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DIVE (B)
Working under the moniker DIVE, Dirk Ivens (ex-The Klinik / Absolute Body Control / Sonar / Motor!k), a producer WIF regulars are well familiar with, is one of the pioneers of the Electro Body Music style, which originated in Belgium in the 80s and significantly influenced both electronic and dance music styles. During this time, Ivens co-founded THE KLINIK, a group that would later on gain a cult status among enthusiasts of the genre. In the following decade, he focused on working for his own record label Daft Records, making music as a member of the duo SONAR, as well as pursuing his solo project DIVE, whose music can be simply described as power noise – a mixture of minimalist, hypnotic, and rhythmic beats combined with distortion-heavy vocals and lyrics about hope, death, love and fear. On stage, armed only with a megaphone and stroboscopes, the artist creates a powerful, noisy, raw, and experimental show, which proves the validity of the "less is more" ethos.