ARTIST(S): Cio D’Or
TITLE: All In All
LABEL: Semantica
CAT n°: SEMANTICA73CD // SEMANTICA73 // SEMANTICA73B
FORMAT: CD // 2×12” LP + EP // Digital
RELEASE DATE: May 18th 2015
It’s been a long time in between releases for the German sound architect Cio D’or. Three years in fact. And her return couldn’t of come at a better time. In the abundance of releases that are issued on a daily basis, Cio reminds us why she maintained a presence at the highest level both as a producer and performing artist. Her music has always been characterised as being adventurous, ignoring any attempt where risk isn’t taken. As soon as the news landed on our desks a few weeks back we were excited and happy for her return back to the community with equal measure.
Cio herself describes her new album as, ‘exotic, cinematic, suspenseful, dramatic, full of warmth, bleep and acid minimalism…ambient but of corse also techno’.
This three-part collection unveils different sides of the tactful artist, as each are distinctly crafted to play contrasting roles. ‘Yocta to Yotta’, literally meaning from the largest unit to the smallest unit, radiates warmer atmospheres impacted by the eastern world. Telling fervent stories through broken beats and dub-like sounds it is fit for experiencing in nature.
‘After and Before’ is occupied with suspense as the drama builds through this instrumental composition with a focus on the piano and cello, also sometimes beat-less. In this case moments of silence are cognisant of a convincing potency. By taking steps in dance and musical theater and cinema, Cio progresses her own work by combining electronic sounds and tangible instruments.
‘Floor X’ taking a journey through bleep and acid minimalism, a sort of indefinable endlessness still waiting to be discovered through a hypnotic reverie and the track ‘XXXIII’ embodies the voice of a supernova. Expanding on the motifs of dancers and dreamers swirling though the night, it includes an ode to a luminary figure in contemporary techno music.
Below is a 3 track mix by Cio D’or titled ‘Perspective II’ which features tracks from the new album, ‘after and before’, ‘tomorrow was yesterday’ and ‘XLIV for Mike’.
The first chapter in the series will be ‘All in All’ an LP comprised of two parts, both ‘Floor X’ and ‘After and Before’, to be released April 13th 2015. ‘Yocta to Yotta’ will be out in an EP format May 18th 2015 along with a CD of the complete works. The final piece will be a special edition CD, comprised solely of the ambient sounds that were recorded in the making of the album plus some extras, followed by a remix EP.
Tracklist:
CD (May 18th 2015)
after and before
1. after and before
2. tomorrow was yesterday 3. now and then
4. now is ever
floor x
5. XXXIII
6. XI
7. XXXXIIII for Mike
8. XXII
yocta to yotta
9. hecto
10. yotta
11. yocta
12. zepto
LP (April 13th 2015)
after and before
A1. after and before
A2. tomorrow was yesterday B1. now and then
B2. now is ever
floor x
C1. XXXIII
C2. XI
D1. XXXXIIII for Mike
D2. XXII
EP (May 18th 2015)
yocta to yotta
A1. hecto
A2. yotta
B1. yocta B2. zepto