Three mates from Belgium: Sven Lauwers, Andy de Decker & Kurt Rotthier started Ionic Vision. They were big fans of
Depeche Mode,
Kraftwerk and especially
Nitzer Ebb. Together with
Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft this last one is their main influence.
In 1997 Kurt Rotthier quit, but Sven Lauwers and Andy de Decker did go on with their sound technician Louis Zachert.