Sylvain Monchocé — Multi-instrumentalist improviser

Exploring the expressive possibilities of the 25-string gayageum, Sylvain Monchocé creates immersive sonic landscapes where fragile melodies, resonant textures, and subtle timbral transformations unfold in a slow and organic flow.

Balancing improvisation and contemplation, the album moves through nocturnal atmospheres and dreamlike spaces, evoking abandoned cities, hidden subterranean worlds, and distant lunar landscapes. The music inhabits the border between sound and silence, inviting the listener into an intimate journey through memory, loss, and imagination.

With Broken Dreams, Monchocé continues his exploration of acoustic sound as a living, evolving material, revealing unexpected dimensions of the gayageum through extended techniques, sustained resonances, and a patient unfolding of sound.