Xymox

As the post-punk dust began to settle, a particular strand of artist began applying a knowingly distant, colder aesthetic to their work. While much of the scene began to be dominated by bigger budget, commercially minded former punk and new wave acts, a darker undercurrent did survive, often more interesting, more dangerous and sexier than anything that could be heard on Top Of The Pops at the time. The first generation of the darkwave movement consisted of bands that were equally influenced by the fractured drama of Depeche Mode, Siouxsie & the Banshees and The Cure as they were by the art damaged experimentation of Cabaret Voltaire, Wire and Throbbing Gristle, always rich in Gothic spirt, societal displacement, urban isolation and sexual energy.

This groundbreaking mix between ambient, tribal beats and technotrance has been compared to Orbital, early Moby, Future Sound Of London and Brian Eno. The first full length album of Amsterdam based project NYX still stands the test of time and contains underground club hits like Amozone and Photeos. In NYX electronic composer Bert Barten (Clan Of Xymox) collaborated with Hanz Meyer and Chris Deckker. Amor-Fati, which means 'love for your destiny', presents an inspiring global culture mix, with spiritual vocal soundscapes from all over the world. It could best be enjoyed in its full flow of 76 minutes…

In 1994, the band was formed under the name Carpe Diem and soon became "the spearhead for Swiss made independent electro-pop music" (Bravo magazine). The band became popular in the international electro-scene after going on tour with acclaimed acts like Deine Lakaien, De/Vision, Mesh and Clan of Xymox.