Name: 焦虑症(Overthinker) by Cedate
Duration: 3 min 26 s
Description: Use Electroacoustic, Glitch, granulizer and other elements to simulate the feelings of various Phobias. The sounds and vocals in the album come from myself, which is also the expression of my past and present phobia experiences.

This single originated from my exposure to numerous Chinese instruments while producing 
acoustic works. Similar to Dubstep, it places great emphasis on the creation of ambiance. 
Furthermore, due to my deep affection for UK Dubstep, I wanted to experiment with creating 
a less harsh, Chinese-flavored "Dubstep" that merges traditional Chinese opera with 
traditional UK Dubstep music. Ps: The dry vocal track with operatic singing in this song 
originates from a composition by a friend I met during my extracurricular classes at the 
Shanghai Theatre Academy. I conducted sampling and processing on it. 

During the drop section, operatic instruments (such as the pipa's tremolo technique) and 
vocal styles are paired with shuttle back-and-forth bass tones sculpted using a Serum 
synthesizer combined with a fiedler audio splat effect to mimic the intonation shift variations 
in operatic vocalizations characterized by the "yi-ya" sounds.In the 2nd drop, I also 
used the Slicex plugin to chop up, rearrange, and sample the operatic singing. At the same time, I created a large and enveloping sound field to simulate the movement of 
characters in traditional Chinese opera. Also, I crafted a soundscape atmosphere for CN 
Dubstep that is similar to the low-frequency characteristics of UK Dubstep.

CN Dubstep

This single was inspired by my awe at the non-stereotyped atmosphere and environment 
shaping in electro-acoustic works after I first encountered them. I was reminded of the 
similarly evocative atmosphere creation in many classic Chinese martial arts films, such as 
"House of Flying Daggers," and had the sudden idea to combine traditional Chinese cultures like Eight-Diagram (“Bagua”) and Tai Chi with acoustics. This allows martial heroes to no longer rely solely on traditional martial arts and internal power; instead, they wield weapons that blend the essence of ancient weapons with the power of future technology, racing and darting through the vast realm of bamboo groves composed of data streams. These bamboo forests are not simple natural landscapes but virtual worlds woven from countless codes, with each bamboo pole shining with digital light and each leaf carrying the flow of information.  
This is neither the pure martial world of ancient China nor a cold futuristic city but a 
"digital martial world" filled with fantastical colors and infinite possibilities. 

CyberXIAKE

Use Electroacoustic, Glitch, granulizer and other elements to simulate the feelings of various Phobias. The sounds and vocals in the album come from myself, which is also the expression of my past and present phobia experiences.

焦虑症(Overthinker)

幽闭恐惧症(Claustrophobia)

Future is the Past, Past is the Future.
Hailing from Nanking—a city where imperial echoes and modern energy coexist—Cedate fuses vintage grooves with forward-looking synth landscapes. Anchored in melodic minimal and ambient textures, each track alternates between reflection and anticipation

焦虑症(Overthinker)

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