_Dirk Serries]

The Belgian-based artist Dirk Serries has experimented with music on the border between avant-garde, industrial, experimental and ambient for close to 40 years now. He released his earliest work (1984) behind the pseudonym vidnaObmana up to 2007 when he closed the book on this project (realizing an extensive discography).

Other projects like Fear Falls Burning and his Microphonics series made him collaborate with several key-players like Steven Wilson, Justin K. Broadrick, Cult Of Luna, Steve Roach and toured extensively on the sides of Jesu, MONO, Low, My Bloody Valentine and Cult Of Luna. In October 2013 Dirk Serries re-booted his classic vidnaObmana ambient sound from the mid eighties/early nineties. In contrary to his original music that was mostly synth-based, this ambient music is constructed on electric guitar. Music that flows from its discreet origins: sonic purity, washes of harmony, and organic textures which slow time to a phase of transcendence. His solo albums on Projekt, Epitaph on Consouling Sounds and his full digital Streams Of Consciousness series on bandcamp are prime
examples of how strong his musical signature is.

However, being a follower of (free) jazz for years, meeting up with various key players in the genre, boosted his confidence in improvisation and slowly shifted from his meticulously executed subtle ambience to being a full improviser on mostly the guitar. He runs the A New Wave Of Jazz label, dedicated to free improvisation and minimal avant-garde.

Through his experience in the free improvisation Dirk transformed his solo ambient music, originally constructed meticulously by writing strict motives before performing, to being able to improvise 200% and still create his trademark ambient music for which he is recognized worldwide.

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