Dirk Ivens
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Dirk Ivens | |
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 Dirk Ivens with his project Dive at e-tropolis 2014, Oberhausen, Germany | |
| Background information | |
| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres | Electronic,electro-industrial,rhythmic noise,EBM |
| Years active | 1978–present |
| Website | Dirk Ivens official website |
Dirk Ivensis a Belgian musician and performer in theindustrial musicgenre.
Career
[edit]In 1978 he started as singer and guitar player in the punk band Slaughterhouse but left the group after one year to form the new band The Few. In 1980 he formed the electronic bandAbsolute Body Control,influenced bySuicide,DAF,and British artists likeFad Gadget.After going through various members, Absolute Body Control soon settled as a duo with Ivens and Eric van Wonterghem.
In 1985, Absolute Body Control joined forces with Marc Verhaeghen's bandThe Klinikand Sandy Nys' The Maniacs to form the "supergroup"Absolute Controlled Clinical Maniacs. The name was soon shortened toThe Klinik;Nys left in 1986 and van Wonterghem in 1987 to work on their own bands, while Ivens remained a member until 1991, when he left to concentrate on his solo projectDivewhich had numerous releases the following 15 years.
Also in 1996, Dirk startedSonartogether with Patrick Stevens, who left in 1998 to be replaced by long-time collaborator (and brother-in-law)Eric van Wonterghem.In 2003-2005 he rejoined Marc Verhaeghen inThe Klinikfor a few festival concerts, without releasing any new material.
Discography
[edit]Collaborations/split releases
[edit]- Fuck, Rinse, Repeat / Burndigital Single with Jenn Vix (self released by Jenn Vix, 2013)
- Go (Bring It) Backsingle-sided 12 "with Agent Side Grinder (Kollaps Records, 2014)
