This The Klinik box set is not only the most comprehensive anthology of the band's music ever released, it is also an important documentation of a vital piece of history of electronic music. On 8 CDs, it not only contains all album releases from the years 1984-1991, recorded by the classic line up comprised of Dirk Ivens and Marc Verhaeghen, but also all rare and out-of-print tracks, plus a plethora of unreleased studio and live recordings from the same era.Belgian band The Klinik is one of the few artists that have managed to leave a lasting imprint on an entire scene. Many of today's protagonists would simply not exist in their current form had it not been for the influence of this seminal group. More than three decades ago, Marc Verhaeghen and Dirk Ivens created a completely new sub-genre in electronic music, by consequently combining minimal, cold, dark and raw Industrial-elements to create a sound that was completely unique and had never been achieved in this form before. Tracks like “Memories”, “Moving Hands” or “Black Leather” are still mandatory spins at Dark-Electro-clubs around the globe and will instantaneously fill any dance floor. With their fresh and new style of music and their enigmatic live shows that see the band members dressed in long black leather coats and wrapped in medical bandages, The Klinik quickly became a cult act in a steadily growing scene. Hissing vocals and minimalist lyrics were accompanied by strange and creative synthesizer sounds, noises, bare bones beats and distorted trumpet which altogether gave the music a fever-dream-like quality.
The Klinik were not only mere electronic music, they were a unique experience and a way of life. It is hardly any wonder that many of today's popular acts still quote the group as one of their main influences. The song “Out Of Line” from the album classic “Face To Face” was also inspiration for the name and the creation of the label that is now releasing this very box set. “The Klinik-Box” contains 8 jam-packed CDs which include all the studio albums the band has released between 1984 and 1991 in the classic line-up of Ivens and Verhaeghen, plus all EPs and all other rare and out-of-print-material from the same era. On top of that, The Klinik have unearthed a myriad of previously unreleased studio and live recordings from the same time period which have also been included.
All recordings have been remastered with a lot of loving care by Eric van Wonterghem (Dirk's colleague in Absolute Body Control) under supervision from the band, to let them shine in a previously unheard sound quality. The set is limited to 1000 hand-numbered copies in a lavish book box. This box set is not only a dream come true but also a true affair of the heart for all that were involved in creating it… and an absolute must-own for fans. This Holy Grail of the Electro-Industrial-scene should be in every decent collection of alternative electronic music!
Release Date: July 4, 2014
Format: 8 CD BOX-SET
| Tracklist CD 1: 1. Decay 2. Hours And Hours 3. Brain Damage 4. Sabotage 5. Sick In Your Mind 6. Time Watch 7. Vietnam 8. Burning Inside 9. Go Back 10. Drowning In Your Sleep 11. Pain And Pleasure (live) |
Tracklist CD 2: 1. World Domination 2. Murder 3. No Time To Win 4. Outside 5. End Of The Line 6. Pictures 7. Into Deep Water 8. Plague 9. Memories 10. Nursery 11. Sick In Your Mind (Remix) 12. Fear |
| Tracklist CD 3: 1. Ring Of Fire 2. Slow Death 3. Quiet In The Room 4. The Last Dance 5. Cold As Ice 6. Face To Face 7. A Sign 8. Time 9. Out Of Line 10. Lies 11. Fever 12. Moving Hands 13. Public Pressure 14. Desire |
Tracklist CD 4: 1. Nautilus 2. Colour Of Your Heart 3. Surviving In Europe 4. Entrance 5. Wired 6. Under The Black Sun 7. Insane Terror 8. The Kiss Of Death 9. Escape 10. Talking To A Stranger 11. Target |
| Tracklist CD 5: 1. Decay (Long Version) 2. Metalloid 3. Immortal Flesh 4. The Tree Of Life 5. Walking With Shadows 6. Get Lost 7. Sleepwalkin' 8. Nautilus Iii |
Tracklist CD 6: 1. Suffer In Silence 2. Someone Somewhere 3. Obsession (LP Version) 4. Under The House 5. Time 6. Touch Your Skin 7. Dead Meat 8. White Trash 9. Black Leather 10. Obsession |
| Tracklist CD 7: 1. Intro (Live Paradiso 1986) 2. Never Get Out (Live Paradiso 1986) 3. Sick In Your Mind (Live Paradiso 1986) 4. Go Back (Live Paradiso 1986) 5. Power Of Passion (Live Paradiso 1986) 6. Hours And Hours (Live Paradiso 1986) 7. Pain And Pleasure (Live Paradiso 1986) 8. Feel The Evil (Live Paradiso 1986) |
Tracklist CD 8: 1. Belfast 2. Never Get Out 3. Melting Close 4. Nautilus I 5. Feel The Evil 6. Walking With Shadows V2 7. Hours And Hours (live) 8. Power Of Passion 9. Voices 10. Insane Terror (Never Again) 11. A Sign (84 Version) 12. Do You Car 13. Hunger |
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