Christian Fennesz (born December 25, 1962) is an Austrian electronic musician, often credited on albums simply as Fennesz. A key figure in the ascent of IDM and electronica in the 1990s, Fennesz uses guitar[LINK: http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:kifoxqqhldje~T1] "Fennesz" by Sean Cooper for Allmusic.com; retrieved 2007-08-07 and notebook computers to make multilayered compositions that blend melody and conventional musical instruments with harsh, irregular glitch-influenced sounds and washes of white noise. He lives and works in Vienna, Austria and Paris, France. Biography Fennesz was born and raised in Austria and studied music formally in art school. In the late 1980s he formed a band called Maische, with a 'noise meets pop' approach similar to bands such as Sonic Youth and My Bloody Valentine. Maisce found some local popularity, but Fennesz was u