Ultimate Noir Jazz - Part 1

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.

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Sharbat Gula

i use this track as my "entrance theme" on all of my shows.its one of the first NoirYork tracks ever

Entrance Theme

This album perfectly captures the multitude of feelings be it in dreams, hallucinations, passion, paranoia ,darkness, screams, smiles or glamour no matter what it may be, it remains in some way a forgotten and empty place where you the listener can find, or not, find yourself." 

www.slowdriverproductions.com

Bandcamp:
http://illusionorchestra.bandcamp.com/
Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/IllusionOrchestra

Illusion Orchestra At The Gloomy Club

Hearing Weird Noises In The Back Room

Lonely Motel

Vendredi Noir

Vanishing Gold

The track "Sadness" (Beatless Ambient Version) completely strips away the rhythmic anchor, resulting in a work of pure, suspended emotion. The sonic journey unfolds within a vast, frozen soundscape of melancholy. Deep feelings are expressed through slow-moving, massive drone textures, and heavily-processed, sustained tones that hang in the air, saturated with reverb and delay. It is an act of deep, profound sonic immersion, where the listener is left adrift in a beautiful, overwhelming sadness. This version is a true ambient catharsis—a deep breath taken in the face of immense feeling.

Sadness ( Ambient Version )

Underwater, crystalline, floating, healing, weightless, bioluminescent, magical, 528Hz frequency


Echoes of the North

This song Afterlight was inspired by The Lord of the Rings. You know that moment when Gandalf charges in and there’s a child singing in the background with those soaring vocals? That feeling gave me chills and I wanted to capture something similar. It also has a bit of the same sadness as the melody from Naruto, when he’s sitting on the swing alone.

I started with that vibe in mind, something emotional and lonely, but I wanted it to build up into something epic instead of staying sad all the way through. This is what came out of it.

As always, my music is free to use and free to download. All I ask is a simple shoutout whenever you use it. Thank you.

Afterlight

This track comes from Adagio for the Blue, released on November 9th 2015.

Rhododendron – Trigg & Gusset

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Celladoor

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Giallo (Kovaakh Bootleg)

Adagio for the Blue

Trigg & Gusset - Cardium

"Illusion Orchestra At The Gloomy Club" (2013)

Order:
http://illusionorchestra.bandcamp.com

Joel Fausto & Illusion Orchestra - Someone Sang And Slowly Danced

This compilation is devoted exclusively to the night atmosphere, the dark side of jazz, music that goes beyond the rules, that is fatal, that is doomed. 
Expand your consciousness, relax and enjoy.

Trigg & Gusset - Cardium

tverdiy@hleb

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