Newton but also the beginning of a new artistic phase—the third—distinct not just chronologically but creatively from the two preceding eras. The Clock DVA of the third millennium are Adi Newton and Maurizio TeZ Martinucci.

Clock DVA’s first phase was shaped in Sheffield from their inception in 1978 and concluded with the 1983 album Advantage; the second phase unfolded between Berlin and Florence, beginning with the widely acclaimed masterpiece Buried Dreams (1989) and ending with Sign (1993).

Beyond archival material (essential for contextualizing the early lineups revolving around Adi Newton’s charismatic presence), the 2010s saw little new output from Clock DVA’s third phase—save for Post-Sign, which served as an archival epilogue to the ’90s second phase.

While Noesis (2022) established the new sonic paradigm for this third phase, the enigmatic “black hole” of Clock DVA’s 2010s remained. The track selection for Second Sight was personally curated by Adi Newton and Maurizio TeZ Martinucci over three years, with a singular mission: to fill that void.

Scrutinizing live setlists and meticulously combing through global recording sessions allowed the duo to compile the finest work of their 2010s collaboration. The anthology faithfully captures the third phase’s sonic essence, drawing entirely from releases like the mini-LP/USB Clock 2 (2014, featuring two alternate versions here) and the Neoteric EP (2016)—united for the first time. Rarities include the opener Endless (from the 2019 Armcomm Sampler) and two magnificent unreleased tracks, Re_arketechton and Re_amna, destined to thrill collectors and fans. The collection culminates with two Noesis tracks exclusive to the 2022 CD edition: The Simulacra and Drive the Exotic Non-Essentials.

Sealing Clock DVA’s renaissance and immortalizing their 2010s sound in a single album, Second Sight is the definitive showcase of the sonic project’s richness and quality under Adi Newton and Maurizio TeZ Martinucci. Enjoy the journey.

BOOK – ADI NEWTON : SECOND SIGHT — PAOLO BERTONI (English Language) – Paperback Edition, pg. 136 – Rizosfera-NUKFM / PC Press; Hardcover Edition, pg. 192 – Rizosfera-NUKFM / PC Press

Contents

1. Chapter I – A Sinister Magnificence
2. Chapter II – The Future
3. Chapter III – Horology
4. Chapter IV – White Souls in Black Suits
5. Chapter V – Thirst
6. Chapter VI – Advantage
7. Chapter VII – The Delivery, Digitaria, Meon 1 & 2
8. Chapter VIII – Buried Dreams
9. Chapter IX – Transitional Voices, Man-Amplified
10. Chapter X – Digital Soundtracks, Sign
11. Chapter XI – Iso-Erotic Calibrations, Burning Water, Psychophysicists
12. Chapter XII – The Future Begins with a Break from the Past
13. Chapter XIII – Meon 3, Organ Needles, Amma, Newtones
14. Chapter XIV – Noesis, EXT Vol.1, Preternatural, Audio Computing
15. Chapter XV – Interview to Adi Newton and TeZ by Paolo Bertoni
16. Discography

Second Sight :: Tracklisting

1. ENDLESS :: Originally published in the ARMComm Sampler anthology, released in 2019 on CD by ARMCOMM/Somnimage, catalog number ARMComm CD 003, and never reprinted until its reappearance in Second Sight.
2. THE KONSTRUCTOR :: Originally released on the mini LP Clock 2, published in 2014 in the Memory Stick format by Anterior Research Media Comm, catalog number ARM USB 001, and later re-released in remixed versions on vinyl and CD.
3. RE-RAYONIST :: The original version was published on the mini LP Clock 2, released in 2014 on Memory Stick by Anterior Research Media Comm, catalog number ARM USB 001; the version present on Second Sight was originally released on CDr by CrackNation Records in 2016 on the V compilation of the Cold Waves series and has never been re-released.
4. KABARET 13 ZVUKONIS REMIX :: The original version was published on the mini LP Clock 2, released in 2014 in the Memory Stick format by Anterior Research Media Comm, catalog number ARM USB 001; the version featured in Second Sight had never been previously released.
5. RE_ARKETECHTON :: A track present in Clock DVA’s early live sets in the 2010s but never previously released on any format.
6. NEOTERIC :: Originally released on CD in 2016 on the eponymous single Neoteric by Anterior Research Media Communication (ARM CD 002), reissued on vinyl in 2019 by ARMComm.
7. SENTINEL :: Originally released on CD in 2016 on the eponymous single Neoteric by Anterior Research Media Communication (ARM CD 002), reissued on vinyl in 2019 by ARMComm.
8. IMMISSION :: Originally released on CD in 2016 on the eponymous single Neoteric by Anterior Research Media Communication (ARM CD 002), reissued on vinyl in 2019 by ARMComm.
9. DRIVE THE EXOTIC NON-ESSENTIALS :: Originally released on CD in 2023 as a bonus track on the album Noesis (and indeed not included on the vinyl version), issued by Rizosfera Armcomm Europe under catalog number ARMEU 004. The track has long been part of Clock DVA’s repertoire of compositions, dating back artistically to the 2010s.
10. THE SIMULACRA :: Originally released on CD in 2023 as a bonus track on the album Noesis (and indeed not included on the vinyl version), issued by Rizosfera Armcomm Europe under catalog number ARMEU 004. The track has long been part of Clock DVA’s repertoire of compositions, dating back artistically to the 2010s.
11. RE_AMNA :: Never previously released, this version was presented to the public during a Clock DVA live performance in Barcelona in 2021. The track was originally featured on the EP Gate, released in 2019 by Pragma (TeZ’s electronic project), under the title Amna, issued by the label Frigio Records with catalog number FRV031. The same vinyl also includes a remix of the track Amna by Clock DVA, titled (Reborn And Reformed Clock DVA Remix), with a completely different outcome compared to the version released on Second Sight.

Second Sight Credits:

• Musicians: Adi Newton & TeZ Maurizio Martinucci
• Lyrics: Adi Newton
• All compositions: Newton / Martinucci
• Tracklist curation: Adi Newton & TeZ Maurizio Martinucci
• Post-production EQ: Enrico Marani, 2025
• Cover image: Adi Newton, Synoptical Portrait
• Graphic layout: Gabriele Fantuzzi
• Published by: Mute Song
• Copyright: Armcomm Rizosfera Europa / Clock DVA
• Production year: 2025
• Made in Italy / EU