#i_o

[omegaremix]

Grimes f. i_O: "Violence"

[electronicmusicandgifs]

TRYM Boiler Room Set

[tawnyisacolor]

Thankful to Lights and the i_o family for sharing this with us 🥺💛

[noninultuspremor]

i pretended i was you for a night and it changed me

i took a piece of your heart, don’t hate me

[tantra-t]

[deziderium]

[leeuphoria]

RIP i_o 💔 thank you for your music. I love you and I wish I could’ve seen you live. my heart hurts

[milkbunsssss]

still infinitely one

A year ago today, I purchased a version of every single i_o song on Beatport as one last act of support. I’m not sure where the money went but I hope it went to his family. And today, I’m reminded that a year has already gone by.

i_o was the first person who’s death affected me, despite not personally knowing him. It was hard to put my sadness into words then and now. Only one friend really understood and checked up on me last year. It almost felt wrong to voice my sadness, when the entire world was getting hit hard by covid. But his music made me feel so, so much and I have so many great memories at his sets.

I saw i_o about two weeks before he passed. I remember looking back as I left the venue, not realizing I would never see him again, never dance at another one of his sets.

I still bump his music and don’t think I’ll ever stop. We played it the entire way to Joshua Tree and it was probably the only thing that kept us awake besides the cold brew. It felt unreal that we’d never see another release.

The long-sleeve I purchased with ‘death by techno’ trailing down the back has been sitting on the hanger for a year now. I’m scared to ruin it. But maybe one day, I can wear it again once I find the right setting.

& I promise you it’ll definitely be in a dark and sweaty warehouse.