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Sianspheric -LRB- styled as SIANspheric , and previously as SIANspheric4 -RRB- is a Canadian space rock band originally from Hamilton , Ontario .. space rock. space rock. `` Sian '' is a Hindi word meaning `` intelligent '' or `` bright , '' and it is a common surname in places where Hindi is spoken .. Sian. Seyan. Hindi. Hindi language. The band formed in 1994 , and signed with the then-fledgling record label Sonic Unyon .. Sonic Unyon. Sonic Unyon. The following year , Somnium , their debut album , was released .. The band has been compared to Slowdive , The Verve , and Boards of Canada .. Slowdive. Slowdive. The Verve. The Verve. Boards of Canada. Boards of Canada. SIANspheric gigged frequently , mostly in Canada , through most of the late 1990s and early 2000s until they decided to break up .. -LRB- Fellow Canadian shoegazers Southpacific announced their own breakup while on tour with Sianspheric in 2000 . -RRB-. Southpacific. Southpacific. The band has also worked with Toshack Highway on a split album titled Magnetic Morning / Aspirin Age .. Toshack Highway. Toshack Highway. A CD with ten tracks , Toshack Highway contributed the first five tracks , and SIANspheric did the remaining five .. Toshack Highway. Toshack Highway. Compact disc. `` It 's not two full albums , more two separate EPs , and the packaging and art handles it all with sly wit , '' said Adam Franklin of Toshack Highway , `` More split releases should be like this . ''. Toshack Highway. Toshack Highway. Adam Franklin. Adam Franklin. They reformed in Toronto in 2005 , and put out a new 7 '' single , `` I Would n't Expect You to Understand '' .. Toronto. Toronto. They followed this up with a DVD+CD release titled RGB , released on Sonic Unyon .. Sonic Unyon. Sonic Unyon. DVD. DVD. Compact disc. The DVD contained live footage of the band recorded between 1997 and 2001 , music videos , and short clips based on or featuring the band 's music .. DVD. DVD. The CD featured surround sound remastered versions of some of their long ambient pieces and fan-favourite songs , demos , and one previously unreleased song , `` D'Yer Wan na Be P. Kember ? ''. ambient. Ambient music. Compact disc. surround sound. surround sound. P. Kember. Pete Kember. As of 2006 , SIANspheric is Sean Ramsay -LRB- guitars , vocals -RRB- , Jay Patterson -LRB- bass guitar -RRB- , Locksley Taylor -LRB- additional guitars , backing vocals -RRB- and Matthew Durrant -LRB- drums -RRB- .. All four members are said to contribute to the band 's ambient programming / sampling .. ambient. Ambient music. programming. Electronic music. sampling. Sampling ( music ). In June 2006 , the band announced that a new album was being worked on , though its release date and title have not yet been determined .. As of 2011 , SIANspheric has regrouped .. Members are Sean Ramsay -LRB- guitars , vocals -RRB- , Jay Patterson -LRB- bass guitar -RRB- , Ryan Ferguson -LRB- a.k.a. Electroluminescent - additional guitars , synthesizers -RRB- and Matthew Durrant -LRB- drums -RRB- .. Recordings of recent materials are in the works , yet no formal release date for an album has been set .. Three songs from the album Somnium were used in the TV series `` La Femme Nikita '' .. La Femme Nikita. La Femme Nikita. `` Writing the Future in Letters of Fire '' , their fourth full length album , was released on October 28 , 2016 by Sonic Unyon .. Sonic Unyon. Sonic Unyon