Sianspheric
| Company type | Band |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music |
| Founded | 1994 |
| Headquarters | Hamilton, Ontario , Canada |
| Products | Space rock, shoegazing music |
| Website | www |
Sianspheric (also presented as SIANspheric, and previously known as SIANspheric4) is a Canadian band originating from Hamilton, Ontario that blends elements of space rock and shoegazing. Formed in 1994, the group was among the first artists signed to the Sonic Unyon label. The founding lineup consisted of Sean Ramsay (vocals/guitar), Steve Peruzzi (vocals/bass), Paul Sinclair (guitar), and Matthew Durrant (drums). Their inaugural album, Somnium, debuted in 1995. Their musical style has often been likened to that of Slowdive, The Verve, and Boards of Canada. Throughout the late 1990s and into the early 2000s, SIANspheric extensively toured across Canada, including a notable 2000 tour alongside shoegaze band Southpacific.
A collaborative effort with Toshack Highway resulted in the split album Magnetic Morning/Aspirin Age, which featured a balanced contribution of ten tracks shared between both acts. After disbanding in 2000, SIANspheric reunited in Toronto in 2005, subsequently releasing the 7" single "I Wouldn't Expect You to Understand" along with the DVD+CD combination RGB through Sonic Unyon. The DVD contained live concert footage and music videos spanning from 1997 to 2001, while the accompanying CD offered remastered ambient compositions, fan-favorite selections, demos, and a previously unreleased track.
By 2006, the band's roster had evolved to include Ramsay, Jay Patterson on bass, Durrant on drums, and Locksley Taylor handling guitars and backing vocals; all members were involved in ambient programming and sampling duties. In 2011, guitarist and synthesizer player Ryan Ferguson (known as Electroluminescent) joined for new recording projects. Notably, three tracks from their debut Somnium appeared in the television series La Femme Nikita. The lineup returned to Ramsay, Patterson, Locksley, and Durrant by 2014. The band continued performing live events actively, including an appearance at Canadian Music Week in Toronto in 2015.
Their fourth studio album, Writing the Future in Letters of Fire, was released on October 28, 2016 via Sonic Unyon, preceded by the single "I Have It".
Studio albums
- Somnium (1995, Sonic Unyon)
- There's Always Someplace You'd Rather Be (1998, Sonic Unyon)
- The Sound of the Colour of the Sun (2001, Sonic Unyon)
- Writing the Future in Letters of Fire (2016, Sonic Unyon)
EPs and singles
- Planets EP (1999, Sound Records)
- Magnetic Morning/Aspirin Age (2003, Sonic Unyon, double CD split EP with Toshack Highway)
- I Wouldn't Expect You to Understand (2006, Black Mountain Records; limited edition white vinyl 7", restricted to 300 copies)
- The Owl and Smokin' Richie (2014, Noyes Records; available on 7" vinyl and digital formats)
- So We Swim (2020; released on 7" vinyl and digital platforms)
Compilations
- Else (1999, Sonic Unyon)
- RGB (2006, Sonic Unyon/Inchroma Multimedia; DVD+CD set)
- Others (2014; digital streaming and download)
- Others Vol. 2 (2020; digital streaming and download)
External links
- SIANspheric Official website
- MySpace profile
- Sonic Unyon artist page
- Discogs entry
- Articles with short description
- Musical groups established in 1994
- Musical groups disestablished in 2000
- Musical groups reestablished in 2005
- Musical groups from Hamilton, Ontario
- Canadian electronic music groups
- Canadian post-rock groups
- Canadian ambient music groups
- Canadian shoegaze musical groups
- 1994 establishments in Ontario
- 2000 disestablishments in Ontario
- 2005 establishments in Ontario
- Sonic Unyon artists