Comments on: Cio D’or, Die Faser

By: Cio D´Or

Cio D´Or — Sat, 29 Jan 2011 16:17:00 +0000

A little late, but I just want to say thank you “Little White Earbuds” for posting “Die Faser” & all comments.

I need to say something about “Psy Trance”:
Psy is coming from psychodelic and has to do something with consciousness. Of corse in earlier times it had to do something with drugs. There was Psychodelic Rock (Jimi Hendrix &&&) and also Acid Techno, Acid Jazz or Acid Trance or Psy Trance.
Also the earlier times of techno (like Ralf Hildenbeutel & Sven Väth) was a kind of “psychodelic Techno” Or hear Aphex Twin: Analogue Bubblebath.

I think, because some (& probl more&more) of music consumers & producers are more or less bored by “funny Lambada music & vocal_snippets”, they are looking for other ways to express & probl….how you say, with “Psychodelic music”
But one thing for shure: There is a lot of new psychodelic & creative music on this planet, but it´s something different as the one drawer like Psy Trance!!!
There is Psy – Dubstep, Psy – Techno, Psy – Ambient, Psy – House, Psy – Rock, Psy – Classic, Psy – Experimentel and many more directions!!!
To think probl. more “psychodelic” as for “fun & $ & big cars & sex “, only is a kind of attitude towards life. It isn´t better or more bad…. just different.
The very best from Cio D´Or

By: arelici

arelici — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:02:43 +0000

Its just psytrance,reinvented and minimalized but same psytrance…crowd is same – as far as i see,basically now all of psytrance fans who dont wanna be associated with the “trance” in its bad connotation, can have this as the way out.
Techno will stay techno and its here to stay..so please dont associate.

By: SLCTR

SLCTR — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 20:01:30 +0000

I’d definitely agree that a particular descriptor for this style is hard to settle on (I go for ‘space techno’) and I definitely hear the trance element – but why it sounds trancey i’m not quite sure…. Maybe it is just the unashamedly nostalgic dimension?

But really we just need to get on with lauding the pretty awesome music – more lovely stuff from Cio D’or, with a really strong feminine influence that is soooooo welcome in techno. Lets not be simplistic about the gender thing – some producers, like Dozzy and Luciano say, early Dinky obviously, are able to express the feminine element of themselves in their music I’d say, whilst most (often including female producers) can’t express it. So all in a great sounding and most welcome release

By: Martin Roberts

Martin Roberts — Sat, 28 Nov 2009 11:58:58 +0000

I hate the term headfuck techno too. I’ve been lamenting it ever since it started being used. I however love mnml ssg and read their blogs as keenly as this one. I assumed the term had been coined because it was unusable by the mainstream electronic press and would therefore remain fairly ‘underground’, but that was just a guess. Whatever the term, I would say it was one of the most exciting current trends in electronic music, deep and emotional and emotional music that incorporates a minimalist sound design.

By: Tom

Tom — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:16:24 +0000

10000 x Thnaks for the Review from us !!!

By: chrisdisco

chrisdisco — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:16:45 +0000

@ colin: thanks for the explanation. that is an interesting point i’d never thought of. i guess the problem is that for better or worse, the term is out there now!

@ chris: agreed. it is definitely an element of throwback to 90s ambient and tech-trance. that works for me.

By: Chris Burkhalter

Chris Burkhalter — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:12:04 +0000

I dunno, I think that a lot of the time when people are hearing trance influences, it may be more the influence of 90s electronic ambient records that have kinda fallen out of fashion in recent years. Just look over some of Dozzy’s pulls for an ambient set and you’ll see some of this.

By: Colin Shields

Colin Shields — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:05:00 +0000

Chris, I see your point. Headfuck, to me, is a term of endearment to those who know, but it seems to imply that a degree of nuance is missing. To me, the subtle psychological exploration of this music risks being steamrollered over by a a phrase like headfuck, which for most people calls to mind music along the lines of bangfacers.

ssgs are the subtlest listeners to this style of techno that I know, and you’ve earned the right to use any term you want! i’d hate to see this tag come to do more harm than good as the fanbase of these artists grows.

Trance is obv a loaded term. for me, what’s significant of these guys is that they’re not afraid to lay on a bit of a trance-like feel. The whole style has been such a taboo, it seems like many have been unwilling to do this for a long time. I doubt Cio would name any trancers among her influences as well, but for me it’s a good thing that that sound can be in the mix a little.

By: chrisdisco

chrisdisco — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:23:13 +0000

@ colin: but you emphasise that point about not calling it headfuck by saying it twice, and it is also how LWE described your review on twitter, so i think this all encourages it to be read in that context. and i’d still like it if you could explain exactly what your issue is with the term (even if you dont want/feel the need to offer something else in its place).

as for the release, it is interesing i dont think cio would see herself coming out of, or referencing, trance in anyway, but there is that element (understood broadly) there in some of her productions and mixes.

By: Evad

Evad — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 09:18:22 +0000

lovely mix from an even more lovely person.

and about the “headfuck techno”: i see cio as one who builds bridges between genres. so i would call it bridge-techno.