- 192.8 FM (Intro) (feat. Saskia)
- 2Night Shift
- 3Polar
- 4Sterile
- 5I Like Your Face
- 6Arisco
- 7AMP (Outro)
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Open edition
“An elemental tale of transition in the meta-reality.”
Sylum marks the first act of a narrative told from Yan Higa’s introspective point of view, tracing a process of personal transformation. Conceived during the period of social distancing, its creative gestures were shaped by a distorted perception of time and by a chronology deeply marked by the crisis of human relationships.
Just as matter is governed by both macro-scale chaos and micro-level organization, the EP unfolds through a similar tension. The narrative operates generatively: fragments of the work materialize before, during, and after the emergence of its central body. The core of Sylum is accompanied by a constellation of parallel elements that orbit it across time and space — sound, visual works, craft, performance, and poetry. These fragments do not necessarily appear within the EP’s tracks, yet they expand and contextualize the work’s broader ecosystem, moving between landscape and soundscape, the virtual and the physical. A story told through social media and physical interactions.
The cover artwork, posters, and promotional materials were developed in collaboration with Japanese sculptor Tatsuya Horimoto, emerging from reflective conversations on transcending the human form. The imagery explores the anthropomorphic animal figure as a symbol of instinct, hybridity, and the feral dimensions of identity.
released November 20, 2020
Artwork: Tatsuya Horimoto & Yan Higa
Mixing: Yan Higa, Gustavo Siqueira
Mastering: Gustavo Siqueira
Sylum marks the first act of a narrative told from Yan Higa’s introspective point of view, tracing a process of personal transformation. Conceived during the period of social distancing, its creative gestures were shaped by a distorted perception of time and by a chronology deeply marked by the crisis of human relationships.
Just as matter is governed by both macro-scale chaos and micro-level organization, the EP unfolds through a similar tension. The narrative operates generatively: fragments of the work materialize before, during, and after the emergence of its central body. The core of Sylum is accompanied by a constellation of parallel elements that orbit it across time and space — sound, visual works, craft, performance, and poetry. These fragments do not necessarily appear within the EP’s tracks, yet they expand and contextualize the work’s broader ecosystem, moving between landscape and soundscape, the virtual and the physical. A story told through social media and physical interactions.
The cover artwork, posters, and promotional materials were developed in collaboration with Japanese sculptor Tatsuya Horimoto, emerging from reflective conversations on transcending the human form. The imagery explores the anthropomorphic animal figure as a symbol of instinct, hybridity, and the feral dimensions of identity.
released November 20, 2020
Artwork: Tatsuya Horimoto & Yan Higa
Mixing: Yan Higa, Gustavo Siqueira
Mastering: Gustavo Siqueira
