Bohren & der Club of Gore - ambient/noir jazz

TheFolkslave · 05-06-2010, 12:35 PM

Bohren & der Club of Gore

Bohren & der Club of Gore is a German ambient/Jazz band from Nordrhein-Westfalen.
The band was founded in 1992 by Thorsten Benning, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Reiner Henseleit. The band started to play crossover of jazz and ambient, which they self described as an "unholy ambient mixture of slow jazz ballads, Black Sabbath doom and down tuned Autopsy sounds". The bands name was at first just Bohren but since they had gotten the urge to play instrumental music from an instrumental band called "Gore" they changed the name into Bohren & der Club of Gore.
In 1996 guitarist Reiner Henseleit left the band and was replaced by Christoph Clöser in 1997, replacing the guitar with a saxophone at the same time and turning the sound even more jazzier at the process. The band has released six full length albums.

Current members:
Thorsten Benning – drums
Christoph Clöser – saxophone, piano, rhodes
Morten Gass – piano, mellotron, rhodes
Robin Rodenberg – double bass

Albums:
Gore Motel (1994)
Midnight Radio (1995)
Sunset Mission (2000)
Black Earth (2002)
Geisterfaust (2005)
Dolores (2008)

Links:
bohren & der club of gore (official) on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads

noise · 05-06-2010, 12:57 PM

check this out. similar sound, and it's FREE:

Somewhere off Jazz Street

TheFolkslave · 05-06-2010, 04:46 PM

I listened to Somewhere off Jazz Street and it was amazing. I have download their albums. It's really cool that they give them out free.

LoathsomePete · 05-06-2010, 07:42 PM

A few other bands you might like are:

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation
Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones
Somewhere Off Jazz Street
Heroin and your Veins
Povarovo

TheFolkslave · 05-06-2010, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LoathsomePete

A few other bands you might like are:

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation
Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones
Somewhere Off Jazz Street
Heroin and your Veins
Povarovo

I actually know all of these

I like The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble,
The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation and Heroin and Your Veins really much

Vinh · 05-31-2010, 12:37 PM

Really solid, smoky tunes. I may be in the minority but I feel Sunset Mission is just as good as Black Earth.

s_k · 11-25-2010, 05:48 PM

Nice, I only knew bohren. SOme hints were very welcome

s_k · 11-25-2010, 08:15 PM

Bit disappointed, not much real jazz in the bands mentioned above.
Loads of electronics and experiments.
If anyone knows real acoustical doomjazz, apart from Bohren, I'll be happy to try

Ashbery · 07-30-2011, 07:59 PM

Excellent group and excellent post. I was surprised to find they had a thread here. I've only heard Black Earth, but need some time to listen to the rest of their discography

05-06-2010, 12:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
TheFolkslave Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 458	Bohren & der Club of Gore - ambient/noir jazz Bohren & der Club of Gore Bohren & der Club of Gore is a German ambient/Jazz band from Nordrhein-Westfalen. The band was founded in 1992 by Thorsten Benning, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Reiner Henseleit. The band started to play crossover of jazz and ambient, which they self described as an "unholy ambient mixture of slow jazz ballads, Black Sabbath doom and down tuned Autopsy sounds". The bands name was at first just Bohren but since they had gotten the urge to play instrumental music from an instrumental band called "Gore" they changed the name into Bohren & der Club of Gore. In 1996 guitarist Reiner Henseleit left the band and was replaced by Christoph Clöser in 1997, replacing the guitar with a saxophone at the same time and turning the sound even more jazzier at the process. The band has released six full length albums. Current members: Thorsten Benning – drums Christoph Clöser – saxophone, piano, rhodes Morten Gass – piano, mellotron, rhodes Robin Rodenberg – double bass Albums: Gore Motel (1994) Midnight Radio (1995) Sunset Mission (2000) Black Earth (2002) Geisterfaust (2005) Dolores (2008) Links: bohren & der club of gore (official) on MySpace Music - Free Streaming MP3s, Pictures & Music Downloads __________________ My Last.Fm Well I come from the old time baby, where all the kids are crazy.

05-06-2010, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
noise thirsty ears Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Boulder Posts: 742	check this out. similar sound, and it's FREE: Somewhere off Jazz Street __________________ my flac collection

05-06-2010, 04:46 PM	#3 (permalink)
TheFolkslave Music Addict Join Date: May 2010 Location: Finland Posts: 458	I listened to Somewhere off Jazz Street and it was amazing. I have download their albums. It's really cool that they give them out free. __________________ My Last.Fm Well I come from the old time baby, where all the kids are crazy.

05-06-2010, 07:42 PM	#4 (permalink)
LoathsomePete Cardboard Box Realtor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Hobb's End Posts: 7,648	A few other bands you might like are: The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation Dale Cooper Quartet & the Dictaphones Somewhere Off Jazz Street Heroin and your Veins Povarovo __________________ Last.FM 101 Albums That May Not Change Your Life, But I Really Like And You Might Too

05-31-2010, 12:37 PM	#6 (permalink)
Vinh Groupie Join Date: May 2010 Location: Montreal, QC. Posts: 18	Really solid, smoky tunes. I may be in the minority but I feel Sunset Mission is just as good as Black Earth. __________________ Editor/Reviewer for Sun On The Sand

11-25-2010, 05:48 PM	#7 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Nice, I only knew bohren. SOme hints were very welcome __________________ Click here to see my collection

11-25-2010, 08:15 PM	#8 (permalink)
s_k Music Addict Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 2,206	Bit disappointed, not much real jazz in the bands mentioned above. Loads of electronics and experiments. If anyone knows real acoustical doomjazz, apart from Bohren, I'll be happy to try __________________ Click here to see my collection

07-30-2011, 07:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
Ashbery Groupie Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 27	Excellent group and excellent post. I was surprised to find they had a thread here. I've only heard Black Earth, but need some time to listen to the rest of their discography __________________ Last.fm