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Multi-instrumentalist and composer David ‘Dijf’ Sanders combines a broad mix of styles with a boundless approach full of multicultural blends. The Ghent based artist has always been working on various projects, collaborations or productions at the same time – lately he worked with Whispering Songs, Melike Sahin, De Beren Gieren, Eefje De Visser, Sylvie Kreusch, Mattias De Craene’s MDC III and Wim Vandekeybus, to name a few – but that did not keep him from releasing solo records as well.
Dijf, who was a member of the (synth)pop bands Teddiedrum and The Violent Husbands, already raised excitement with the exotica-oriented 'Moonlit Planetarium' (2016), an album that created an experimental clash between percussive, ethnic sounds and rather Western beats, occasionally topped off with his mysterious vocals. After the acclaimed eclectic gem Java (2017) for which he recorded in Indonesia, Dijf Sanders sets off on another musical adventure to another part of the world. The new album PUJA is infused by Nepalese, Tibetan, Chinese and Indian culture. Dijf traveled to Nepal, and used his field recording and impressions to create a new universe together with drummer Simon Segers, Saxophone player Mattias De Craene and sitar player Nicolas Mortelmans. Expect a sound trance where monk chanting, eclectic beats but also mantra style techno will be fused. Namaste! His 2024 release SUPRA was a modern approach of Georgian polyphonic chants.
