Sofia

PANG34 is out! sofi - hypergloss Digital release, please check it out on our bandcamp page. Hypergloss is shards of a caledoscopic glass. When your glance falls into it-it’s distorted, chaotic. Once you look closer - it’s crisp, overloading with sences. Hypergloss is my dreams, memories, nightmares. Hypergloss is a chimeric formation; a taxonomy of minor irritations. Hypergloss was made in SuperCollider. Cello on track “manic memos” by Lumi Mannermaa. 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘶𝘮 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦. 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘧𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘢𝘴𝘭𝘦𝘦𝘱. 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘴𝘱𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘣𝘢𝘨. 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘦𝘴 𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘵. 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘶𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘦. 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘤𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘵𝘰𝘰 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺. 𝘏𝘺𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘤𝘬 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵 𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘱. Hypergloss is 𝓅𝑜𝑒𝓉𝓇𝓎 𝑜𝒻 𝒻𝓇𝓊𝓈𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓉𝒾𝑜𝓃. Music by sofi (Sofia Zaiceva) @sofizaiceva Cello by Lumi Mannermaa Master by Roc Jiménez de Cisneros Artwork by Linus Åberg /0djur/ Photography by Aino Ahola ainoahola.com/work

“I was mostly trying to capture an emotion I was experiencing at that moment in time, when familiar patterns suddenly became unstable. In this context, frustration arises from the feeling of powerlessness to change a situation or outcome, no matter how much effort you put in.” We talk to multidisciplinary sound artist and performer @sofizaiceva who actively uses modern music technologies such as creative audio coding, ambisonics, live improvisation with modular synthesizers and code, and DIY electronics about listening and making music, the Latvian music scene and her new album on @superpanghq . Interview link in bio Photo: Aino Ahola

RIFORMA is thrilled to announce the pre-order of AZE, new album by Sofi (Sofia Zaiceva), available in a limited edition of 50 cassettes ready to be shipped worldwide 🌐 from Berlin. Meet Sofi @sofizaiceva AZE explores an abstract domain evoking diverse responses and mindfulness. AZE mirrors the intimate narrative and collection of experiences of living between Tallinn, Riga, and Helsinki, where the album was recorded. AZE embraces duality and uncertainty through its blend of synthetic and analog origins. Artworks and visuals are curated by Linus Åberg @0djur , sculpting a liminal environment that resonates with AZE’s soundscapes. The full album will be released on November 28, with a special event hosted by Algomystica (@algomystica ) at Panke (@pankeculture ) in Berlin. The event will feature performances by the same sofi, Giulia Rae, Elif Gülin Soğuksu, Init.Play (eNµ and Justin), and Kinked. 💿 Mastered by Giuseppe Ielasi ➡️ Listen and buy: tiny.cc/aze_preorder

MEET THE ARTIST: SOFIA ZAICEVA Sofi (Sofia Zaiceva) (LV) is a sound artist, composer, and performer working across experimental electronic music. With roots in classical piano, electroacoustic composition, live coding, and DJ culture, she creates immersive, open-source–driven sonic experiences. Her practice combines creative coding, spatial sound, and improvisation to explore how digital processes express human emotion and relationships. Recent releases include “SHE HAS CANDY” with CATPURSE (SØVN Records, 2025), and solo albums “hypergloss” (2025) and “aze” (2024). At Nonagon Festival 2026, she will be performing the audiovisual piece created together with Ľubomír Slovinský during their Nonagon residency in 2025. ______ Nonagon Festival 16-18 July 2026 Svanö, Sweden

NONAGON is an artist‑driven association that creates audiovisual experiences in boundary‑defying formats and unconventional locations, far from traditional venues, with the aim of offering unforgettable encounters for both audiences and creators where artistic disciplines seamlessly merge. From 16 to 18 July 2026, the association will present the fifth edition of the NONAGON Festival at the abandoned oil cisterns on Svanö in Ådalen—vast cylindrical structures with up to 25 seconds of natural reverberation, transforming the site into a living instrument for musicians and artists to explore. Line-up features @theon_cross , @aho_ssan ,@sofizaiceva , Eli Eli, Computer Station and many more.

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Branches & Bytes – a collaboration by Sofia Zaiceva & Andreas Trobollowitsch Elementary sound production from different origins meets: creative coding and algorithms interact with mechanical branches and rotating wooden discs, creating a hybrid sonic field of intertwined resonances. . . . First video November 17, 2025 @baltic_analog_lab (Riga) Camera: @zviinas . . . Second video November 21, 2025 @retrito.smarsas / @empty_brain_resort (Vilnius) Camera: @kamkorder_vhs Sound: @someplastic

SPİN FOAM coded friction, digi midi-eval architecture, vibro-alchemy 21 Nov @retrito.smarsas @sofizaiceva + @andreastrobollowitsch (sound objects/live coding) @gintaskr (live electronics/noise) @alloscillating (live electronics/vox/field/dance) Door 19:30 entrance donation 10-15eu poster by @000kamile Sofia's and Andreas's "Branches & Bytes" explores contrasting sonic approaches: digital sound programming meets mechanical, analog friction. Zaiceva shapes sound through code, spatialization, and algorithmic structures, while Trobollowitsch creates raw, physical textures using branches and rotating wooden discs. Together, they forge a hybrid sonic field where contrasts collide, intertwine, and dissolve into unexpected resonances. Gintas K will perform a live electronic piece, “Merzmania,” featuring the motif of the Lithuanian folk song “Teka, teka šviesi saulė”. Using Plogue Bidule, self-derived software, MIDI controllers, and VST plugins, every sound is shaped live in real time. The piece blends classical musical skills with the energy of contemporary noise, turning the computer into a fully expressive instrument. Allosci is an electronic music duo of Gabrielė Griciūtė and Andrius Mackevičius [LT]. The duo finds inspiration in psychoacoustic effects, field recordings, and low frequency drones. These elements are intertwined with embodied rhythmic patterns and distant vocal fragments. The duo is fascinated by the unifying phenomenon of vibration, which in their performances begins with sound and gradually resonates through the body, the environment, and the mind.

some of the most fun sounds i ever had to vigorously cut into, together with a special lovely human @huldaragn 🫧 no fades, no sync - just super collider modulars and some very chaotic field and iphone recs) P.S. i have some cassettes in Riga, or also during EU gigs 🐝 @sovnrecords

going to play hypergloss and some new cute codes for you! 𓇢𓍯𓂃𓏧♡ OCT 9-11 // SWIM @z.i.m.m.t OCT 18 // @vagonuhall with @dirtydealaudio OCT 21 // @bar_neun with @scribble.mp3 OCT 22 // Sonitus @punctum_krasovka OCT 25 // Trať off the rails #5 @festival.trat

TUE 21 OCT - @bar_neun scribble.mp3 x Holy Matrimony SOFI (@sofizaiceva ) ÈVIA (@__evia ) NIC KROG (@nic_krog ) NOCTURNERROR + FRANCESCO CORVI (@nocturnerror + @nesso.xyz ) ANGELO HARMSWORTH + NICK KLEIN (@perfume_authority + @nickklein____ ) 21 - END / 10 - 15€ artwork by @nocturnerror

early autumn, @elektronmusikstudion_ems , imma Serge type of person after all ★🎸🎧⋆｡ °⋆