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Dv Klssn is the solo project of Dave Klassen, a multi-instrumentalist known as a member of several prolific Niagara- and Kitchener-based groups, including <a href="spotify:artist:1TFv8yaBZxBCAUu7BMSolO" data-name="The Ferns">The Ferns</a>, <a href="spotify:artist:4WQwU51LUtrVrw0K8BMpAC" data-name="Jaguar Sun">Jaguar Sun</a>, Harp+, and <a href="spotify:artist:4wZpVBO0QXxRuXljlCP1pc" data-name="Seagram Synth Ensemble">Seagram Synth Ensemble</a>. As Dv Klssn, he employs loopers, samplers, synths, guitars—you name it—to explore improv composition, wallpaper sounds, and aleatory music.
Relaxed though never static, Dv’s instrumental pieces naturally suit background listening (think: musical furniture). Take closer note of the décor, however, and you’ll find qualities atypical of other ambient artists and beat-makers: Dv writes and records all of his compositions in real-time, an approach that forgoes the rigid constraints of MIDI and quantization to embrace the imperfections of live performance. The result is recordings that aren't so much produced as they are captured—electronic music that pulses with genuine, spur-of-the-moment surprise and a distinctly human touch.
Dv's 2022 debut, <a href="spotify:album:6G0LiH95Fui29T1IOR0Uge" data-name="Dv's Bsmnt (Mxtp 1)">Dv's Bsmnt (Mxtp 1)</a>, is a collection of improvised pieces written, recorded, and performed in—as the title implies—Dave's basement. The record was executive produced by <a href="spotify:artist:2u9OLN0kqasx3VxtmMfwOH" data-name="MattUU">MattUU</a> of <a href="spotify:artist:206EqSHjOVm0gQ7Gdbknv5" data-name="Sunshine Express">Sunshine Express</a> and released through St. Catharines experimental label <a href="spotify:playlist:2Icsmo3FIVAvIeyEHHSezT" data-name="Routine Exploits">Routine Exploits</a>.
Relaxed though never static, Dv’s instrumental pieces naturally suit background listening (think: musical furniture). Take closer note of the décor, however, and you’ll find qualities atypical of other ambient artists and beat-makers: Dv writes and records all of his compositions in real-time, an approach that forgoes the rigid constraints of MIDI and quantization to embrace the imperfections of live performance. The result is recordings that aren't so much produced as they are captured—electronic music that pulses with genuine, spur-of-the-moment surprise and a distinctly human touch.
Dv's 2022 debut, <a href="spotify:album:6G0LiH95Fui29T1IOR0Uge" data-name="Dv's Bsmnt (Mxtp 1)">Dv's Bsmnt (Mxtp 1)</a>, is a collection of improvised pieces written, recorded, and performed in—as the title implies—Dave's basement. The record was executive produced by <a href="spotify:artist:2u9OLN0kqasx3VxtmMfwOH" data-name="MattUU">MattUU</a> of <a href="spotify:artist:206EqSHjOVm0gQ7Gdbknv5" data-name="Sunshine Express">Sunshine Express</a> and released through St. Catharines experimental label <a href="spotify:playlist:2Icsmo3FIVAvIeyEHHSezT" data-name="Routine Exploits">Routine Exploits</a>.
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