IIO

The Austrian-born [Markus Moser] and New York (by way of Libya) vocalist Nadia Ali have scaled the charts as iiO. Their debut album, Poetica (Made, 2006), includes previous hits "Rapture" and "At the End" and the single "Kiss You." Poetica features Moser's arty production and Ali's drop-dead gorgeous vocals in stylistically diverse material that hints at the history of dance music. That is no surprise given Moser's bio as a successful DJ/producer with such '90s acts as Bingo Boys ("How to Dance," 1991, Atlantic) and Edelweiss ("Bring Me Edelweiss," 1992, Warner Bros). Although iiO is certainly cut from the house-music cloth, its ethereally tinged arrangements and zigzagging grooves are wider than typical dancefloor fodder.