Dive (Belgian band) explained

Dive
Origin:Belgium
Years Active:1990–present
Website:Dive official website
Current Members:

Dive is a Belgian electronic body music project formed in 1990 by Dirk Ivens (Absolute Body Control, Klinik, Blok 57, Sonar). Dive's "audio trademark" is the experimental sound of abused drum machines, pulsating through crackling distortion on almost every song.

History

Dirk Ivens began Dive as a solo project in 1990 during the waning days of his participation in the band Klinik.[1] With Dive, Dirk sought to have complete control over his creative process as a change from his many previous years working with bands.[2] 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 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."[3] With the release of Snakedressed, Dive took on a more club-friendly sound with a wider sonic palette and less pronounced distortion.[4]

Although explicitly 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.[5] Rafael M. Espinosa of Geistform also produced several tracks for Behind The Sun and Underneath.[6] The latest album "Where Do We Go From Here?" 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.

Discography

Albums

Singles and EPs

Collaborations/split releases

External links

Notes and References

  1. Duvivier . Françoise . Valerio . Paul A. . Interview: Dive . Industrialnation . 1995 . 11 . 88–89 . Moon Mystique . 1062-449X.
  2. Web site: Buljeta . Marija . Dirk Ivens talks about the music life . AltVenger . 26 September 2020 . 17 Dec 2015.
  3. Book: Reed . S. Alexander . Assimilate: A Critical History of Industrial Music . 2013. New York. Oxford University Press. 9780199832583. 1147729910. the Internet Archive. registration. 323.
  4. Web site: Christian . Chris . Interview with Dirk Ivens of Dive . Sonic Boom . 26 September 2020 . Dec 1997.
  5. Web site: Van Isacker . Bernard . Dive returns with 'Underneath' album on a very limited vinyl and CD . Side-Line . 26 September 2020 . 15 Mar 2017.
  6. Web site: Inferno Sound Diaries . 'Click Interview' with Dive: 'My Wish Is To Continue Another 3 Years And Celebrate 30 Years Of Dive On Stage' . Side-Line . 26 September 2020 . 25 Jun 2017.
  7. Comer . M. Tye . RPM . . 27 December 1999 . 60 . 648 . 25 . 13 January 2022 . College Media, Inc. . Great Neck, NY . 0890-0795.
  8. Astemark . Johan . Dive: True Lies - Release On Line review . Release Magazine . November 15, 1999.
  9. Web site: DAC Top 100 Singles 2006 . Trendcharts oHG . AMC Alster Musik Consulting GmbH . 21 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080423220627/http://charts.trendcharts.de/jahrescharts2006/dac_top200/index.html . 23 April 2008 . 2007 . dead.

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