Klinik

Clinic is a Elektronik-/Post-Industrial-Projekt from Belgium, which was founded at the beginning of the 1980s by Marc Verhaeghen, which is the only permanent member.

History

First The clinic consisted of only Verhaeghen alone. In 1985, he teamed up with Dirk Ivens and Eric van Wonterghem ( Absolute Body Control) and Sandy Nijs ( Maniacs ) to the " supergroup " Absolute Controlled Clinical Maniacs. This unwieldy name was soon abandoned and they called themselves The only clinic. Sandy Nys and Eric van Wonterghem left the band again soon (the latter called a meeting with the former Vomito Negro member Mario Vaerewijck the project insect to life ), so that only the duo Dirk Ivens and Marc Verhaeghen was left over from the The clinic in the most successful phase of the band in the late 1980s was.

The hospital made ​​a name for itself because of its cold, harsh electronic sounds and their live shows, in which both musicians their heads wrapped in bandages, long wore black leather jackets or their upper bodies painted with crosshairs. Typical also was the minimalist texts recited Ivens with distorted voice, and the synthesizer sound and the sporadic use of electronically distorted trumpets Verhaeghen. After the album Time (1991 ), were not satisfied with the both of them, they parted due to creative differences. Ivens concentrated on his project Dive; Verhaeghen made ​​under the name of hospital wide, sometimes as a solo project times with support of various guest musicians. Since 2004, the music of clinic can be described as ambient with techno influences the most appropriate. The split albums with Vidna Obmana tend increasingly towards dark ambient.

All members of The Clinic were also involved in other musical projects. Ivens played except for the already mentioned Absolute Body Control and Dive at Sonar and Blok 57, Eric van Wonterghem also played with bands such as insect, Monolith and also at Dive and Sonar. Sandy Nys founded after he had retired at The Clinic in 1986, the band hybrid, which still exists today. Verhaeghen was probably committed by all at the most famous side projects, so at Noise Unit ( with Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber Front Line Assembly ), d.sign ( with Philippe Fichot and Eliane P. Die Form ) and X10 ( with Niki Mono, Marc Ickx of A Split Second and Vidna Obmana ). In addition, he published together with his wife, Sabine Voss, the CD Zentese under the project name of Para.

Published in 2005 together with Vidna Obmana Verhaeghen Marc, with whom he had previously worked together under the name Vidna Obmana the clinic 7 CD Gluttony, which is the first in a seven part series ( 7 Deadly Sins ). Greed - On 23 October 2006, the second part of the series, Vidna Obmana clinic 7 appeared.

On 31 October 2007 published Verhaeghen the best of double CD Nineties on Hands Productions. CD 1 contains the complete track of the albums Contrast and the limited edition live CD from 1993. CD 2 contains the best tracks of the Zoth Ommog and Off Beat albums To The Knife, Stitch, Awake and Blanket of Fog. Another best of double CD, Projects on Hands Productions, followed in early February 2008, the 33 tracks of the projects of Verhaeghen from 1989-1992 includes ( 11 songs from Noise Unit, 10 songs from X10, 9 Songs of Para, 3 songs of d.sign ).

Since 2003, Ivens and Verhaeghen playing together again Concerts to present the "classic " The clinic sound of the '80s live. The recording of these concerts was released in September 2004 on CD. The appearance at the Amphi Festival 2008 for the first time two new songs were presented, which come together again by Ivens and Verhaeghen. After 22 years, the first new joint CD and limited LP with the title " Eat Your Heart Out" in March 2013.

The appearance on the tinnitus Festival in Stockholm on 11 April 2009, it became Marc Verhaeghen due to health problems by Peter Mastbooms, also known as DJ Borg and Vomito Negro replaced. A shortly after take -find concert in Berlin was canceled. A little later, it was announced on the official website of Dirk Ivens that Marc will continue to perform any live performances due to health problems, but only produces music in his home studio. Future live performances are carried out with Peter mast boom, which is then responsible both for the music, as well as for visualization.

Discography

  • Sabotage LP (RIO 1985)
  • Melting Close MLP ( De Fabriek 1986)
  • Walking With Shadows MLP ( Auxilio De Cientos 1986)
  • Pain and Pleasure 12 "( Antler 1986)
  • Melting Close & sabotage DLP / CD ( Antler 1987 edition Hands Productions 2004)
  • Fear 12 "( Antler 1987)
  • Plague LP ( Antler 1987)
  • The Clinic Best - Of CD ( 1988)
  • Fever 12 "( Antler 1989)
  • Face to Face LP ( Antler 1989)
  • Face to Face / Fever CD ( Antler, 1989; reprint Hands Productions 2004)
  • Insane Terror / A Sign 7 "( 1989)
  • The clinic Box Set 3LP/DCD ( Antler 1990 edition Hands Productions 2004)
  • Black Leather 12 "/ CD ( Antler - Subway 1990 edition Hands Productions 2004)
  • Time LP ( Antler - Subway 1991)
  • Time / Plague CD ( Antler - Subway 1991 edition Hands Productions 2004)
  • States Best Of LP / CD ( Antler - Subway 1991)
  • Brain Damage CD ( Bootleg 1992)
  • Contrast CD ( Antler 1992)
  • Brain EP / CD ( 1993)
  • Live CD / VHS (1993 )
  • To The Knife CD ( Zoth Ommog 1995)
  • Stitch CD ( Off Beat 1995)
  • Touch EP ( Off Beat 1996 ( as part of the O -Files label compilation ) )
  • Awake CD ( Off Beat 1996)
  • Blanket of Fog CD ( Off Beat 1998)
  • End of the Line Compilation 4CD ( Dependent 2001)
  • Sonic Surgery CD (Hands Productions 2002)
  • Akhet DCD (Hands Productions 2003)
  • Dark Surgery CD (Hands Productions 2004)
  • Gluttony CD (Hands Productions 2005)
  • Greed CD (Hands Productions 2006)
  • Nineties best of DCD (Hands Productions 2007)
  • Projects best of DCD (Hands Productions 2008)
  • Eat Your Heart Out ( Out of Line 2013)
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