Vinyl - L_cio - LOVE
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If love is a universal language, L_CIO speaks it fluently — in synths, silence, and soul. On his latest EP LOVE, the São Paulo-based artist and producer delivers a strikingly intimate project, one that reimagines modern love through the lens of atmospheric electronic music. Featuring collaborations with Lua Negra, Nayara Costa, and Ian Bortz, the two-track release is a heartfelt exploration of vulnerability, connection, and sonic storytelling.
"Show Me Your Love" feat. Lua Negra
The opening track unfolds like a ritual — not one that screams love in neon, but one that breathes it in haze, echo, and groove. Lua Negra’s voice arrives as a spectral presence, dissolving into L_CIO’s fluid production, where minimal percussion and delicate bass lines create a space for emotional resonance. It’s sensual without cliché, radical in its subtlety — a love song whispered into a world overwhelmed by noise. L_CIO’s command of both rhythm and stillness makes this a standout moment of spiritual intimacy. It’s not about declaring love; it’s about being it.
"Lovers" feat. Nayara Costa & Ian Bortz
"Lovers" dives deeper into the personal. Here, house music intersects with soul and jazz in quiet, tender waves. Nayara Costa moves gracefully between power and fragility, while Ian Bortz brings warmth through understated instrumentation. L_CIO ties it all together with emotional precision — layering ambient synths, live-feel piano, and an organic groove that swells slowly, like a conversation in the early hours of the morning. It’s a celebration of connection in its most vulnerable form, a slow burn designed for dancing with eyes closed.
Even in the broad and pretty undogmatic sonic landscape that is electronic music today, he is a rare sight: Laercio Schwantes aka L_cio, the man with the transverse flute. The Sao Paulo native doesn't aspire to be a DJ, but instead delves deeper into a live performance in a club context - which led him to become that rarest of all things, a live electronic musician holding residencies in regular clubs without ever so much as touching a record.
Having turned quite a number of heads with his instrumental contribution to Portable's massive 2014 crossover hit "Surrender" ("Best New Track" at Pitchfork, among others), it's not been Laercio's first encounter with electronic sounds - a series of hybrid collaborations, projects and releases sitting squarely between acoustic and synthetic modes of production show a trained instrumentalist and live performer that knows his way around the studio, too.
Born in Sao Paulo to a deeply religious family, Laercio has been around music all his life - amidst the challenges of daily life, his Adventist parents would whip out all sorts of instruments whenever the situation would allow it, introducing a young and curious mind to a wide range of musical expressions.