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Belgian pioneers of and -. 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 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.
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  • sublimewreckage

    its kinda hard to find on mp3... also a purely Verhaeghen disc is not as in high demand as those with Ivens. Just my observation, though I could be wrong.

    19 days ago

  • syllannibal

    "To The Knife" has 184 listeners only. fuck. that's such a great album.

    last month

  • TroubleAngel666

    I call it Klinik when I mate them (dirk Ivens) and with my friends I say Klinik. Thres CDs with klinik only and the klinik, like the 2 unfortunately pages here in LastFM. Please contact the band or if Dirk Ivens read this go to the another one taht one: The Klinik and upload the albuns like in this page. I would love to make scrooble of some works I get and I cannot. I think its not dificult. Ill apreciate. Thank you.

    January 2012

  • Replicant-77

    KLINIK - actually solo person of Marc Verhaegen. The Klinik - Original old band Dirk Ivens & Marc Verhaegen 1986-1990. In December 2003, the duo reunited for a one-shot celebrative performance at the BIM Festival in Belgium. The huge success and overwhelming requests from fans led to the appearance of The Klinik in the original line up at the Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig the following year. Other festival appearances followed. In 2009, The Klinik are back as a full time band, with a new studio work to be released in the future. Because of continuing health problems of Marc Verhaegen, it's not sure that he can join The Klinik live on stage in the near future. Therefore, he will concentrate on creating music in his homestudio. The Klinik members anno 2009 are Dirk Ivens (Voice/Lyrics), Marc Verhaegen (Studio Music) and Peter Mastbooms (Live Sounds and Video Images This is not an incorrect tag for The Klinik. Correct is http://www.lastfm.pl/music/The+Klinik

    November 2011

  • skalberg242

    Fucking great concert at Bodyfest!

    October 2011

  • jesseleehooker

    Hey if anyone who enjoys this group gets real bored, why don't check out some of my music, i'm heavily influenced by them. http://www.last.fm/music/Jesse+force

    August 2011

  • TroubleAngel666

    Theres to pages of Klinik. The kilinik (1) and Klinik(2). Unfortunately i think its to late to change the profiles. The band of dirk Ivens gets albuns named The Klinik and onathers named Klinik only. This one is more complete. Te another one is there: The Klinik

    July 2011

  • vx_GASMAN

    Moving your hands. You're moving your hands.

    July 2011
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