Diane Marie Kloba

Independent composer and musician. Experimental/electronic hybrid.

Author: Ted

  • New album title ‘Orion before Dawn’

    You can get an early listen to my new album by listening to Mark Whitby show on dandelionradio.com for the month of July and a session of three more songs on his September show

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    Review by Mark Whitby

  • New video of a new song for my next album

    I am working on my next album and am very excited about the new songs. You can see a live version of “Shaman” in my video section.

  • [sic] Magazine Review of Deep Heart

    [sic] Magazine recently featured album picks of 2018 from different artists, and the list from Twilight Fields included my latest, Deep Heart:

    I am not normally drawn to sparse, dryly produced, quirky, almost 90s-style indie music and abstract lyrics, but Kloba does this sort of thing better than anyone I’ve heard…her voice is a meandering coo, her lyrics are beguiling. She’s a buried American musical treasure that deserves to be unearthed, because you don’t come across a true original very often.

  • Deep Heart Acoustic

    Deep Heart Acoustic

    Three of the tracks from my November 2018 session for Mark Whitby on Dandelion Radio are now available for a free download on Bandcamp:

  • Winter Solstice

    Winter Solstice

    Back in late 2017, I contributed a track “He Lights Up” to the Winter Solstice compilation album from Vanguardista Records.  For 2018, the compilation is being re-released with a bonus track and new artwork:

    My track was reviewed briefly by Mark Barton at The Sunday Experience:

    “Must admit, we here are quite adoring of Diane Marie Kloba’s slyly snaking ‘he lights up’ its fraying slacker-esque turning emitting a subtle sinister shadow to the proceedings that curiously hits something of a Television-esque grooving.”

  • Limited Edition Deep Heart CDs

    There is a limited edition of physical copies of Deep Heart now available directly through me or on Bandcamp. The CD comes with a booklet with photos and full lyrics. Downloads and streaming are still available everywhere!

  • New album ‘Deep Heart’

    Most of my radio and streaming airplay for the new album and last has been in the U.K. and Germany. It is being received very well. Where are my U.S. Radio supporters? Aren’t you guys cool enough?

  • Deep Heart

    Deep Heart

    Deep Heart was released July 6, 2018.

    The seventh release from Diane Marie Kloba is Deep Heart. In some ways, Deep Heart departs from Diane’s recent earlier work: There was no overarching concept to the album. The lyrical subject matter takes a step away from her previous work: She introduces some enigmatic new characters and situations, and mostly avoids the subject of art itself and its creation.

    While some arrangements are more stripped down with a hint of folk-blues, the title track is lush with synthesizers and layered guitar.  It is Diane’s first time working with a new mix engineer, Andrew Diaz.

    Also included are remastered versions of the Soundcloud hit “Thunder” (featuring Westfront), and “He Lights Up”, previously available only on the Vanguardista Records Winter Solstice compilation.

    Credits:

    All music and lyrics by Diane Marie Kloba except:
    “Thunder” music by Jürgen Mertens and Diane Marie Kloba

    All instruments and vocals by Diane Marie Kloba except:
    Theodore Kloba: Bass guitar, bass synth on “Deep Heart”, drum programming on “Rubber Soled”.
    Jürgen Mertens: All instruments on “Thunder”.

    Mixed by Andrew Diaz except:
    “Thunder” and “He Lights Up” mixed by Theodore Kloba
    Mastered by Bob Katz at Digital Domain

  • 2017 Recap and 2018 Preview

    I will be releasing a new album titled Deep Heart in early 2018!

    Here’s a recap of my activities in 2017:

    I created another exclusive session in January for Mark Whitby at Dandelion Radio.  Two songs from the session have been completely reworked, and the new versions will appear on the new album.  The session is now available as a name-your-price download on bandcamp here: 
    Marked Map: A Dandelion Radio Session.

    Two tracks from my 2016 Album, Ghost in the Museum were remixed by Steve Kelly (under two of his many aliases):
    I Am The Sweeper (Macerator Remix)
    Ten Days (Douglas Deep Remix)

    I contributed a new song, “He Lights Up” to a compilation titled Winter Solstice, released by Vanguardista Records of Manchester, England. You can get it free on bandcamp here: He Lights Up.

    I continue to get my best support from radio outside the US: In the UK, Germany and Canada. I prefer listening to these overseas stations because they play more varied genres and new music. They’re more interesting than most US stations.

    I continue to collaborate with Paul Kent of Brighton, England on our project Kloba Kent.  Our song “Fools Make Walls” even made it into Dandelion Radio’s Festive 50 at number 28, making my third appearance in this listener poll!  You can get both Kloba Kent EPs on bandcamp here:
    Naked in the Storm
    That Road

  • April 2017 Update

    In case you missed it, my song “Rescued” made #13 in Dandelion Radio’s 2016 Festive 50 listener poll.  (The countdown broadcast is available on Mixcloud.)

    Also on Dandelion Radio, my January exclusive session, Marked Map is included in the archive of Mark Whitby’s show. And still available for download on Bandcamp.

    Ghost in the Museum was featured as record of the week on James Norman’s “Junkshop Jukebox” at Colne Radio, (a web station that just got licensed to broadcast on FM starting in April).

    I have also been collaborating in a project called KLOBA KENT with Paul Kent of Brighton. You can watch a Video for the latest song, “Fools Make Walls” on Youtube.

  • Marked Map: A Dandelion Radio Session

    Marked Map: A Dandelion Radio Session

    Four new tracks produced for an exclusive session on Mark Whitby’s January 2017 show on Dandelion Radio: dandelionradio.com