Spacemoth Sends “Do We Exist?” Into A Cosmic KEXP Orbit
Performance Choice of the Day lands in a psychedelic shimmer with Spacemoth giving “Do We Exist?” the kind of live treatment that feels less like a studio run-through and more like a transmission from the softest corner of deep space.
Led by Maryam Qudus, the Bay Area producer, engineer, vocalist, and noisemaker behind Spacemoth, the performance moves through cosmic psychedelic pop, avant-dream textures, and a deliciously off-center synth haze that KEXP sessions know exactly how to hold.
KEXP captured the session on-location at 25th Street Recording in Oakland, California, during Noise Pop 2026. The set was recorded on February 25, 2026, with “Do We Exist?” opening the four-song performance before “Internet Fantasy,” “Round In Loops,” and “UFObird.”
The full-band setup gives the song room to breathe. Maryam Qudus leads on vocals, guitar, synthesizer, and sampler, joined by Marika Stuurman on background vocals, bass guitar, and synth bass; Derek Barber on guitar; and Cody Rhodes on drums and sampler. It is lush, hypnotic, a little strange, and very much in INYIM’s preferred zone of beautiful music that sounds like it escaped from another dimension.
Cheryl Waters hosts the Live on KEXP session, with audio engineering and mix credits from Kevin Suggs, the 25th Street Crew, Beau Sorenson, and Julian Martlew. Translation: the room sounds alive, the synths shimmer properly, and the whole thing has that intimate KEXP glow.
Watch Spacemoth’s Full Live On KEXP Session
Start with “Do We Exist?” and stay for the full KEXP performance below.
See INYIM’s Spacemoth Reel
A bite-size Spacemoth moment from the INYIM feed, because this performance deserves the extra orbit.
Source: KEXP’s official Live On KEXP session page and Spacemoth.
