LOCATION: PARIS, FR. 
contact@polarinertia.net


Polar Inertia examines the enigmatic and blurry realms, embracing the art of obscured vision.
Encountering the collective Polar Inertia is much like being absorbed by fog and captivated by
its ever-shifting forms and densities, with things being as indistinguishable as in a whiteout.

Formed in 2010 by a group of artists, Polar Inertia transcends visibility, delving into structures
that lie beyond the public gaze. Layers upon layers intertwine within the fabric of Polar Inertia,
extending beyond their profound electronic compositions and live performances. It manifests as a conceptual universe, where sound, monochrome aesthetics, and elusive narratives converge,
much like trying to grasp the intangible fog. The entity that is Polar Inertia is involved in
installations, print- and video work and texts created for different contexts and live in different
spheres such as Palais de Tokyo in Paris or the Lyon Biennale of Contemporary Art. Still, clubs
and festivals are perfect spaces to experience these nebulous soundworlds and immerse in
them. Fittingly, some of Polar Inertia’s appearances include the colossal halls of Berghain and
Bassiani and at experimental festivals like Mutek Montreal and Atonal Berlin, that like to break
with the classic club conventions.

Polar Inertia's sonic landscape unfolds with wafting textures accompanied by resonating beats
and drones, reverberating through empty spaces, merging with the vast expanse of nothingness.
Their sound exists at the crossroads of ambient, experimental, and deep techno, interwoven
with vocal narratives. Since their inaugural release “Indirect Light“ on Dement3d Records in
2011, they remain a stronghold of relevance and captivation in the electronic domain.

From his early releases on the legendary german imprint raster-noton, to his more recent output aimed at the club, Kangding Ray managed to trace a singular trajectory, navigating the unexplored territories between experimental music and dance music.

Through his consistency as both Live performer and DJ, and a number of critically acclaimed releases, Kangding Ray showed his ability to keep a genuine artistic approach, while slowly crafting a unique universe, equally focused on emotional response and visceral impact.

Kangding Ray’s music tests boundaries, evolving constantly in its exploration of texture and rhythms, while talking equally to the body and the mind.
From his past as architect, Kangding Ray kept a multidisciplinary approach to art, applying his craft in diverse artistic fields such as visual arts, film scores, audiovisual installations and dance performances.

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Designer https://soundcloud.com/monument-podcast

>> 2025
Jan 8 You Chang . Changsha
Jan 18 OHM . Berlin*
Mar 27 Giri . Midgar x UTR
May 24 Phantom Bar . Berlin**
May 25 Block1 . Berlin**
Aug 07 Allnighter at Gehør . Oslo
Aug 09 Monument Afterparty . Oslo
Aug 30 Nude . Berlin***
Sept 14 Ouroboros Festival . Cantal
Oct 02 Gehør . Oslo** ***
Oct 16 OHM Samurai Music Night . Berlin
Nov 08 Midgar x useless seconds . Berlin
Nov 16 LFO Experience . Madrid
Nov 22 TAG . Chengdu
Nov 25 Gong . Chengdu****
Nov 28 wigwam . Shanghai****
Nov 29 You Chang . Changsha****
Dec 06 Acadana . Hong Kong
Dec 12 Rikota . Sydney
Dec 27 Solace . Melbourne

* b2b Keplrr
** b2b Dj Heartbreak 
*** b2b Baron
**** b2b Aion

>> 2024
Jan 06 Onyro . Madrid
Mar 01 Embodiment at Radion . Amsterdam
Mar 16 Midgar x Amenthia at Fitzroy . Berlin
Mar 23 Midgar x DOMUS . Bari
Apr 05 Ciało with Vi. . Wroclaw
Apr 18 The Lot Radio . New York
Apr 21 Honeytrap . New York
Apr 27 Radiobar . Irapuato
Jun 01 UpToDate Festival . Białystok
Jun 08 Midgar x Mantis . Amsterdam
Jun 14 Gehør . Oslo
Jun 15 Midgar x UTR . Oslo
Jul 06 Midgar x Patterns of Perception . Berlin
Jul 25 Midgar 10Y Aperitif at Casa Camper . Berlin
Aug 04 Monument Festival . Veggli
Sep 13-15 Ouroboros Festival . Cantal
Oct 4-5 Under The Rug . Oslo
Oct 25 Midgar x Useless Seconds . Paris
Oct 31 Gehør . Oslo 
Nov 02 Midgar x Amenthia at Fitzroy . Berlin
Nov 08 Gehør . Oslo
Nov 09 Jolene Bar . Copenhagen
Nov 23 yisekai 易世界 . Hong Kong
Nov 29 wigwam . Shangai 
Dec 06 Midgar atMiscellania . Melbourne
Dec 07 Midgar at Warehouse . Sydney 
Dec 20 Dilate . Melbourne
Dec 31 Diega . Melbourne

>> 2023
Mar 11 HITZE at Fitzroy . Berlin
Mar 17 Rausch06 at Backsteinbot . Berlin
Apr 08 Under The Rug w/ Polygonia . Oslo
Apr 15 Villa Project . Saigon
Apr 16 Liminal Dreams at The Observatory . Saigon
Apr 21 Organik Festival . Taipei
Apr 28 Pawnshop . Taipei
May 6 Vurt . Seoul
May 13 Spread . Tokyo
May 20 LAB. x Genshi . Fukushima
May 21 Sunset Park Club . Tokyo
May 27 wigwam . Beijing
May 28 tatami x wigwam . Beijing
Jun 03 Subvert at Ancient World . Adelaide
Jun 09 Dilate at Angel Bar . Melbourne
Jun 11 D.street at Inner West Warehouse . Sydney
Jul 01 Midgar x Monument at gART.n . Berlin
Jul 01 HITZE 02 . Berlin
Aug 04 Monument Festival 2023 . Veggli
Aug 29 Refuge Radio . Berlin
Sept 30 Monument Night at Gare w/ Kia . Porto
Oct 14 NIGMA x Midgar Night w/ Aa Sudd . San Sebastián
Nov 11 UTR w/ Evigt Mörker . Stockholm CANCELLED
Nov 18 HITZE . Berlin

>> 2022
Feb 18 Arkaoda w/ Wata igarashi . Berlin
Mar 5 Gare w/ Forest Drive West . Porto
Mar 13 Fonografia w/ Garçon . Milan
Mar 25 ÆDEN by IA w/ Konduku . Berlin
Mar 27 Kwia . Berlin
Apr 9 Under The Rug . Oslo
Apr 30 Third Eye Festival . Berlin
Jun 11 Kalt Club . Strasbourg
Jun 18 Stall w/ Garçon . Basel
Jun 25 DOMUS w/ Valentin Ginies . Bari
Jul 9 Refuge Radio . Berlin
Jul 24 Midgar & Harmony at Gart.n . Berlin
Sep 17 Rote Sonne w/ Polygonia, Konduku . Münich
Oct 8 Midgar Night w/ Konduku at Gare . Porto
Nov 12 Midgar Night w/ Wata Igarashi . Milano
Dec 3 Monument w/ Rene Wise . Oslo

>> 2021
June 13 Wildt Bar . Prague
June 26 - Rooms of Kairos . Berlin
July 23 The Magick Bar . Rome
Aug 8 - Natura Festival 2021 . Kiev
Aug 14 - Monument Festival 2021 . Oslo
Aug 18 - Hör w/ Jon Starks . Berlin
Sept 17 - Frequenz at Radio Berlin . Bogota
Oct 1 - FromALostPlace w/ Harmony Rec . Medellin
Oct 2 - Matteria w/ Harmony Rec . Pereira
Nov 19 - Arkaoda - Future Sound Obervation . Berlin

>> 2020
Jan 18 - Smoke Machine at Pawn Shop . Taipei
Feb 7 - Pawn Shop . Taipei
Feb 21 - Pawn Shop . Taipei
Feb 29 - w/ Blue Hour at Pawn Shop . Taipei
Mar 7 - Pawn Shop . Taipei
Mar 9 - Concrete . Hakuba
Mar 20 - Contact . Tokyo CANCELLED
Mar 28 - Pawn Shop . CANCELLED
Apr 4 - The Lighthouse . Vietnam CANCELLED
Apr 10 - Interstellaria 2020 . Bali CANCELLED
Apr 17 - Tempura Oji . Singapore CANCELLED
Apr 24 - Organik Festival . Taiwan CANCELLED

<< 2019
Jan 18 - w/ Nuel at Moog . Barcelona
Feb 15 - w/ Von Grall at Moog . Barcelona
Feb 22 - w/ Svreca at DVST . Madrid
Apr 19 - w/ Burnt Friedman at Gare . Porto
May 4 - w/ Neel at Organik Afterparty . Taipei
May 31 - w/ Nuel at Taiga + Midgar . Madrid
Nov 9 - w/ Midgar Label Night at OHM . Berlin
Nov 21 - Monument at OYE . Berlin
Nov 22 - Public Possession . Münich
Nov 22 - Artefakt . Ingolstadt
Nov 30 - Room 4 Resistance . Berlin
Dec 15 - Metropolis . Brussels 
Dec 20 - Isotoop at Griessmuehle . Berlin
Dec 25 - w/ Paula Temple at Blitz Club . Munich
Dec 31 - NYE at Gare . Porto

<< 2018
Jan 27 - w/ Nuel, Ruhig & r2π at Gare . Porto
Feb 09 - w/ Agonis, Paula Koski at OHM . Berlin
Apr 1 - w/ Ellen Allien at Griessmuehle . Berlin
Apr 27 - Mudd Club . Strasbourg
May 4 - Cukr w/ HOBI . Prague
Jun 22 - Orbits 2018 Festival . Portugal
Jun 24 - Orbits 2018 Festival . Portugal
Jul 13 - Rural Festival 2018 . Nagano
Jul 19 - Dommune . Tokyo
Jul 20 - Forestlimit . Tokyo
Jul 21 - Oslated at vurt . Seoul
Jul 28 - Magick Bar w/ Neel . Rome
Sep 28 - Red Light Radio . Amsterdam
Nov 9 - Gare w/ Kinetic . Porto
Nov 17 - Fuse Migar Label Night . Brussels
Dec 8 - OHM Midgar Label Night . Berlin
Dec 14 - Moog w/ Ruhig . Barcelona
Dec 15 - Gare w/ Ruhig . Porto
Dec 23 - Orpheu Sunrise . Lisbon
Dec 28 - w/ Ellen Allien at Griessmuehle . Berlin

<< 2017
Feb 25 w/ Synthek at Gare . Porto
Apr 8 - w/ Wata Igarashi at Vurt . Seoul
Apr 12 - w/ Wata Igarashi at Dommune . Tokyo
Apr 15 - w/ Wata Igarashi at G . Okinawa
Apr 18 - w/ Shlømo & Iori at Contact . Tokyo
Apr 30 - w/ Synthek at Mixtape5 . Sofia
Jun 3 - w/ Wrong Assessment at LÄRM . Budapest
Jul 21 - w/ my Dad at OAKWOOD . Salerno
Oct 20 - w/ Shaded Explorer at D. Impact Krakow
Nov 10 - w/ R4R x Brutaż at About Blank . Berlin
Nov 24 - w/ Ben Kaczor in Basel . Switzerland
Dec 2 - w/ Wata Igarashi at Acquario . Milano
Dec 14 - §amsara Experiments 02 at Ohm . Berlin
Dec 23 - w/ Luz at Griessmuehle . Berlin

<< 2016
Nov 27 w/ Nuel & Ruhig at IfZ . Leipzig
Nov 4 w/ DVS1 & Pulse One . Wroclaw
May 28 Illutron . Copenhagen
May 21 w/ Synthek at Orpheu . Lisbon

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• Soundarchitect • Composer • DJ

Cio D’Or is an artist, composer and DJ who seamlessly bridges the worlds of techno, art and composi,on. Her artistic drive and creative process begins with an idea that emerges from silence and aims to convey something inexpressible and indescribable. Her work testifies to the timeless possibilities of music and movement.
Cio D’Or’s sound is characterised by attention to detail, weaving together ethereal textures, subtle rhythmic complexity and an undeniable emotional depth, creating a balance between architectural precision and fluid, cinematic immersion. Each element is placed with intention and shaped by a keen awareness of structure and space.
Her releases on Semantica, Prologue and Kynant are timeless expressions of her minimalist and cinematic approach to electronic music.
Known for her dramaturgically structured DJ sets and cinematic productions, she has performed at Berghain, Dekmantel, Bassiani, De School and festivals worldwide.
Cio D’Or’s sound blends architectural precision with immersive atmospheres, informed by influences from Eno to Vainiø, from Bach to Stravinsky, and rooted in decades of sonic exploration. Her music continues to evolve. Her lifelong study of music does, too.

Artist Curriculum Vita 
Education
1977–82 first piano lessons, autodidactic learning of xylophone, congas, kalimba, guitar,
1982–85 Private school for contemporary dance, Martha Graham technique, Berlin  
1999–today Studies in music production, sound creation, composition, dramaturgy, video scoring, photography and visual media. Skills include vinyl mixing, electronic music techniques, MPC 2000 sampling, field recordings, synthesizers, keyboards and music software – developed both on journeys and in the studio.

 Career [Selection]
1976 Conga performer in a jazz band
1981–87 Choreographies modern Ballet, Graham technique in Hanover, Berlin
1983–85 Teacher in modern dance, choreography and gymnastics at VHS Berlin
1984-86 Modern Ballet for André Heller [Fire theatre “Sturz durch Träume“] by L.A. Ellis, as well as in the cinema film by John Frankenheimer„The Holcroft Covenant“
Dance theatre by B. Seidel
2015-today Visual artist for her music: shooting and editing music videos, photographing covers, developing visual concepts
Publications [2000-today]  Musical theatre, 2 films, 3 albums, 14 EPs, international podcasts, various national/international interviews. Labels, among others: Prologue and Semantica

Stage [1999-today]  Over 400 national/international dramaturgical hybrid DJ and ambient performances 

2005 Affiliated member GEMA
2010 Resident Advisor Top 100 DJ worldwide [64th ranking]
2013 Composition „Distanz“ for the Taschenopernfestival in Salzburg
2013 Lecturer Landesmusikrat NRW: “Rmx. Regendered Workshop”
2013 Dommune TV–Tokyo, Japan
2014 PULSA:RE with Brigitta Muntendorf; premiere: Deutschlandfunk
2015 Goethe Institut Sweden„Grammophon“
2015 Lecturer „Loop–A Summit for Music Makers/Ableton“
2015 Film score Ataraxya [1st prize Int.Dig.Animation Nagoya,Japan]   Man on Mars filmmusic
2015 Music for the Haute Couture CHANEL Show Fall-Winter 2015/16 & Karl Lagerfeld Interview   
2016 Dave-Festival, Dresden: Music/Dramaturgy for 2 modern-dancers with visuals in a cinema, assignment Dresden
2020 Extraordinary member of GEMA [composer]

2020–2024 Advanced studies in classical music theory and piano (including fugues). Conceptual and dramaturgical development of projects combining classical and contemporary music worlds, integrating new sound developments, followed by project planning supported by consecutive scholarships. Scholarships: 2× Ministry of Culture and Science NRW, 3× Musikfonds, GEMA
• 60-minute live act with instruments for EU festivals : dramaturgy & composition
• Piano compositions [52 minutes] for film and European stage productions
• Electronic–orchestral interplay [Polar Q, Kynant Records 019, vinyl & digital]
• Music trilogy [Clavier | Orchestral | Ambient, 3 CDs] for publication and stage
• Music portrait of a homeless person
2024 Music for the Haute Couture Show LOEWE Spring-Summer 2025 2025 On behalf of Francisco Tavoni for the exhibition The Source – Astral Projections at the Lindberg Galleries, Melbourne, she created a 40‑minute mix for the sound installation with her sounds and music, including binaural tracks at 4 Hz and 7.5 Hz.
2026 Guest Curator for Electronic Music at the Art Festival Hanover Herrenhausen, Germany

Press Comments [Selection]
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Minimal Collective (Text: Brent van den Elshout)
In a world driven by volume and spectacle, Cio D’Or stands apart, mastering the power of the barely perceptible. This editorial explores her philosophy of sonic minimalism—where silence, restraint, and nuance challenge conventional ideas of presence in music. Through her creative process, live performances, and the balance between macro and micro perspectives, we uncover how Cio D’Or transforms the ‘power of less’ into a profound, intentional form of presence.

Orb Mag (Text: Cédric Finkbeiner) 
Designer of an instantly recognizable sound, she produces warm and deep complex structures, constantly on a fence between light and dark cliffs, noises and silences, cinematic settings and authentic presence. Part of a family of intricated sounds brought by artists such as Aleksi Perälä, Alva Noto, and Ryuichi Sakamoto, she’s a high representative of the minimal movement. She honors painter and pioneer Frank Stella’s quote “The aim of art is to create space,” she does through deep refined electronic music compositions and stripped piano pieces, delicate yet substantial.
Intriguing and engaging, her musical minimalism invites the listeners to bridge gaps with their thoughts, making them active in the artistic process and, therefore, contributing to the immersive effect. The mental activity is yet effortless for them: minimalism allows a focus on the essentials, by eliminating the dispensable sonic excesses and by creating space. Such a process brings mental freedom to the listeners, by breaking through the wall that a too-dense track would normally build. On the contrary, Cio D’Or’s music is open, and inviting, with an exquisite balance between artistic depth and hopeful, melancholic intelligence.

Monument Podcast (Text: Joe Mayberry)
What’s better than a mix from electronic music royalty Cio D’Or? Two mixes. This week we present something very special, a tale told across two chapters. As a mainstay of techno for over two decades, Cio D'Or has consistently pushed boundaries, gracing the decks of revered institutions worldwide and crafting a legendary discography with releases on Prologue, Semantica, Hypnus, Time to Express and more.
Across both mixes you will hear Cio’s unparalleled ability for sculpting minimalism and sonic architecture, masterfully recontextualizing familiar and obscure tracks alike, breathing new life into them and unveiling hidden dimensions. She dissects, reassembles and creates intricate connections between disparate sounds, all flawlessly executed with an alchemist’s touch.
Prisma 33 starts at a slower tempo, delicately building into an eruption of psychedelic minimalism. Dada grows with kinetic energy, with Cio sculpting sounds and textures into a deep trip where time seems to bend and dissolve, finishing with an unexpected wildcard that only a master selector could make work.

These are my personal rules based on experience and love for music, promoters and audiences:
Set: 2 hours main time, 3 hours at the beginning of a night***
1 hour live (hopefully from Mid 2026)
Live recording:  
a) I love mixes that I perfect at home for an hour, because the idea, dramaturgy and a mix should, ideally, express something and be timeless.
b) there are far too many mixes online ( I prefer quality over quantity ).. 
Deeply thank you for your understanding! Love, Cio ~∆*

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