Klinik
Belgian pioneers of ebm and minimalist electro-industrial. Also known as The Klinik. See also Dive, Sonar, Monolith.
In 1985, Verhaeghen joined forces with two other bands, Absolute Body Control (with Dirk Ivens and Eric van Wonterghem), and “The
Maniacs” (Sandy Nys) to form one “super group” Absolute Controlled Clinical Maniacs. This rather unwieldy name was soon dropped in favour
of the shorter name “The Klinik”. Nys 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.
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Belgian pioneers of ebm and minimalist electro-industrial. Also known as The Klinik. See also Dive, Sonar, Monolith.
In 1985, Verhaeghen joined forces with two other bands, Absolute Body Control (with Dirk Ivens and Eric van Wonterghem), and “The
Maniacs” (Sandy Nys) to form one “super group” Absolute Controlled Clinical Maniacs. This rather unwieldy name was soon dropped in favour
of the shorter name “The Klinik”. Nys 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 (the latter giving the music a slightly feverish sound). This
however, did not last forever; after Time, an album neither member was fully pleased with, musical differences became too great, and they
decided to go their separate ways.
Ivens concentrated on his own project Dive, and Verhaeghen continued as Klinik; sometimes as a solo project, sometimes with various other
members. Recently, Klinik is a Verhaeghen solo project, making mostly instrumental dark ambient techno.
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. « hide |
