City & i.o - Chaos is God Neighbour [APP005]

01. Desolate Revenant (06:39)
02. Breach (06:27)
03. Omnistack (06:23)
04. Catacomb (05:38) [with Dis Fig]
05. Descendant Cross (05:28)[with x/o]
06. Bleak Chain (05:13) [with x/o]
07. Unkind (04:44) [with Dis Fig]
08. Bomb-blasted Stack (03:52) [with vvilms]
09. Atlatica (03:24)
10. Circling Orc (03:07)
11. Temprorare (02:22)
12. Marrow (02:20)
13. -20+20-20+20-20+20-20 (02:10)
14. Granular Heater (01:34)

Total running time: (59:59)

City & i.o are:
AW — Audio engineering, synth
FC — Vocals, accordion
MP — Drums, guitar, sampler
VX — Vocals, strings
WB — Guitar, synths, piano

Tracks 4 & 7 written by Dis Fig
Track 5 & 6 written by x/o, City & i.o
All lyrics written by the vocalists
Additional production on track 5 by Aaron Wharton
Track 8 features an extensive sample of an untitled piece by vvilms

Artwork by John Blanche
Additional artwork, design, and Tortured Cybernetic Abomination logo by Jesse Osborne-Lanthier
Sigil by Julian Butterfield
Mastered by Aaron Wharton

City & i.o are from British Columbia, Canada.

Chaos Is God Neighbour

City & i.o - Unkind (feat. Dis Fig)

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City & i.o, 'Descendant Cross (with x/o)' (2021). Courtesy Éditions Appærent.

City & i.o - -20+20-20+20-20+20-20

City & i.o are immensely proud to present Chaos is God Neighbour, the full-length follow-up to their 2019 record Spirit Volume. This new release finds the musicians digging into murkier depths than Spirit Volume, and features extensive contributions from collaborators Dis Fig, aka Felicia Chen, x/o, aka Veron Xio, and vvilms, aka Aaron Wharton.

Composed at a frenetic pace over several weeks in mid-2020, the claustrophobia is palpable. As the album progresses the tracks get both shorter and progressively more brutal, interrupted by brief moments of respite. Throat-shredding harsh vocals provide a high watermark in intensity, while the expansive performances of Dis Fig and x/o serve as vantage points over the morass, giving the listener something both beautiful and human to grasp. Careening from rich synth work, to distorted guitars in alternate tunings; from i.o’s virtuosic and unhinged drumming to slabs of harsh ambient noise, this is a genuinely ambitious and rewarding album.

The front and back cover artwork is courtesy of legendary Games Workshop illustrator John Blanche.
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released November 1, 2021

City & i.o are:
AW — Audio engineering, synth
FC — Vocals, accordion
MP — Drums, guitar, sampler
VX — Vocals, strings
WB — Guitar, synths, piano

Tracks 4 & 7 written by Dis Fig
Track 5 & 6 written by x/o, City & i.o
All lyrics written by the vocalists
Additional production on track 5 by Aaron Wharton
Track 8 features an extensive sample of an untitled piece by vvilms

Artwork by John Blanche
Additional artwork, design, and Tortured Cybernetic Abomination logo by Jesse Osborne-Lanthier
Sigil by Julian Butterfield
Mastered by Aaron Wharton

City & i.o - Bleak Chain (feat. x/o)

City & i.o - Atlatica

City & i.o - Circling Orc

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ZEFGIRLCLUB, LINGER
ZEFGIRLCLUB, Drain Me
IVVVO, I Don't Know
u b u b o i, AllThis
Louis Me, Stro (OG Mix)
AN SYSTEM, Torture
θfash, Tu Sirviente
Eaves, Seas 2 (-FLORA Remix)
Bonaventure, Complexion (Y1640 Remix)
Eaves, Roraima_Agafia (Petit Singe Remix)
Nunu, Bust
KABLAM, Flabbergasted & Stainful
Moa Pillar, No Expectations
WWWINGS, EVEN ANGELS CRY
SENTIMENTAL RAVE, Misery of the world can’t stop us
EVIL GRIMACE x VON BIKRÄV, Paris
Itsï, Bruised Tongue
City, Ffaith
oxhy, left the village and crossed the stream knowing that they can't return
Celyn June, Last Song
AN System, Torture(WULFFLUW XCIV Remix)
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City - Only Borders 

01. _Horror smiled 
02. __Heaven-Haven 
03. ___Repeat that, repeat 
04. ____Who built these walls 
05. _____Dark descending shroud 
06. ______Grain 
07. _______Climb 
08. ________Climb out 
09. _________Physically 
10. __________New words 
11. ___________Underwater 
12. ____________Crossmotif 
13. _____________Nameless 
14. ______________Human terrain 
15. _______________Dark Skies 
16. ________________Anxiety object 
17. _________________Churchlight 
18. __________________Angel Claws 
19. ___________________I Can't Wait (with Yma)
20. ____________________Actual Place 
21. _____________________Actual Thing 
22. ______________________YS 

Recorded in Victoria, B.C. 

All music written and recorded by Will Ballantyne
Cover art by Collin Fletcher
Mastered by Jeremy Cox
Released by Ascetic House

Only Borders

City - Only Borders

The debut collaborative album by City (@citymusic33) & i.o (@0rods) out now on PTP cassette and digital editions.

Composed long-distance over several years, '​Spirit Volume'​ finds the musicians combining City’s industrial brutality with i.o’s frenetic, highly technical drumming. Curiously, the meeting of the two results in moments of serenity and calm that are few and far between in both of their solo oeuvres. “Faith,” a rework of a similarly-named piece that appeared on City’s debut Halcyon Veil LP, is the high water mark in terms of intensity, while “Markerlight” is an almost Bohren-esque night drive through i.o’s expansive and gorgeous guitar playing. “YS” features plaintive synth work from fellow Vancouver producer ​x/o​.

City is the alias of guitarist and producer Will Ballantyne, based in Vancouver. City has released records on Halcyon Veil and Ascetic House, and toured extensively throughout Asia, Europe, and North America.

i.o is a band consisting of Maxwell Patterson; drummer, guitarist, producer, and visual artist. Maxwell lives and works in Victoria, BC.

Written and produced by City & i.o
Drums and guitar on all tracks by i.o
Synths on YS by x/o

Mastered by Aaron Wharton
Artwork by Loic Le Hécho
Designed by Collin Fletcher

Tracklist:
1. Anxiety object
2. Faith
3. Fatal flower
4. Bitter
5. Churchlight
6. Markerlight
7. Mirage silent
8. YS (with x/o)
9. Forever an image

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