| Klinik | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Belgium |
| Genres | Industrial Electro-industrial EBM |
| Years active | 1980–present |
| Labels | Antler-Subway Zoth Ommog Hands Productions |
| Associated acts | Dive, Absolute Body Control, Sonar |
Klinik, (sometimes called The Klinik), is an industrial music band from Belgium, originally formed around 1982 by electro-synthpop practitioner Marc Verhaeghen, who is the only constant member.
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History [link]
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 EBM 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 (dropping the definite article from the bandname at this point); sometimes as a solo project, sometimes with various other members. Recently, Klinik is a Verhaeghen solo project, making mostly instrumental 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. Sandy Nys formed Hybryds already around his departure in 1986, a project which is still active.
Verhaeghen has been involved in several projects outside Klinik, including Noise Unit (with Bill Leeb and Rhys Fulber of Front Line Assembly), D.Sign (with Philippe and Eliane Fichot of Die Form), X10 (with Niki Mono, Marc Ickx of A Split-Second and Vidna Obmana), and Para (with his own wife Sabine Voss).
Ivens and Verhaeghen briefly reunited for a few concerts in 2003/2004, one of which was released as a CD in September 2004.
Klinik members [link]
- Marc Verhaeghen (1981–present)
- Dirk Ivens (1985–1991 and 2003–present)
- Eric van Wonterghem (1985–87)
- Sandy Nys (1985)
- Mark "Merlin" Burghgraeve (1981–82, 1995)
- Thorsten Stroth (1995)
- Tom Claes (1996)
- Stefan Mertes (1996)
- Nickanor (2002)
Discography [link]
Albums [link]
- Sabotage - LP (RIO 1985)
- Melting Close & Sabotage - DLP/CD (Antler 1987)
- Plague - LP (Antler 1987)
- Face to Face - CD/LP (Antler 1989)
- The Klinik Box Set - 3LP/DCD (Antler 1990; re-released on Hands Productions 2004)
- Time - LP/CD (Antler-Subway 1991)
- States - compilation LP/CD (Antler-Subway 1991)
- Braindamage - CD (Bootleg 1992)
- Contrast - CD (Antler 1992)
- Live - CD (1993)
- To the Knife - CD (Zoth Ommog 1995)
- Stitch - CD (Off Beat 1995)
- 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)
- Live at Wave-Gotik-Treffen 2004 - CD (Hands Productions 2004)
Singles and EPs [link]
- Walking with Shadows - MLP (Auxilio De Cientos 1986)
- Pain and Pleasure - 12" (Antler 1986)
- Fear - 12" (Antler 1987)
- Fever - 12" (Antler 1989)
- Insane Terror/A Sign - 7" (1989)
- Black Leather - 12"/CD (Antler-Subway 1990)
- Touch - EP (1996)
Split releases [link]
- Melting Close - MLP (split LP with De Fabriek, 1986)
- Brain - EP/CD (split EP with Paracont, 1993)
Collaborative releases [link]
- Gluttony (with Vidna Obmana) - CD (Hands Productions 2005)
- Greed (with Vidna Obmana) - CD (Hands Productions 2006)
External links [link]
- Dirk Ivens
- Klinik discography at MusicBrainz
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History
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Measures of their success include international record sales, a 2007–2008 reunion tour, merchandising, record-breaking achievements, iconic symbolism such as Halliwell's Union Jack dress representing "girl power", and a film, Spice World. The group became one of the most successful marketing engines ever, earning up to $75 million per year, with their global grosses estimated at $500–800 million between 1996 and 1998. Under the guidance of their mentor and manager Simon Fuller, the Spice Girls embraced merchandising and became a regular feature of the British and global press. In 1996, Top of the Pops magazine gave each member of the group aliases, which were adopted by the group and media. According to Rolling Stone journalist and biographer David Sinclair, "Scary, Baby, Ginger, Posh and Sporty were the most widely recognised group of individuals since John, Paul, George, and Ringo". With the "girl power" phenomenon, the Spice Girls were popular cultural icons of the 1990s. They are cited as part of the 'second wave' 1990s British Invasion of the US.
OPUS card
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Fares
An advantage to the smart card compared to the previous system is the seamless integration with other transit networks of neighbouring cities. Another advantage relates to the speed at which users can access the system. As opposed to the magnetic stripe cards previously in use, the contactless smart card is more user-friendly in that not only will the card not risk becoming demagnetized and rendered useless, but it also does not require patrons to slide the card in a particular way — proximity to the contactless reader will suffice.
One card can contain up to four different kinds of fares. (An OPUS card can contain, for example, 1 STM monthly pass, 10 STL tickets, 6 CIT Laurentides tickets and 2 train tickets for AMT zone 5.) One transit fare simply overrides the other 3 when paying at any machine in a similar fashion to PayPass. The main goal behind the creation of this card is to reduce the amount of fare evasion that takes place in the province's transit systems.
Opus 69 (David Tao album)
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The album was awarded one of the Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year at the 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI.
Track listing
References
External links
Opus 40 (song)
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Track listing
UK
CD #1:
CD #2:
7" vinyl:
Japan
"Opus 40 + Super B-Side Tracks!" EP CD:
