Taxim is an internationally more known dark electro and experimental project from Essen, Germany. It was founded by Alex Ney in 1996 as a one-man project that merely appeared as a duo in 2008 (together with M.R., vocals) and as a three man band in 2010 (together with M.R. and "Frau Schön", keyboards).

In the early years (1996-1999) Alex moved through several, mainly alternative music styles (e.g. neoclassic, darkwave, ebm and medieval folk), while he specialised in dark techno and electro in...