from 'Minotaurus' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den360
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/mansur

MANSUR is the newly initiated project by Jason Kohnen (ex-The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble) joined by Dimitry El-Demerdashi (ex-Phurpa) and introducing Martina Horváth on vocals. The sound of MANSUR navigates between the waters of musical fantasy and reality - it morphs and blends traditional instrumentation with modern day electronica.

After the debut record "Temple" and the debut full length "Karma" Minotaurus is Mansur’s first live improv recording. A musical homage to the mythos of the Minotaur. The minotaur as a mirror of self reflection - the fear of confronting one’s inner ugliness. MANSUR takes you on a sonic journey through subterranean labyrinths, evoking spirits from past echoes of Minoa.

Jason Köhnen: Bass / Electronics
Dimitry El Demerdashi: Oud
Martina Horváth: Vocals

Minotaurus

Mansur - Ariadne

ZAR - Do You Have a Minute to Talk about Satan?

from 'In Memoriam' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den349
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/thelovecraftsextet

Jason Köhnen (Mansur / The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble / The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation) returns to his experimentations within the realms of Darkjazz.

The Lovecraft Sextet is his new creative outlet regarding further explorations into cinematic jazz orientated compositions.

'In Memoriam' is a debut inspired by death, release and rebirth. Jason Köhnen has chosen to incorporate funereal aspects of classical, operatic and Gregorian music for this debut release.

The music is also linked to his first short-story which was written to accentuate the music (and vice-versa) and will be part of the 'In Memoriam' release.

In Memoriam

The Lovecraft Sextet - Funebre Macabre [Vocalis]

from 'Nights Of Lust' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den364
available on all formats at denovali.com/thelovecraftsextet

Jason Köhnen (Mansur / The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble / The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation) returns to his experimentations within the realms of Darkjazz with The Lovecraft Sextet’s second full length ’Nights Of Lust’.

’Nights Of Lust’ dives into the wonderful world of (seedy) B-movies and 80s teenage angst films. Inspired by the soundtracks of John Carpenter and Angelo Badalamenti. This time fusing Darkjazz with Synthwave to create a wonderfully unique mutant musical concoction. Think of the movie ‘The Thing’ located in a Twin Peaks scenery with an 80s setting.

The remarkable artwork and its concept is inspired by the 50’s ‘Nights Of Horror’ comic book series by Joe Shusters. The two new music videos for the album are part of a collaboration with Dutch filmmaker Kevin Kessels, using footage from the superb short film ‘Alma’.

Nights Of Lust

Absolution

The Lovecraft Sextet - Absolution

from 'Oscuras Flores' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den369
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/mansur

MANSUR is the newly initiated project by Jason Kohnen (ex-The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble) joined by Dimitry El-Demerdashi (ex-Phurpa) and introducing Martina Horváth on vocals. The sound of MANSUR navigates between the waters of musical fantasy and reality - it morphs and blends traditional instrumentation with modern day electronica.

After the debut record "Temple", the debut full length "Karma" and the live improv recording "Minotaurus" MANSUR returns with the fourth record "Oscuras Flores". "Oscuras Flores" (Dark Flowers), the title derived from a Federico Garcia Lorca poem, and conceptually inspired by the works of Vandana Shiva, "Oscuras Flores" is a musical testimony for a return to organic and a healthier symbiosis with our planet. A hommage to the natural seeds of life, Mother Nature and planet Earth…

Jason Köhnen: Bass / Electronics
Dimitry El Demerdashi: Oud
Martina Horváth: Vocals

Oscuras Flores

Salome

Mansur - Salome

Дмитрий Аль Руси, Михаил Ор и "Новая восточная музыка" (проект ZAR), конец живого выступлеиня в клубе DOM в 1 февраля 2018 года.

Live in DOM 2018 02 01

from 'The Horror Cosmic' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den380
available on all formats at https://denovali.com/thelovecraftsextet

After the release of the first three albums "In Memoriam", "Nights Of Lust" and "Miserere" Jason Köhnen (Mansur / The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble / The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation) has created The Lovecraft Sextet’s first soundtrack to a yet to be created movie. The Horror Cosmic is a Lovecraftian cosmic horror short story which dives into the existential dread of the infinite nothingness. The album was composed as a soundtrack to accompany the illustrated short story and is an expanded step in the multidisciplinary aspect of the Lovecraft Sextet project. Therefore this release should be listened to as a soundtrack with compositions working to accentuate a specific mood to the specific chapters of the story. The Horror Cosmic will also be release as a very limited custom Hardcover illustrated short story book with a special vinyl color LP.

The Horror Cosmic

Deliverance

The Lovecraft Sextet - Deliverance

from 'Onegin' [CD|LP|DIGITAL]
Denovali Records · den375
available on all formats at http://denovali.com/maskxsoul

MASKxSOUL is the new international project, featuring the baritone Alexander Korenkov (of Mariinsky Theatre, Theatre du Chatelet, and JFK Center fame, who performed with Vladimir Yurovsky, Valery Gergiev and Anton Batagov) and introducing the voice and music of Tatiana Selivanova (Vanilla Quartz), backed up by Jason Kohnen (The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, The Lovecraft Sextet, Mansur) and Dimitry El-Demerdashi (Mansur). One might say that MASKxSOUL blends dark-jazz, tsar punk, and Eastern folklore with the setting of the romantic landscapes inspired by the Russian classical tradition. MASKxSOUL presents a new vision of a perennial classic, namely, Eugene Onegin by Alexander Pushkin, a romantic novel in verse that has served generations of artists across the globe as inspiration, with a debut single dedicated to Pushkin's 222nd anniversary on June 6th 2022. The complete eight track MASKxSOUL debut album "Onegin" is available now through Denovali.

Onegin

MaskXSoul - Onegin

Grup Ses | Root Radio 01/05/2020

"Erste Stunde (Non-Denovali):
MDA Analog – Rainful Memories
Space Afrika – Self
Jake Muir – Reservoir Of Memory
Grand River – Mr. Speaker
Jan Jelinek – Bird Lake Objects
The Transcendence Orchestra – Imagine a Mountain Named After a Hospital
Conrad Schnitzler – Ballet Statique
The Soft Pink – We
Atom™ – Simplicity
Imaginary Softwoods – Another First/ Sea Machine
Jon Hassell – Fearless
Gigi Masin – Bellamore

Zweite Stunde (Denovali):
Dalhous – Locked Within Herself
Ricardo Donoso – Crossed Destinies
Origamibiro – Circle Fifth
Saffronkeira & Paolo Fresu – Religion As An Illusion
David Norland – Barotraum (Sly & Robbie Remix)
Eraldo Bernocchi & Hoshiko Yamane – Future Suns
Subheim – Vertigo
Mansur – Faustina
LTO – Bendigeidfran
Prairie – Alpine Swift
Moon Zero – Erwood Araf
Bersarin Quartett – 2287
The Eye Of Time – Not From This World
Kuba Kapsa – Exciting The Last Flight
Philipp Rumsch Ensemble – Prelude" (Denovali).

Jour de Ruhr x Radio 80000 w/ Denovali – 25.01.2021

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