The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble
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Background information | |
Origin | Utrecht, Netherlands |
Genres | Dark ambient, dark jazz, IDM, trip hop, avant-garde, electronic |
Years active | 2000–2014 |
Labels | Planet Mu, Parallel Corners, Ad Noiseam, Denovali |
Members | Gideon Kiers Jason Kohnen Hilary Jeffery Charlotte Cegarra Eelco Bosman Sadie Anderson Nina Hitz |
Website | tkde.net |
The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble was a dark jazz[1] Dutch band formed in Utrecht, Netherlands, in 2000. The group is composed of Jason Kohnen, Gideon Kiers, trombonist Hilary Jeffery, cellist Nina Hitz, singer Charlotte Cegarra, guitarist Eelco Bosman, and violinist Sadie Anderson. The group is no longer active. Its live counterpart is The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation.
History
Kohnen and Kiers initially formed the group, often abbreviated as TKDE, as a project for scoring silent movies such as Nosferatu and Metropolis. Kohnen and Kiers knew each other from studying at the Utrecht School of Arts. The hitherto electronic project was altered in 2004 when British trombonist Jeffery and Swiss cellist Hitz joined. As a quartet, the group released their debut album. Since then, the group has added Cegarra and Bosman in 2006, and Anderson in 2008. Since 2007, all members of the group reside in the Netherlands. The group formed the Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation in 2007 as an improvisational side project. The group released their crowd-funded From the Stairwell in 2011. In 2014, the group unofficially split up. Jason Kohnen confirmed this on his new project's Facebook page.
Discography
- Studio albums
- The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble (2006, Planet Mu)
- Here Be Dragons (2009, Ad Noiseam, Denovali Records)
- From the Stairwell (2011, Denovali Records)
- Live albums
- I Forsee The Dark Ahead, If I Stay (2011, Parallel Corners, Denovali Records)
- EP
- Mutations (2009, Ad Noiseam, Denovali Records)
In 2016 Denovali Records started re-releasing the complete back catalogue of the band. [2] [3]
References
- ^ "THE MOUNT FUJI DOOMJAZZ CORPORATION - EGOR / ANTHROPOMORPHIC / DOOMJAZZ FUTURE CORPSES! / SUCCUBUS". www.denovali.com. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Artist page at Denovali Records". www.denovali.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Mutations at Discogs". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 2020-02-02.