Review Time!

01/02/2026 //

I didn’t do a review of the year this time.

2025 was an alright year though.

Lots of music put out into the world….

The Silent Committee had Pinnacle Figments

[Pyxis] had Pont Tombe, To Continue and Found Formats.

Violets Gone didn’t release anything but an album was almost finished

A new project started also…hopefully you’ll hear some of that in 2026.

ONTO THIS YEAR

The year started well with a review of the latest [Pyxis] album appearing in local music zine ‘Notes From The Void’ published by local label/music promotion group A Void Collective;

Anyway…2026 is here. The Violets Gone record continues to be being made and edited, very very nearly nearly ready, I promise this time.

[Pyxis] is having a minor break.

The Silent Committee returns with a new song sometime in February.

Hope everyone’s doing good and we’ll survive this year together with some nice noise

Much love

CFx

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Pont Tombé

01/12/2025 //

[Pyxis] have a 3rd and final release in 2025!

Pont Tombé is another 9-track song collection.

This one is a little quieter than normal for [Pyxis]…

It is focused mainly on a raw piano sound and the songs stem from improvised playing and building the songs up around the initial recording.

Pont Tombé is available to stream or download (for only £2!) over at the BandCamp.

If you’re new to this project and like what you hear, there is currently a 30% discount option when downloading the entire discography of 4 albums that’ll cost you a reasonable £5.60.

We’re still not on streaming yet, so BandCamp is THE only place to go hear it…working on that though.

1.	interesting distinction 02:57
2.	set the Penfield to ‘C’ 03:11
3.	home in a hundred years 03:39
4.	a duel between professor and poet 04:00
5.	the perfume of a sad, sleepless evening 04:20
6.	little rock 02:18
7.	hat, ribbon, bird, rose 01:29
8.	not fences but a wall 03:58
9.	losing leaves 01:48

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Thank you for joining us on our musical adventures this year.

[4-D] Recordings has some new items lined up for 2026 too, watch this space.

CFx

Tags 4drecordings, ambient, chrisfordham, electronic music, minimalist, music, noise, northampton, northamptonshire, piano, pyxis, sound design, synthesiser, uk

Categories Chris Fordham, Divided Records, In The Studio, pyxis, Release, Soundtrack

to continue…

26/10/2025 //

Surprise!

[Pyxis] has released a 2nd album in 2025!

This 10 track album is heavily inspired by PS1-era survival horror video game soundtracks and makes use of similar audio production techniques. It was a lot of fun to make and I hope you will enjoy listening to it too.

The album is free to stream on bandcamp or £2 to download and cherish forever!

If you’re new to the [Pyxis] project, there is currently discount on the bandcamp site to download the whole discography at 30% off in a single click.

CFx

https://pyxis496.bandcamp.com/album/to-continue

1.	The Ibis Dilemma	03:20
2.	Ink Ribbons	03:45
3.	Imperil	03:18
4.	Hunter-Prey	04:06
5.	A Tarnished Copper Sky	03:37
6.	Intone Gothic	04:05
7.	Parasite	02:45
8.	Munte Liniste	03:34
9.	Demon Tears	04:33
10.	Disquiet	05:22

Tags 4drecordings, ambient, chrisfordham, minimalist, music, northampton, northamptonshire, pyxis, synthesiser, uk

Categories pyxis, Release

Found Formats

04/07/2025 //

‘Found Formats’ is the 2nd album from [Pyxis] and is released via [4-D] Recordings today!

9 tracks of minimalist electronic nonsense for your listening pleasure.

£2 to own forever or stream for free on bandcamp.

https://pyxis496.bandcamp.com/

1.	undone again 02:08
2.	dust and shine 04:22
3.	melted into air 04:48
4.	rounded with a sleep 03:27
5.	murmuring breath 04:40
6.	traces in the snow 04:17
7.	crescent ship 04:27
8.	undiscovered country 04:27
9.	still, we walk 02:50

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[Pyxis] album #2

02/07/2025 //

[Pyxis] 2nd album is coming 04/07/2025

‘Found Formats’ released via [4-D] Recordings

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[Pyxis] album #2

27/06/2025 //

[Pyxis] 2nd album is coming 04/07/2025.

‘Found Formats’ released via [4-D] recordings.

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[Pyxis] album #2

20/06/2025 //

[Pyxis] 2nd album is coming 04/07/2025.

‘Found Formats’ released via [4-D] Recordings

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Pinnacle Figments

01/05/2025 //

The Silent Committee is back!

‘Pinnacle Figments’ marks [4-D] recordings 1st release of 2025 and the first new full length album of music from TSC in almost 2 years. The album is available from 01/05/2025.

The album is currently only available on Bandcamp, free to stream or £4 to download and keep.

Returning to his musical beginnings, Chris Fordham has produced an album of thought provoking, minimalist, instrumental music under the moniker ‘The Silent Committee’. Recent releases had involved attentions to detail and experimentation with odd timings and orchestral arrangements, these songs however, all began more freely as pure improvisations and grew from there with the majority of elements being recorded live on the fly.

The album explores the theme of aiming to constantly climb and the setbacks that includes on the way.

1.	Sea Level Dream 07:32
2.	Foothold 05:28
3.	A Peaceful Plateau 02:34
4.	The Cascade 03:00
5.	Overlooking the Precipice 10:52
6.	Shelf Pause 06:02
7.	Spur 01:43
8.	Throwing Paper Planes from the Summit 04:24