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16-560: Dirk Ivens began Dive as a solo project in 1990 during the waning days of his participation in the band Klinik . With Dive, Dirk sought to have complete control over his creative process as a change from his many previous years working with bands. Dive as a musical concept was intended to project a far more minimal presence, not only in terms of the equipment and sounds produced, but in live performances as well; Dirk performs on stage with just himself and his recordings and minimal visual presentation. The earliest Dive works were produced with only

32-581: A few concerts in 2003/2004, one of which was released as a CD in September 2004. The reunion was not intended to last, but by 2008 Ivens and Verhaeghen decided to begin working on new material together as Klinik. Soon after, Verhaeghen fell ill which delayed production of the new album. While Verhaeghen convalesced, Ivens continued touring as Klinik, joined on stage by Peter Mastbooms (of Pressure Control and The Juggernauts). The band's first album featuring both Verhaeghen and Ivens in 22 years, Eat Your Heart Out ,

48-399: A project which is still active. Verhaeghen has been involved in several projects outside Klinik, including Noise Unit (with Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly ), D.Sign (with Philippe and Eliane Fichot of Die Form ), X10 (with Niki Mono, Marc Ickx of A Split-Second and Vidna Obmana ), and Para (with his own wife Sabine Voss). Ivens and Verhaeghen briefly reunited for

64-470: A rhythm machine and several effects units that, together, produced rhythmic, distorted noise tracks overlain with Dirk's vocals - always processed, sometimes distorted. The overall presentation was that of "noise as noise" with instructions in the liner notes that the music was "to be played at maximum volume." With the release of Snakedressed , Dive took on a more club-friendly sound with a wider sonic palette and less pronounced distortion. Although explicitly

80-410: A solo project of Ivens', Dirk has worked numerous times in the studio with composer and Minus Habens label founder Ivan Iusco . Several tracks included in the albums Concrete Jungle , Snakedressed , True Lies and Underneath are written and produced by Ivan. Rafael M. Espinosa of Geistform also produced several tracks for Behind The Sun and Underneath . The latest album "Where Do We Go From Here?"

96-489: A solo project, sometimes with various other members. Most Klinik members have also been active outside the band. Ivens has been in bands such as Absolute Body Control, Dive , Sonar , and Blok 57; Eric van Wonterghem played with Ivens in Absolute Body Control, and has later been part of or collaborating with bands such as Insekt, Monolith, Dive and Sonar. Sandy Nijs formed Hybryds already around his departure in 1986,

112-419: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article on an electronic music band is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Klinik Klinik , (sometimes called The Klinik ), is an industrial music band from Belgium , originally formed around 1982 by electro-synthpop practitioner Marc Verhaeghen, who is the only constant member. Marc Verhaeghen originally formed Klinik in

128-574: The 1996 album Drill , which also featured members of German industrial band Haujobb . After an eight-year hiatus, Leeb teamed with former Front Line Assembly member Chris Peterson in 2004 to release Voyeur in 2005. Jason Filipchuk and Michael Balch also contributed to the album. The album peaked at #4 on the German Alternative Charts (DAC) and ranked #26 on the DAC Top Albums of 2005. In 2016, Canadian label Artoffact reissued

144-399: The albums Grinding Into Emptiness , Response Frequency and Drill on vinyl and CD. In May 2020, it was announced that Rhys Fulber and Bill Leeb were working on a new Noise Unit album, the first in 15 years. On November 24, 2020, album title Deviator and cover were revealed. The cover art was created by Dave McKean . In May 2021, Artoffact scheduled the release date for September 17

160-481: The collaboration between Leeb and Marc Verhaeghen of Belgian industrial band Klinik . It was released in 1989 through Wax Trax! , and Antler-Subway. The 1990 album Response Frequency included Rhys Fulber . After the completion of the album, Verhaeghen left Noise Unit for several years. Fulber remained with the band for the next three releases, including the contemporary techno album Decoder in 1995. Verhaeghen resumed his collaboration with Noise Unit for

176-425: The early-to-mid 1980s; the exact date varies depending on the source. The group is normally described as one of the most influential Belgian industrial bands in history. In 1985, Verhaeghen joined forces with two other bands, Absolute Body Control (with Dirk Ivens and Eric van Wonterghem), and "The Maniacs" (Sandy Nijs) to form one "super group" "Absolute Controlled Clinical Maniacs". This rather unwieldy name

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192-438: The same year and made the second album track "Body Aktiv" available to the public via Bandcamp . The album contained ten tracks and featured Raymond Watts on the track "Atrocity Obsession". In July 2021, Artoffact released a lyric video for this track on their YouTube channel. In July 2022, Artoffact announced the release of a new Noise Unit album titled Cheeba City Blues for October 21, 2022. The announcement coincided with

208-419: Was fully pleased with, musical differences became too great, and they decided to go their separate ways. In a 2013 interview, Ivens said the duo were moving in different directions musically, and that compromise between only two members was challenging. Ivens concentrated on his own project Dive , and Verhaeghen continued as Klinik (dropping the definite article from the band name at this point); sometimes as

224-457: Was made in collaboration with Jan Dewulf (Your Life On Hold and Diskonnekted). It is available as regular CD and as a wooden box, limited to 500 copies, including the album on vinyl, the CD and an exclusive vinyl EP with extended versions and remixes from Numb and Suicide Commando. Dive's live performances have always remained a solo effort. This article about a Belgian band or other musical ensemble

240-439: Was released by Out Of Line Records (Berlin) on CD and also in a limited pressing of 500 white and 200 black vinyl copies on 1 March 2013. Noise Unit Noise Unit is a Canadian industrial band, founded by Bill Leeb of Front Line Assembly as a side project. The band has seen several changes in line-up, with Bill Leeb being the only permanent member. Noise Unit's first album, Grinding into Emptiness , arose from

256-794: Was soon dropped in favour of the shorter name "The Klinik". Through their connection with Sandy Nijs and his involvement in the international cassette trading network, Klinik received an offer to tour Norway in 1985. Nijs soon left the band to form "Hybryds", followed in 1987 by van Wonterghem, leaving The Klinik as the "classic" duo of Dirk Ivens and Marc Verhaeghen. The Klinik soon made a name for themselves with their cold and harsh EBM sound and their live shows, where both Ivens and Verhaeghen performed with their heads wrapped in gauze, wearing long black leather coats. Ivens' hissing vocals and minimalist lyrics were complemented by Verhaeghen's synthesizer skills and distorted trombone playing. This however, did not last forever; after Time , an album neither member

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