Asphere originates from the ongoing dialogue and friendship among the artists Maika Garnica, Aiko Devriendt and Thijs Paijmans, as shared experiences of time and space. The album takes Garnica’s sound objects and their visual aesthetics and sounds, as a ground for
musical and audiovisual exchange. Gradually guiding us back into the now, the artists explore the subtle movements in between various spaces: those that arise from the interplay of different languages, the physical spaces within the sound objects, and the body of the listener and what is shared on a deeper and more intuitive level.

With each track tied to an image of the artwork, Asphere balances between what is transmitted through listening and what remains unseen yet felt. Mixing different textures, patterns and rhythms, sonic processes such as sampling and granular synthesis resonate with microscopic images, as a magnifying glass transforming the sound objects into grainy landscapes. Sensing oscillations from within the flutes, bowls, and ceramic shapes towards the outer atmospheres; each time they return to the essence of the media’s materiality: earth, sound, and light – waves - tremble and interlace, traversing distances and continuously touching each other.
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released September 19, 2025

sounds - Maika Garnica & Aiko Devriendt
mixing - Aiko Devriendt
artwork - Maika Garnica & Thijs Paijmans
label - Wadi platform

mastering & lacquer cut - Kassian Troyer at Dubplates & Mastering DE
words - Maud Seuntjens
graphic design - Pieter Nyssen
partners - Het Bos, Overtoon, Consonance, De Imagerie

With support of The Flemish Government & Sabam For Culture

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'Namida' is a handmade glass audio sculpture, literally translated as 'teardrop'. Each sculpture with it's own unique shape contains the full album, plus two video's that were shown during the release event in Crying Space, Antwerp.

'Namida' or 'Teardrop' is the 3rd release by Sui Moon (Maika Garnica, Chakky Kato and Senne Claes). The compositions on the album are created with layers of recordings from improvisations using a range of self built instruments, accompanied by electronic instruments and digital audio equipment.

08 Temperature - Sui Moon

07 Crystalizing - Sui Moon

06 Cellular - Sui Moon

05 Circular Harmony - Sui Moon

04 Molding - Sui Moon

03 June - Sui Moon

02 Reflection - Sui Moon

01 Surface - Sui Moon

Performance during Sonic Acts Academy 2020 at Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam.

Technical support by Aiko Devriendt
Touch OSC& MaxMSP patch design by Inne Eysermans
Production of installation in collaboration with Atelier Scheldeman

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