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🎙📁 The Music Folder #23 | Emptyset

In this new episode of The Music Folder, we talk to James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas of @_emptyset the multidisciplinary production project exploring the sonic limits of electroacoustic and computer music, in conversation with researcher Maria Teresa Soldani.

The discussion traces the duo’s interest in materiality, performance, and sound as architectural force — from their reflections on experimental media and global sound practices to their recent work Dissever, premiered at @berlinatonal.
With a full-frequency approach to sound design and a deeply physical experience of listening, Emptyset continues to challenge how we perceive space, noise, and embodiment.

🎧 Listen now via the link in bio.

The Music Folder is a talk series curated by Archivio Storico Ricordi, investigating the intersection of music, memory, and arts — in collaboration with @berlinatonal for this episode.

🎙📁 The Music Folder #23 | Emptyset

In this new episode of The Music Folder, we talk to James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas of @_emptyset the multidisciplinary production project exploring the sonic limits of electroacoustic and computer music, in conversation with researcher Maria Teresa Soldani.

The discussion traces the duo’s interest in materiality, performance, and sound as architectural force — from their reflections on experimental media and global sound practices to their recent work Dissever, premiered at @berlinatonal.
With a full-frequency approach to sound design and a deeply physical experience of listening, Emptyset continues to challenge how we perceive space, noise, and embodiment.

🎧 Listen now via the link in bio.

The Music Folder is a talk series curated by Archivio Storico Ricordi, investigating the intersection of music, memory, and arts — in collaboration with @berlinatonal for this episode.

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

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Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

—

Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

—

Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

—

Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

—

Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

—

Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

—

Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

With lighting design by Zoe Kahlert and Theresa Baumgartner, the Bristol duo emptyset presented the brand-new ‘Dissever’ at Theatro Circo. Celebrating 20 years of career, James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas continue to prove why they remain an institution that transcends the boundaries of electronic sound and audiovisual architecture.

—

Com desenho de luz de Zoe Kahlert e Theresa Baumgartner, o duo de Bristol emptyset apresentou o novíssimo "Dissever" no Theatro Circo. A celebrar 20 anos de carreira, James Ginzburg e Paul Purgas continuam a provar o porquê de serem uma instituição que rompe as fronteiras do som eletrónico e da arquitetura audiovisual.

📷 @adriano_ferreira_borges

September 4th, 2025 - dissever @icalondon

emptyset presents: dissever live

with lighting from @mfo.light.space @theres_a_baumgartner and @zoyabassi

From 2011 - emptyset feat. Cornelius Harris (Underground Resistance) performing Aleister Crowley's poem "Arhan"

Artwork by @ccwelham

Tonight on Late Junction!

Jennifer Lucy Allan presents an exclusive mixtape from @_emptyset - the multidisciplinary project of James Ginzburg and Paul Purgas.

Their latest album Dissever continues their exploration of sound and media of the 20th Century; transforming and translating the emergent forces of the era into new sonic possibilities, laden with low frequencies and fractured structures.

For their Late Junction Mixtape, they delve into their inspirations and take us on a journey through the visionary music that shaped their sound - from Mika Vainio and Tangerine Dream to Éliane Radigue and Hawkwind 🌌

Listen live at 10pm on BBC Radio 3, or later on BBC Sounds.

Produced by @papa0ul

Link in Bio 🔗

Emptyset's sixth album "dissever" is out today via @thrilljockey.

Available on vinyl, cd and digitally.

60 minute mix of music that inspired our new LP "dissever" on NTS

Antumbra, the second single from our album Dissever on @thrilljockey is out today. Artwork by @ccwelham mastered by @joker_kapsize

Antumbra, the second single from our album Dissever on @thrilljockey is out today. Artwork by @ccwelham mastered by @joker_kapsize

Emptyset presents a live performance premiering material from their forthcoming album.

The project explores the lineage of analogue production in the evolution of electronic music, cosmic rock, and minimalism, revisiting early multitrack recording techniques and hardware to create a hypnotic and sensory bridge to the past.

The performance accompanies the programme for Electric Dreams, an exhibition surveying the global history of art, media and technology.

Tate Modern / @tate
Turbine Hall
29.11.24
7.30pm

Ten years after its initial release on raster noton, @_emptyset present the reissue of their third LP, ‘recur,’ now on Subtext and for the first time available on Bandcamp (🔗 in bio).

Over 9 tracks, the album examines the concepts of time, structure, and recursion, exploring scale and the interplay between cohesive and fragmented sonic elements

Video by Sam Williams and Clayton Welham. Full length version at the link in bio.

Track: #emptyset - fragment

On November 5. #emptyset will present expanded material from their recent release ‘ash’ live in London to @villageunderground w/ Maria W Horn (@mariawhorn). Tickets link in bio.

#subtextrecordings

Out now on Subtext Recordings as the label’s 50th release.

@_emptyset - ash (sub050), vinyl & digital release available on all platforms (🔗 in bio).

“There’s something deeply primal to submitting to these powerful sheets of sonic aberrations. It’s the musical equivalent of standing on a shoreline, gazing out across a seemingly endless, turbulent sea. Look into the void. Yield to the vastness. Stare down the stony abyss. Just be prepared to pick yourself up out of the rubble after. " - from Jon Buckland's (@pacificbeliefs) review on @thequietus

On November 5th, emptyset will present material from ‘ash’ at @villageunderground London w/ Maria W Horn (@mariawhorn) and visuals in collaboration with Clayton Welham (@ccwelham). Tickets link in bio.

Artwork by Clayton Welham
Mastered by Joker @joker_kapsize

@jamesginzburg @paulpurgas
#subtextrecordings #emptyset

Out now on Subtext Recordings as the label’s 50th release.

@_emptyset - ash (sub050), vinyl & digital release available on all platforms (🔗 in bio).

“There’s something deeply primal to submitting to these powerful sheets of sonic aberrations. It’s the musical equivalent of standing on a shoreline, gazing out across a seemingly endless, turbulent sea. Look into the void. Yield to the vastness. Stare down the stony abyss. Just be prepared to pick yourself up out of the rubble after. " - from Jon Buckland's (@pacificbeliefs) review on @thequietus

On November 5th, emptyset will present material from ‘ash’ at @villageunderground London w/ Maria W Horn (@mariawhorn) and visuals in collaboration with Clayton Welham (@ccwelham). Tickets link in bio.

Artwork by Clayton Welham
Mastered by Joker @joker_kapsize

@jamesginzburg @paulpurgas
#subtextrecordings #emptyset

Out now on Subtext Recordings as the label’s 50th release.

@_emptyset - ash (sub050), vinyl & digital release available on all platforms (🔗 in bio).

“There’s something deeply primal to submitting to these powerful sheets of sonic aberrations. It’s the musical equivalent of standing on a shoreline, gazing out across a seemingly endless, turbulent sea. Look into the void. Yield to the vastness. Stare down the stony abyss. Just be prepared to pick yourself up out of the rubble after. " - from Jon Buckland's (@pacificbeliefs) review on @thequietus

On November 5th, emptyset will present material from ‘ash’ at @villageunderground London w/ Maria W Horn (@mariawhorn) and visuals in collaboration with Clayton Welham (@ccwelham). Tickets link in bio.

Artwork by Clayton Welham
Mastered by Joker @joker_kapsize

@jamesginzburg @paulpurgas
#subtextrecordings #emptyset

Out now on Subtext Recordings as the label’s 50th release.

@_emptyset - ash (sub050), vinyl & digital release available on all platforms (🔗 in bio).

“There’s something deeply primal to submitting to these powerful sheets of sonic aberrations. It’s the musical equivalent of standing on a shoreline, gazing out across a seemingly endless, turbulent sea. Look into the void. Yield to the vastness. Stare down the stony abyss. Just be prepared to pick yourself up out of the rubble after. " - from Jon Buckland's (@pacificbeliefs) review on @thequietus

On November 5th, emptyset will present material from ‘ash’ at @villageunderground London w/ Maria W Horn (@mariawhorn) and visuals in collaboration with Clayton Welham (@ccwelham). Tickets link in bio.

Artwork by Clayton Welham
Mastered by Joker @joker_kapsize

@jamesginzburg @paulpurgas
#subtextrecordings #emptyset