In Trance 95
In Trance 95 (also abbreviated to IT95) is a Greek electronic music band from Athens. History In Trance 95 are a duo from Athens, Greece. They were formed by Alex Machairas and Nik Veliotis in May 1988; Veliotis departed in 1992. Machairas said of his influences, "Albums such as Radio-Activity by Kraftwerk, the first four [albums] of Orchestral Manoeuvres [in the Dark], John Foxx's Metamatic, as well as less known material like for example the cassette Space Museum by Solid Space... influenced me in particular to make me want to create music. And the first period of the Human League and Depeche Mode of course those are key influences." They released two singles, one 12 inch and one album, while they also appeared in a number of compilations of the time. Their debut 7 inch, the double A Sided "Desire To Desire / Brazilia" was released in December 1988 and it is one of the few known releases of synthpop - cold wave that came from Greece in the '80s. After a period during which Nik Veliotis left to undertake other projects Alex Machairas continued with new member George Geranios in various guises including a subtle change of name to