FM3

Article summary

FM3 (sometimes stylized as FM三) is a Beijing, China-based music duo consisting of Christiaan Virant and Zhang Jian. They are considered among the pioneers of electronic music in China. Since 1999, Virant and Jian have been creating meditative music by combining the sound of Chinese classical instruments with modern digital techniques. The duo is best known for its 2005 release, the Buddha Machine loop player.

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1. release date: 2008 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. release date: 2017 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
4. release date: 2023 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
5. release date: 2005 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
6. release date: 2006 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
7. release date: 2011 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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8. The record states that the release date is "2011". What evidence would count against this claim?
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1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360965296