Here's something that has seen a lot of rotation on my player recently. Someone on last.fm said that Bohern & der Club Of Gore are Kenny G. for metalheads. This to some extent is true despite how much hate Kenny G. gets. The reason why this is kinda like Kenny G. is because there really is not that much of jazz here yet it is often cited as dark jazz. The chords here are simple, non improvisational and they lack in pretty much everything that is usually associated with jazz (smooth jazz maybe) but that's not really the point of their music anyway. The reason why this would be for metalheads is, I guess, because of its pitch black atmosphere. The cover itself can already give you an idea of how this sounds. It's dark, minimalistic and sombre music for long nightly strolls through an industrial part of the city.
The thing Bohren does best is atmosphere, it envelops you and you can't let it go. The slow pace, the silent keyboards and the saxophone that tears through the dark really fit well together. It does not come as cheesy smooth jazz music for the most part.
If you're looking for some dark and relaxing music look no further.
Midnight stroll.
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This is incredible! When it's raining outside at night and I start listening to this album, I feel like the protagonist of my very own film noir! (Even better if you're having a nightly stroll outside in the city). Thank you so much for uploading this!
ReplyDeleteYes! This music is exactly that feeling. Be sure to check out their Black Earth album as well. It's also excellent.
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