FM3 has been played on NTS in shows including Space Afrika , featured first on 23 July 2018. Songs played include Buddha Machine and 一.

HomePage: [www.fm3buddhamachine.com]

Founded in 1999 by Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian, two active members of the Beijing music scene, FM3 are considered pioneers of electronic music in China.

Known for dedicating prime space for “live” aspects within their work, FM3 produces mysterious, meditative and minimalist soundscapes, while subtly adding elements of Chinese folk tradition into a universe abundant in micro-sounds and synthetic glitches.

FM3 also invented the Buddha Machine loop box, which was named of the best “boxed sets” of 2005 by the…