Blank Forms Editions US Vinyl & CDs

Review: Further Selections from the Electric Harpsichord is a profound rediscovery of Catherine Christer Hennix's early masterwork, offering a mesmerising, never-before-heard recording of her 1976 opus. This long-lost piece, originally debuted at Stockholm's Moderna Museet, further solidifies Hennix's unique contributions to minimalism, combining precise just intonation with electronic experimentation. Like her contemporaries La Monte Young and Pandit Pran Nath, Hennix's work transcends traditional boundaries, using carefully retuned synthesisers and feedback loops to create a hallucinogenic soundscape that manipulates time, space and perception. Released shortly before her passing in 2023, this recording stands as the most comprehensive version of The Electric Harpsichord to date. Extending the previously released 26-minute fragment, this new edition spans 47 minutes, immersing listeners in sustained, shimmering waves of sound. Henry Flynt, who championed Hennix's work in the 1970s, described the music as "hallucinogenic/ecstatic sound environments" and this recording lives up to that description. The spellbinding oscillations and drones, accompanied by Hans Isgren's sheng, evoke a deeply meditative and otherworldly experience. Hennix's polymathic background in mathematics, poetry and philosophy enriches the composition, making it as intellectually rigorous as it is emotionally transformative. A landmark of minimalist music that will excite new audiences, reaffirming Hennix's lasting influence on experimental sound and the transcendent potential of her artistry.

Review: Shadow Ring were an enigmatic force throughout the decade of their existence. They operated on the international musical underground and had a shambolic post-rock sound that reflect the rag-bag group of rowdy teenagers who made it. The self-released pre-Shadow Ring tape The Cat & Bells Club came in 1992 and is getting its first ever vinyl pressing, as is the group's sophomore record Put the Music In Its Coffin. It is a more dark and sinister album that collides low-fidelity rock, noise, gauzy guitars and plenty of grit and sleaze. It has a dark and unsettling ambiance throughout and remains a truly unique record.