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The Netherlands (2000 – present)
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (TKDE) formed in 2000 as a project to compose new music for existing silent movies. Jason Köhnen (aka Bong-Ra) and Gideon Kiers (Telcosystems), both graduates of the Utrecht School of Arts, combined their audio and visual skills to reinterpret classic movies by F.W. Murnau (Nosferatu) and F. Lang (Metropolis).
In 2004 UK trombonist Hilary Jeffery and Swiss cellist Nina Hitz joined TKDE to record the self-titled debut album which was released on Planet Mu Records in May 2006. The ensuing tour saw Eelco Bosman and Paris based vocalist Charlotte Cegarra join, forming the Ensemble into a sextet. London based violinist Sadie Anderson joined in 2008 to supply the group with extra power on stage.
The Netherlands has been TKDE’s homebase since 2007, while members have moved closer to each other to make composing and producing easier.
Apart from the mothership which is TKDE, there is another entity; The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation is a live improv jazz / drone / doom side project consisting of TKDE members and a host of interchanging guest musicians.
Due to the vast possibilities within the band, the sound spectrum of TKDE is hard to capture within one specific composition. Moreover, the project will lean towards various styles depending on the respective members working together at a given time. A good mix between atmosphere and technique is always the strong basis for a TKDE composition.
In 2004 UK trombonist Hilary Jeffery and Swiss cellist Nina Hitz joined TKDE to record the self-titled debut album which was released on Planet Mu Records in May 2006. The ensuing tour saw Eelco Bosman and Paris based vocalist Charlotte Cegarra join, forming the Ensemble into a sextet. London based violinist Sadie Anderson joined in 2008 to supply the group with extra power on stage.
The Netherlands has been TKDE’s homebase since 2007, while members have moved closer to each other to make composing and producing easier.
Apart from the mothership which is TKDE, there is another entity; The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation is a live improv jazz / drone / doom side project consisting of TKDE members and a host of interchanging guest musicians.
Due to the vast possibilities within the band, the sound spectrum of TKDE is hard to capture within one specific composition. Moreover, the project will lean towards various styles depending on the respective members working together at a given time. A good mix between atmosphere and technique is always the strong basis for a TKDE composition.
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| FULL TRACK Lead Squid | 9:01 |
| FULL TRACK Sirocco | 5:30 |
| FULL TRACK Seneca | 5:44 |
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OnTheFly wrote:
How the Fuck is Sirocco not in the Top 15? [6]
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Shouso__Strip wrote:
meh
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Dima_Filth wrote:
brilliant!
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denovalirecords wrote:
we've just repressed the The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation - Doomjazz Future Corpses! 3x10'' ::: 200 copies on Ultraclear w/ White & Grey Splatter ::: http://denovali.com/mailorder/ :: thanks a lot.
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Oblaka wrote:
seneca = best song ever
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ondrax wrote:
How the Fuck is Sirocco not in the Top 15? [5] :)
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bong_ra wrote:
glad to discover them.
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JeffersonBV wrote:
I love listening to this band on my way home late at night and pretending I'm in a film noir.
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greenbrown wrote:
can. not. stop. to. listen. [4]
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IlikeSky1 wrote:
can. not. stop. to. listen. [3]
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dadounec wrote:
can. not. stop. to. listen. [2]
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Cursedvoid wrote:
Here come the mist over the lake...
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sir_ks wrote:
Not being
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Geclo wrote:
How the Fuck is Sirocco not in the Top 15? [4]
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vapetrovski wrote:
How the Fuck is Sirocco not in the Top 15? [3]
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Konokko wrote:
Pure mix of existencia, romantics, darkness and energy) mm..tastes good.
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BrotherlyL wrote:
How the Fuck is Sirocco not in the Top 15? [2]
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lsteamer wrote:
How the Fuck is Sirocco not in the Top 15?
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maxriz wrote:
i love this new band! best new band i found in 2011
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From The Stairwell
31 Jan 2011 | from www.tkde.net/tkdenet/Blog/Blog.html
THE KILIMANJARO DARKJAZZ ENSEMBLE are a project which has
always been tied to films. Films are luxurious because they dispose
of all these boring, unimportant, and trivial parts of our lives.
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15 Dec 2010 | from www.tkde.net/tkdenet/Blog/Blog.html
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