User:Mquinze/sandbox

Etern is a synthpop project by Brazilian electronic musician Mauricio Quinze that released a studio album in 2018, as well as a number of tracks that found their way onto electronic music compilations.

Formed in 1994 in Sao Paulo, Brazil, its genre is synth-pop, structured based on ‘80s age’ with melodic themes, modern sequenced lines, and dense vocals. The band consists of Mauricio Quinze (songwriter, synths and lead vocals) and had many other contributors over time. Quinze was the co-founder of Pitch Yarn of Matter (PYM) in 1992 and Nude in 1993, along with Marcelo Gallo.

In the universe of electronic music, its main influencers are Depeche Mode, New Order , Clan of Xymox , Trisomie 21 , among many other great bands such as Lassigue Bendthaus , De-Vision , Beborn Beton , Moderat.

In April 1994, the band released a demo tape containing the following tracks: Ways to Nowhere (aka Ways), Leaving Again, Effective Anthology (aka Even the Purity), Lost in Time, Another Day and Experience (aka Sometimes).

In June 1994, the band had the demo track Ways to Nowhere as an opening session track at radio program ZenZor, performed by Eneas Neto at radio FM 97.

In July 1994, Etern performed live at SubZone Columbia in Sao Paulo, as the opening act for Volv Uncion. At that performance, Quinze counted with the participation of Marcelo Martin (vocals and keyboards) and Fabio Amato (electronic percussion).

The band released two demo singles in 1997, Mystery Girl and One of Them (feat. Renata Franco and Marcelo Gallo) and participated in a music compilation tribute to New Order called Essence released by Cri Du Chat Disques, Eldorado and The The Records, performing Touched by the Hand of God.

In December 2018, an album called Gratitude is released by Wave Records and distributed by NOVA MD GmbH. The album has tracks covering the band’s best material, as well as a few songs unreleased by PYM and a concert held at Madame Club was held for that release.

In 2019, three remixes were released: High (Technique Remix), Senseless (P.Y.M. Sense Remix), Gratitude (Lore Ride Remix).

In March 2020, the track High (Technique Remix) was included in the compilation called Isolated released by and distributed by.

All release songs from the album and remixes are available in all main music platforms, such as Spotify (https://open.spotify.com/artist/0fJIdhbCLHC7ajhHVmWtXz), Deezer (https://www.deezer.com/en/album/109585412), Amazon Music (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07X9JB9JK/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=etern&qid=1567428122&s=dmusic&sr=1-2)