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Grimbergen

Northern grimness, shame and regret since 2001

About Me

Grimbergen is Nathan Clemence, a miserable and lonely man from the North of England who spent many years living in Scotland in various states of grumpiness and black humour. Having devoted his unfortunate life to the pursuit of post-industrial music in its many forms it was inevitable he would have to try his hand at producing his own efforts. Somewhere between dark ambient, neo-classical and some kind of electronica, Grimbergen attempts to put negative feelings into atmospheric and melancholic music with the vain and foolish hopes that somebody somewhere might just like it.Formed in Edinburgh 2001, as many as four demos were released, very few concerts were performed and a steadily declining number of not always complimentary reviews were received. With the elusive record deal ever unobtainable, motivation declined and laziness ensued. A relocation to Prague at the end of 2005 encouraged a new start, and as if by magic 2006 finished with a real album release in the pipeline courtesy of the Austrian industrial noise label Steinklang.Grimbergen - "A Lonely Place", debut album out 24.04.07 on Steinklang Industries.Update Nov 2007: just relocated to Manchester UK, hopefully a more a location more suitable for getting a few live shows and back home in the grim North! The second album is about three quarters complete and features new features and overall a definite progression.
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Music:

Member Since: 5/15/2006
Band Members: Nathan Clemence - synths, sequencers, samplers, vocals, bass guitar, live percussion, laughing and crying.
Influences: dark ambient, neo-classical, electronica, synthpop. Kraftwerk, Einstuerzende Neubauten, Lustmord, In The Nursery, Endura, Mondblut, Nightmare Lodge.
Record Label: Steinklang
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

a short review

From Zero Tolerance magazine:   grimbergen a lonely placesteinklang industries        &n bsp;    It's grim up north. Such, at least, is the ...
Posted by Grimbergen on Mon, 21 Jan 2008 06:18:00 PST

a good new review

Thanks to Tony Dickie from Compulsion webzine. Grimbergen - A Lonely PlaceMuch of A Lonely Place is built from the subtle layering of electronic drones, often shadowed by thick bass chords, ...
Posted by Grimbergen on Fri, 18 Jan 2008 06:05:00 PST

New review on Heathen Harvest - bit of an odd one

This person doesn't seem to have written many reviews before but in the end there are soem compliments!  The review of the demo there was much better! Heathen Harvest by "ZG" (Zmei Gorinich) Grim...
Posted by Grimbergen on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 07:15:00 PST

finally an album review

I got "A Lonely Place" reviewed for Wounds of the Earth zine by Simon Marshall-Jones; it's an epic!  (P.S. I am English but I'm sure that will be amended soon).   Grimbergen "A Lonely P...
Posted by Grimbergen on Thu, 04 Oct 2007 08:35:00 PST

the longest review of a compilation ever

In the absence of any reviews of the Grimbergen album here's an extract from a really epic one of the Steinklang Industries III compilation off Heathen Harvest. 04. Grimbergen's "A lonely man" is...
Posted by Grimbergen on Mon, 03 Sep 2007 01:57:00 PST

debut album at last!

Out 24.04.07 on Steinklang Industries, the debut album from Grimbergen - "A Lonely Place". 1. A Lonely Man 2. Without Hope 3. Waiting For Better Days 4. Unable To Escape 5. A Constant Feeling 6. Of F...
Posted by Grimbergen on Tue, 17 Apr 2007 06:59:00 PST

I got a review on Heathen Harvest.

It was quite good. Heathen Harvest Artist: Grimbergen Title: A Lonely Place Label: Self Released Genre: Dark Ambient 1. A Lonely Man2. Without Hope3. Waiting For Better Days4. Unable To Escape5. A Co...
Posted by Grimbergen on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 03:03:00 PST

At last a review of "A Lonely Place"!

A lonely place I Like beer. A Duvel, a Hertog Jan, but also an ordinary bottle of Grolsch. And beernames are so clearly beernames that I couldn't think of anything else while thinking about...
Posted by Grimbergen on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 01:59:00 PST

the new demo CD is ready at last!

GRIMBERGEN "A Lonely Place" demo EP 40 mins of loneliness and frustration! Enjoy three of the six emotional and atmospheric compositions here!  Contact me via messages if you want a copy of the ...
Posted by Grimbergen on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 09:24:00 PST

new/old tracks uploaded

I've uploaded two new/old songs on the Grimbergen Myspace.  "The Ominous Crags" is taken from the "Misery And Despair" demo from last year, a remixed version of the original track from "Something...
Posted by Grimbergen on Wed, 12 Jul 2006 10:17:00 PST