December, making off
A selection of images by Greet Van Opstal.
WADI 04 (December, Craig Shepard) was recorded in the main theater at De Warande, Turnhout, In the winter of 2024.
A delicate recording process trying to capture the overtones of the three compositions.
WADI 04 releases on june 12, pre-order available via Bandcamp.
WADI 04 (December, Craig Shepard) was recorded in the main theater at De Warande, Turnhout, In the winter of 2024.
A delicate recording process trying to capture the overtones of the three compositions.
WADI 04 releases on june 12, pre-order available via Bandcamp.
wadi/is a platform dedicated to circular music
from remnants of past experiences new sounds are built
wadi’s trail is inspired by natural processes
wadi is curated by Adriaan Severins
playbook/we will only release a project when we feel it’s the best way to communicate the work
we aim for finding the right audience rather than the biggest (therefore so far no uploads to the digital streaming platforms other than Bandcamp)
for every project we look for the most fitting sound carrier
the goal is to be as sustainable as possible with a physical product
sustainability and regeneration also in the way we build relationships with partners, artists and our audience, wadi wants to give back
wadi’s catalogue has to feel like a laboratory, we release sounds that have not yet become indebted to a genre, wadi tries to find comfort in a space of musical uncertainty
texture is regarded with the same significance as harmony and rhythm
wadi cultivates a radical openness to remixing, a project is never finished, the final product always becomes source material for something new, the artists wadi works with are encouraged to connect with this approach
contact/platformwadi@gmail.com
from remnants of past experiences new sounds are built
wadi’s trail is inspired by natural processes
wadi is curated by Adriaan Severins
playbook/we will only release a project when we feel it’s the best way to communicate the work
we aim for finding the right audience rather than the biggest (therefore so far no uploads to the digital streaming platforms other than Bandcamp)
for every project we look for the most fitting sound carrier
the goal is to be as sustainable as possible with a physical product
sustainability and regeneration also in the way we build relationships with partners, artists and our audience, wadi wants to give back
wadi’s catalogue has to feel like a laboratory, we release sounds that have not yet become indebted to a genre, wadi tries to find comfort in a space of musical uncertainty
texture is regarded with the same significance as harmony and rhythm
wadi cultivates a radical openness to remixing, a project is never finished, the final product always becomes source material for something new, the artists wadi works with are encouraged to connect with this approach
contact/platformwadi@gmail.com
news
December
Craig Shepard (Guy Vandromme)
WADI 04june 12th, 2026
12” 180gr vinyl/digital
press release
"I remember the first time I sat at a piano, my feet dangling over the edge. As I tested the keys, I felt a wonder and joy at the sound coming out of the instrument. I still feel that joy every time I sit at a piano. In the two drone works in this release: "December" and "Thomas," I was intrigued in the contrast of the rhythm of the hammers striking the strings with the rhythm of the swelling overtones. On "Thomas", the trumpet tones blend and contrast, sometimes revealing the piano, and sometimes sprouting out of it."
- Craig Shepard
The works and ideas of Craig Shepard have profoundly influenced the collaboration between Guy Vandromme and wadi label host Adriaan Severins. Their artistic dialogue on the interplay between listening, sound art, and modern composition cannot be fully appreciated without considering these compositions. In 2016, pianist and curator Guy Vandromme introduced the term ‘timemonochromes' to encapsulate the concept of monochromy in music. December serves as a quintessential example of this idea:
“December for solo piano is such one kind of sonic pleasure that is connected to the effort the mind of the listener makes to understand (or properly hear) the sound situation initiated by the composition. The musical situation will get some degree of its structure from the composition; but the composition cannot account for everything. In the written work, something might be said about the time, or sound, or player or instrument (or all of these), but it is essential to keep in mind that much (most?) of the sonic reality will occur in the situation itself.”
- Guy Vandromme
The 20-minute piece occupies the A-side of the record, while the B-side features two additional compositions: Gelassenheit and Thomas. The shorter composition Gelassenheit explores the piano’s overtones in a distinctive way, allowing more space between the chords and letting the resonant frequencies slowly dissolve into the room tone. Thomas builds on the sonic ideas introduced in December, taking them a step further by adding a trumpet layer -performed by Sam Vloemans- that interacts with, and at times contrasts, the piano’s overtones.
credits/all compositions - Craig Shepard
piano - Guy Vandromme
trumpet on 'Thomas' - Sam Vloemans
production - Adriaan Severins
recording engineer - Kaena Bervoets
recorded at Cultuurhuis de Warande, Turnhout BE
mastering & lacquer cut - Kassian Troyer at Dubplates & Mastering
artwork - Antoon Dries (from the series: ‘Huis-Tuin-Keuken’ 1977/78)
graphic design, Pieter Nyssen
Asphere
Asphere
WADI 03september 19th, 2025
10” transparent vinyl/digital
press release
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.
credits/sounds - Maika Garnica & Aiko Devriendt
mixing - Aiko Devriendt
artwork - Maika Garnica & Thijs Paijmans
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
Asphere release recap
A lovely sunday at Atelier FAAR, happy crowd, proud artists, ridiculously tasty ice cream. WADI 03 is out now!
some impressions by Nina Marte Wilson & William Ludwig Lutgens
some impressions by Nina Marte Wilson & William Ludwig Lutgens
