Belgian composer, vocalist, and multi-instrumentalist Dienne crafts songs and soundscapes that reflect the images and stories playing behind her eyes. Combining analogue instruments like the oboe, piano, and flute with reverb-drenched vocals and glimmers of processed electronics, she creates dreamy pieces filled with the melancholy of memory and loss.
Her debut album Addio (2022) was released on Nicolás Jaar’s Other People label. Following the loss of her grandmother to COVID-19, and unable to say a proper goodbye due to travel restrictions, Dienne turned to music to create her farewell. The result is an intimate work where classical instrumentation merges with hazy electronic experimentation. Memories, biographies, and family histories intertwine in this simultaneously somber and hopeful album, serving as a universal and comforting ode to loved ones lost.