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=== Early childhood and kidnapping (1982-1988) ===

[[File:Nineteenth-century English Apartment House (3610678907).jpg|thumb|Ari Peiderezek's childhood apartment in Madiako, Otzeipao, Azkali, photographed in 1904.|379x379px]]

Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? – ?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko.

Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? –198?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko.

After the death of Hiko, he and his parents fled the city, along with most of the surviving population; they fled to the half-abandoned city of [[Mikiliz]] in northern Azkali, where Peiderezek's paternal grandfather, Athoko Peiderezek (1921 – 7 October 1983) resided. The Peiderezek family moved into the home of Athoko. In early 1982, the population of Mikiliz had almost all died due to the plague, but the city had received an influx of refugees fleeing the plague and civil war in late 1982; most refugees were attempting to gain asylum in Baphia. On the evening of 6 October 1983, the [[1st Bapho-Azkali war|1st Bapho]]-Azkali war started, and early the next morning, the Baphian military entered Mikiliz, where a small garrison of Azkali military personnel alongside local police forces engaged in the [[First Battle of Mikiliz]], the opening military confrontation of the 1st Bapho-Azkali War. Mikiliz was taken hours later, and as "punishment" for resistance, a vast majority of the town was shot, including Peiderezek's grandfather, in what would later be known as the [[Mikiliz massacre]]. During the battle, Peiderezek and his parents fled the city and walked into the outskirts of the city, where they were kidnapped and sent to the Mikiliz concentration camp, straddling the pre-war border between Azkali and Baphia.

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=== Discovery of music and music creation (1999-2001) ===

Peiderezek first heard music in mid-1999; specifically, he heard the song [xyz] of the Baphian rock band Jowemu Kyezupe. Peiderezek described his experience in his biography ''Blackstar'': <blockquote>It was an ethereal experience, first listening to music. It still remains vivid in my mind, more vivid than anything. It was eleven in the morning, I had woken up hours earlier, and she [yamahati mother] had finished helping me take a bath. I suddenly heard muted, aggressive noise coming from the living room. Me, in the bathroom, flinched and almost broke down in tears; I was reminded of quarry noises. She was confused as to why I was breaking down in tears, but regardless comforted me — eventually, she asked me what the matter was, and I asked, through my tears, what the noise was. She frowned and looked at me. "It's music," she said. I had heard the word but never even knew what music was: I simply had never heard any music before, no singing or playing of any kind. Slowly, I dressed and made my way to the living room of the house, where I sat down on the couch next to [yamahati]. He was watching a music video of the band Jowemu Kyezupe. I had never even conceptualized anything like them. I leaned into him as I listened, perplexed. "I want to listen to music for the rest of my life", I decided then. </blockquote>Peiderezek began to obsessively listen to music, so much so that [yamahati mother] and staged an intervention, where in [yamahati mother] asked Peiderezek why he was "so obssesed with it [music]"; Peiderezek responded, "it fascinates me". He began to curate his tastes in music primary towards electronic music, mostly post-disco and dance-pop, and alternative rock. As he listened to music, he became inspired to create his own music, though was hampered by the lack of musical training. As such, practically as soon as he became literate in Baphian, he learned how to read music, learned to play the piano, and began receiving vocal lessons from [yamahati mother].

Peiderezek first heard music in mid-1999; specifically, he heard the song [xyz] of the Baphian rock band Jowemu Kyezupe. Peiderezek described his experience in his biography ''Blackstar'': <blockquote>It was an ethereal experience, first listening to music. It still remains vivid in my mind, more vivid than anything. It was eleven in the morning, I had woken up hours earlier, and she [yamahati mother] had finished helping me take a bath. I suddenly heard muted, aggressive noise coming from the living room. Me, in the bathroom, flinched and almost broke down in tears; I was reminded of quarry noises. She was confused as to why I was breaking down in tears, but regardless comforted me — eventually, she asked me what the matter was, and I asked, through my tears, what the noise was. She frowned and looked at me. "It's music," she said. I had heard the word but never even knew what music was: I simply had never heard any music before, no singing or playing of any kind. Slowly, I dressed and made my way to the living room of the house, where I sat down on the couch next to [yamahati]. He was watching a music video of the band Jowemu Kyezupe. I had never even conceptualized anything like them. I leaned into him as I listened, perplexed. "I want to listen to music for the rest of my life", I decided then. </blockquote>Peiderezek began to obsessively listen to music, so much so that [yamahati mother] and staged an intervention, where in [yamahati mother] asked Peiderezek why he was "so obssesed with it [music]"; Peiderezek responded, "it fascinates me". He began to curate his tastes in music primary towards electronic music, mostly post-disco and dance-pop, and alternative rock. As he listened to music, he became inspired to create his own music, though was hampered by the lack of musical training. As such, practically as soon as he became literate in Baphian, he learned how to read music, learned to play the piano, and began receiving vocal lessons from [yamahati mother]. At the same time, Peiderezek discovered the internet, interacting on music-centered forums.

== Music career ==

=== Pre-album releases (2000-2001) ===

=== ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' (2001) ===

=== ''~~Castle of Broken Dreams~~'' (2003) ===

=== ''Kele Sinceyudefonu Tezhetsogewe'' (2003) ===

=== ''Ele'' (2007) ===

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* ''[[Mujekesi Soyandoze (album)|Mujekesi Soyandoze]]'' (2001)

* ''~~Castle of Broken Dreams~~'' (2003)

* ''Kele Sinceyudefonu Tezhetsogewe'' (2003)

* ''[[Ele (album)|Ele]]'' (2007)

* ''[[Sozhe (album)|sozhe]]'' (2010)

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 === Early childhood and kidnapping (1982-1988) ===
 [[File:Nineteenth-century English Apartment House (3610678907).jpg|thumb|Ari Peiderezek's childhood apartment in Madiako, Otzeipao, Azkali, photographed in 1904.|379x379px]]
-Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? – ?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko.
+Ari Peiderezek was born in Otzeipao, Azkali, on the 6th of December 1982. His mother, Eiako Peiderezek (1949 – 1993), was a librarian before the Azkali plague epidemic, and was a Šertist. His father, Nerezkei Peiderezek (194? –198?) (''né'' Iriak), was a boxer and a middle-school teacher before the Azkali plague epidemic. At his birth, Ari had an older brother, Hiko Peiderezek (19 February 1970 - 9 December 1982). Peiderezek was born in the midst of the [[Otzeipao pandemic]], which had been delayed by months due to efforts of the city government. Shortly after his birth, however, the city experienced an epidemic of plague, resulting in the abandonment of most of the city; over half of the city's population was killed, including his brother Hiko.
 After the death of Hiko, he and his parents fled the city, along with most of the surviving population; they fled to the half-abandoned city of [[Mikiliz]] in northern Azkali, where Peiderezek's paternal grandfather, Athoko Peiderezek (1921 – 7 October 1983) resided. The Peiderezek family moved into the home of Athoko. In early 1982, the population of Mikiliz had almost all died due to the plague, but the city had received an influx of refugees fleeing the plague and civil war in late 1982; most refugees were attempting to gain asylum in Baphia. On the evening of 6 October 1983, the [[1st Bapho-Azkali war|1st Bapho]]-Azkali war started, and early the next morning, the Baphian military entered Mikiliz, where a small garrison of Azkali military personnel alongside local police forces engaged in the [[First Battle of Mikiliz]], the opening military confrontation of the 1st Bapho-Azkali War. Mikiliz was taken hours later, and as "punishment" for resistance, a vast majority of the town was shot, including Peiderezek's grandfather, in what would later be known as the [[Mikiliz massacre]]. During the battle, Peiderezek and his parents fled the city and walked into the outskirts of the city, where they were kidnapped and sent to the Mikiliz concentration camp, straddling the pre-war border between Azkali and Baphia.
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 === Discovery of music and music creation (1999-2001) ===
-Peiderezek first heard music in mid-1999; specifically, he heard the song [xyz] of the Baphian rock band Jowemu Kyezupe. Peiderezek described his experience in his biography ''Blackstar'': <blockquote>It was an ethereal experience, first listening to music. It still remains vivid in my mind, more vivid than anything. It was eleven in the morning, I had woken up hours earlier, and she [yamahati mother] had finished helping me take a bath. I suddenly heard muted, aggressive noise coming from the living room. Me, in the bathroom, flinched and almost broke down in tears; I was reminded of quarry noises. She was confused as to why I was breaking down in tears, but regardless comforted me — eventually, she asked me what the matter was, and I asked, through my tears, what the noise was. She frowned and looked at me. "It's music," she said. I had heard the word but never even knew what music was: I simply had never heard any music before, no singing or playing of any kind. Slowly, I dressed and made my way to the living room of the house, where I sat down on the couch next to [yamahati]. He was watching a music video of the band Jowemu Kyezupe. I had never even conceptualized anything like them. I leaned into him as I listened, perplexed. "I want to listen to music for the rest of my life", I decided then. </blockquote>Peiderezek began to obsessively listen to music, so much so that [yamahati mother] and staged an intervention, where in [yamahati mother] asked Peiderezek why he was "so obssesed with it [music]"; Peiderezek responded, "it fascinates me". He began to curate his tastes in music primary towards electronic music, mostly post-disco and dance-pop, and alternative rock. As he listened to music, he became inspired to create his own music, though was hampered by the lack of musical training. As such, practically as soon as he became literate in Baphian, he learned how to read music, learned to play the piano, and began receiving vocal lessons from [yamahati mother].
+Peiderezek first heard music in mid-1999; specifically, he heard the song [xyz] of the Baphian rock band Jowemu Kyezupe. Peiderezek described his experience in his biography ''Blackstar'': <blockquote>It was an ethereal experience, first listening to music. It still remains vivid in my mind, more vivid than anything. It was eleven in the morning, I had woken up hours earlier, and she [yamahati mother] had finished helping me take a bath. I suddenly heard muted, aggressive noise coming from the living room. Me, in the bathroom, flinched and almost broke down in tears; I was reminded of quarry noises. She was confused as to why I was breaking down in tears, but regardless comforted me — eventually, she asked me what the matter was, and I asked, through my tears, what the noise was. She frowned and looked at me. "It's music," she said. I had heard the word but never even knew what music was: I simply had never heard any music before, no singing or playing of any kind. Slowly, I dressed and made my way to the living room of the house, where I sat down on the couch next to [yamahati]. He was watching a music video of the band Jowemu Kyezupe. I had never even conceptualized anything like them. I leaned into him as I listened, perplexed. "I want to listen to music for the rest of my life", I decided then. </blockquote>Peiderezek began to obsessively listen to music, so much so that [yamahati mother] and staged an intervention, where in [yamahati mother] asked Peiderezek why he was "so obssesed with it [music]"; Peiderezek responded, "it fascinates me". He began to curate his tastes in music primary towards electronic music, mostly post-disco and dance-pop, and alternative rock. As he listened to music, he became inspired to create his own music, though was hampered by the lack of musical training. As such, practically as soon as he became literate in Baphian, he learned how to read music, learned to play the piano, and began receiving vocal lessons from [yamahati mother]. At the same time, Peiderezek discovered the internet, interacting on music-centered forums.
 == Music career ==
+=== Pre-album releases (2000-2001) ===
 === ''Mujekesi Soyandoze'' (2001) ===
-=== ''Castle of Broken Dreams'' (2003) ===
+=== ''Kele Sinceyudefonu Tezhetsogewe'' (2003) ===
 === ''Ele'' (2007) ===
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 * ''[[Mujekesi Soyandoze (album)|Mujekesi Soyandoze]]'' (2001)
-* ''Castle of Broken Dreams'' (2003)
+* ''Kele Sinceyudefonu Tezhetsogewe'' (2003)
 * ''[[Ele (album)|Ele]]'' (2007)
 * ''[[Sozhe (album)|sozhe]]'' (2010)