DIENNE

The Belgian composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Dienne builds songs and soundscapes that portray the images and stories playing behind her eyes. Combining analogue instruments like the oboe, piano, and flute with reverb-drenched vocals and shimmers of processed electronic sources, she creates hazy pieces of music full of the melancholy of remembrance and loss.

Her debut album Addio (2022) was released on Nicolás Jaar’s Other People imprint. Following the passing of her grandmother due to COVID-19, and being unable to properly say goodbye due to travel restrictions, Dienne set out to give her farewell in musical form. The result is a deeply intimate work that channels classical instrumentation through foggy electronic experimentation. Memories, biographies, and family histories merge in this simultaneously sombre and optimistic work, which plays out like a universal and comforting ode to loved ones lost.

In 2023, Dienne was a resident on Radio Alhara, where she hosted a monthly radio hour featuring carefully curated mixtapes. In between 2023 - 2024 she composed the soundtrack for the film installation Conducturis by Mira Sanders and Cédric Noël, a work that reflects on the tension between nature and technology. This project culminated in a full-length album: Conducturis. Released in January 2025 on Cortizona Records.