Strange Dreams

Audio by Maraboo
Artwork by René Magritte (edited)

Long Time No See

Audio by Schall/Formen (Album Version)
Artwork by Formen

In Echtzeit

Bandcamp

Performance at the intense listening session "Liegen im Vakuum" at the Anstadt Bern

Audio by Formen (Album Version)
Artwork by Formen

Formen - Ratio

Formen - Radius

Audio by Formen (live cut)
Artwork by Roy Lichtenstein (edited)

Nachklang

L'Ère du Fer

Audio by HARZ (Album Version)
Artwork by YOMA and HARZ

15-4020

Empty Space

"A Pattern Language of Phasing Turntables" is Formen’s current live project. Rooted in his interest in dubplate cutting, experimental music, and performance art, the project centres on an analogue setup: three turntables, a mixing console, and a tape machine.

The musical material for each performance consists of self-made lathe cuts that Formen prepares in his studio. He develops minimalist musical fragments or works with stems from collaborators, cutting these ideas onto dubplates. During performance, the dubplates are recombined live; minute differences in timing, pitch and frequency generate new, improvised compositions that Formen explores ad hoc through subtle manipulations within the setup.

Conceptually, the project draws on the human tendency to find patterns in randomness: the dubplates are neither locked nor synced but combined at arbitrary points, moving freely and producing emergent patterns that each listener perceives differently.

All tracks written by Formen. Exceptions are the recordings of "Der Tod ist gross" from Werner Herzog’s "Nosferatu", and the vocals and harmony at 16:30–22:30, which were written and produced by @beatrice-beispiel — merci tuusig!

A Pattern Language of Phasing Turntables - Live at Multi Soft Konstanz

Empty Space is an artistic platform based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. We explore the interactions of physical media, their characteristic formal languages, and their modes of functionality. To achieve this, we focus on projects that experiment with various art forms, aesthetics, and crafts. Our goal is to create works of art that challenge conventional modes of production and reception.

To bring each project to life, we collaborate with different artists, blending their distinctive approaches and methods into something new. Depending on the medium, many of our productions are conceived as one-of-a-kind pieces or one-time performances.

Empty Space operates as a non-profit association, with all revenue either supporting the artists or being reinvested in future projects.

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