Unlike the earlier Theremin and Ondes Martenot, these instruments were hard to use, required extensive programming, and neither could be played in real time.

is comprised of three Romanian singers Viorel Sipos, Laurenţiu Duţă and Mihai Budeanu. They first started collaborating in 1993, when Laurenţiu Duţă performed at the Mamaia Festival as a solo singer and the other two provided choreography and back-up dancing. 3rei Sud Est’s 1997 debut Ai plecat, which defined their early trademark sound, became an instant success. This brand of electronic dance music came to influence a series of other young artists from the Romanian scene such as Andre, …