Blank Forms 10 Alien Roots: Éliane Radigue

Blank Forms Blank Forms 10 Alien Roots: Éliane Radigue

The tenth edition of Blank Forms Alien Roots examines Éliane Radigue exploring the early electronic work of the French composer, whose radical approach to feedback, analog synthesis, and tape composition has inspired a generation of artists. Featuring key texts, newly translated primary documents, interviews, and commissioned essays, Blank Forms 10 traces her evolution from analog tape experiments to composing for unamplified instruments and live performers. A great read for any experimental musician or fan of Radigue's timeless work.

Features

• Examines Éliane Radigue's early electronic work, including her feedback techniques, analog synthesis, and compositions made on magnetic tape
• Features in-depth interviews and conversations between Radigue and researchers documenting her working methods across different career stages, alongside a scholarly analysis of Trilogie de la Mort (1988–93) through Tibetan Buddhist thought
• Presents previously unpublished archival material: sketches for unrealized works, contemporary reviews, and concert programs, also mapping the performance history of her early work for the first time