Doom Jazz

I recommend listening to the last.fm station: http://www.last.fm/tag/doom%20jazz

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Doom jazz is a form of music that combines the slow tempos, and sense of despair of doom metal with jazz style and sensibility. The music usually conveys an aura of pessimistic introspection, and many of the artists incorporate dark ambient influences into their music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NoooscPFiyc

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znJGiSqfbas

Makes me want to play LA Noir.

It's a great genre. Almost as good as the jazz-metal that Meshuggah play.

There's a really awesome duo in Melbourne called Agonhymn, who actually released an album called Doom Jazz:

http://www.heathenskulls.com/artists/agonhymn/

Their guitarist is amazing, he plays ridiculous jazz chords through distortion and octave pedals and it sounds BEAUTIFUL

Ah yeah, I love me some good doomjazz Bohren is fucking great... haven't heard of the first group you posted but I'll have to look into them.

In recent years The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble has also risen up there in the ranks of Bohren, IMO...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tcKIO-C8-uo

Heroin And Your Veins I discovered last summer while looking for more of this kinda stuff... His album Nausea is some great proper doomjazz, very dark film noire feel to it. The name of the group apparently comes from an old informative pamphlet the guy saw once.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ5WqvSAY34

yep, I love me some Bohren! but I think I lost touch around the time of Geisterfaust, when they became too slow for their own good (imo), Sunset Mission and Black Earth are ace though

also, not jazz in the slightest but I get a similar vibe from Deaf Center

  On 7/21/2011 at 7:09 AM, verticalhold said:

yep, I love me some Bohren!

Aye

Yeah I love this kind of music, discovered it about 3 months ago after I watched all of Twin Peaks

Discovered this album not too long ago. Not all tracks are jazzy though.

http://www.discogs.com/Bastian-Wegner-Elmsfeuer/release/2587618

feels good man

This is fucking fantastic.

wow! this is killer. i have some of that killimanjaro ensemble but im loving that agonhymn stuff modey. I will check out bohren.

now this is a genre name I can get behind. doom jazz just sounds bad ass.

is this thread just about Bohren? or are there enough groups doing this kind of thing to make a genre?

Not too doom at all, but I thought I'd mention Hidden Orchestra and Nils Petter Molvaer

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VBeVT9s341k

(no Nils on Youtube )

  On 7/25/2011 at 4:26 AM, jules said:

I will check out bohren.

may I suggest you you start with Sunset Mission or Black Earth?

  On 7/26/2011 at 11:33 AM, verticalhold said:

  On 7/25/2011 at 4:26 AM, jules said:

I will check out bohren.

 

may I suggest you you start with Sunset Mission or Black Earth?

yes thank you verticalhold, I was actually going to ask where to start.

really digging black earth. thanks!!

Recently discovered Bohren and I'm diggin this so much...

Bohren are outstanding, I got into them through Sunset Mission last year and fell in love. I haven't found anything else that hits the vibe like it, but Black Earth and Dolores are amazing albums as well if you want the jazzier side.

Sunset Mission is really somethin' else.

It seems everyone loves Bohren and his Club of Gore... neat! me too

So yeah, everyone loves Bohren und der Club of Gore (did you know it's not refering to bloody gore and it's actually a mining reference?) They're pretty much the kingpins of the genre

But what other doom jazz or dark jazz bands are there? The only ones I can think of are The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble and Heroin In Your Veins (which if you haven't heard and dig this sound you totally should I posted them earlier.. dont be put off by the name)... Anyone know any others?

The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation

  On 7/2/2012 at 6:17 AM, ghOsty said:

So yeah, everyone loves Bohren und der Club of Gore (did you know it's not refering to bloody gore and it's actually a mining reference?) They're pretty much the kingpins of the genre

 

But what other doom jazz or dark jazz bands are there? The only ones I can think of are The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble and Heroin In Your Veins (which if you haven't heard and dig this sound you totally should I posted them earlier.. dont be put off by the name)... Anyone know any others?

I'll try Heroine & Your Veins. I was put off by the name, thanks. Also really interested in some more acts :-)