Sonic Hypnosis & In Orbit presents:

Iko Chérie + Su Yono

November 11th 2025
Bellevue di Monaco
Doors at 19:00

Iko Chérie, the solo project of French-born, London-based multi-instrumentalist Marie Merlet, defines her new album ‘Soft Centre’ as alive in radical tenderness, unguarded, open, and vivid. She blends dub-inflected textures, pop tinged vocals, reverb-drenched guitars, Casio drones, and warm experimental noises – creating her own intimate, fragile sound. Self-produced and largely performed by Merlet, and the result is a deeply personal work, balancing light and dark in a Lynchian dream-pop haze. The album is an invitation to connection that she describes as “... hopefully a meditation into healing.” A versatile musician trained in classical piano, jazz, and electroacoustic composition, Marie has long moved between different worlds of sound. She has worked with Laetitia Sadier in Monade, performs with Gina Birch (The Raincoats), Malphino, Yama Warashi, and several other groups. She recently appeared as guest singer on the latest Stereolab album. ‘Soft Centre’ is released on November 7th 2025 on the Hamburg based label Pingipung Records.

Marcus Grassl (Aloa Input) and Chris Hofbauer (Micro Circus) worked together for the first time on musical sketches in 2018. The first finished songs were created along with the singer and leader of the Female Indie Choir „The Witches of Westend,“ Pola Dobler. Musically, Su Yono moves somewhere between misty-experimental-pop, indie, and avant-folk. Moments of deception break through a backdrop of guitars, bass, keys, synths, and pop elements that come together to create their own kind of sonic wall.