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The AIRE'N TERRE story starts in Recife, by 1992, when Wandeclayt M. and Aze Von Helder (both studying Electronics) first met in the corridors of Federal Technical School. They were already into EBM, Technopop and Goth at that time and had many things in common like the interest for astronomy, technology and new challenges — to say nothing of similar stories to explain their catapulting into such musical styles.

Five years later, then with more than simply tastes in common Wandeclayt and Aze gathered to form the group. As a preliminary test, they decided to make a couple of covers and the chosen songs were "Never Let Me Down Again" and "Behind The Wheel" (both among their favorite Depeche Mode songs). Despite the poor equipment they used, the result was considered great and that motivated them to move on and write their first demos: "Roses Around" and "Chain Reaktion".

Later on, due to their primary careers obligations and individual geographic position (von Helder was living in New York and M in Santa Maria, southeast Brazil). The duo developed a special structure to support the project's existence. That structure was named Chain Re-aktion Virtual Studios and it's based on an arsenal of programs, hardware and interchanging protocols. Under the CRVS work system M and Von Helder can unleash their creativity regardless the distance that separates them.

Although they form the A·N·T basis, Wandeclayt and Aze sometimes count on ideas and support of guests to make the group's work and approach more interesting. Both — besides writing, composing and playing — define the group's audio-visual concept, planning and creating the image they project to their public. "Noise turning into melody, hits turning into music" describes the group's approach and style: dark, danceable and melodic EBM, filled in with experimentalism and independence spirit.


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