Bohren & der Club of Gore
Encyclopedia
Bohren & der Club of Gore is a German ambient
/jazz
band from Nordrhein-Westfalen.
by Thorsten Benning, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Reiner Henseleit. Originally, group members started out playing in various hardcore bands such as 7 Inch Boots and Chronical Diarrhoea. In 1992 they produced a crossover of jazz
and ambient
, which they self described as an "unholy ambient mixture of slow jazz ballads, Black Sabbath
doom and down tuned Autopsy
sounds". Henseleit left the band in 1996 and was replaced by Christoph Clöser in 1997, replacing the guitar with a saxophone at the same time.
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
/jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
band from Nordrhein-Westfalen.
History
The band was founded in 1992 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, GermanyGermany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
by Thorsten Benning, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Reiner Henseleit. Originally, group members started out playing in various hardcore bands such as 7 Inch Boots and Chronical Diarrhoea. In 1992 they produced a crossover of jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
and ambient
Ambient music
Ambient music is a musical genre that focuses largely on the timbral characteristics of sounds, often organized or performed to evoke an "atmospheric", "visual" or "unobtrusive" quality.- History :...
, which they self described as an "unholy ambient mixture of slow jazz ballads, Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath
Black Sabbath are an English heavy metal band, formed in Aston, Birmingham in 1969 by Ozzy Osbourne , Tony Iommi , Geezer Butler , and Bill Ward . The band has since experienced multiple line-up changes, with Tony Iommi the only constant presence in the band through the years. A total of 22...
doom and down tuned Autopsy
Autopsy (band)
Autopsy is a death metal band, founded in 1987 in the United States by Chris Reifert. They disbanded in 1995, but have reunited as of July 2009.-Biography:...
sounds". Henseleit left the band in 1996 and was replaced by Christoph Clöser in 1997, replacing the guitar with a saxophone at the same time.
Members
- Thorsten Benning – drums
- Christoph Clöser – saxophone, piano, rhodes (1997-)
- Morten Gass – piano, mellotron, rhodes
- Robin Rodenberg – double bass
Albums
- Gore MotelGore MotelGore Motel is the first studio album from Bohren & der Club of Gore. Gore Motel found the band focusing more on minimalistic, ambient, guitar and bass driven songs rather than the "dark jazz" that they would be known for later in their career....
(1994) - Midnight RadioMidnight Radio (album)Midnight Radio is the second full length album from Ambient/Jazz band Bohren & der Club of Gore. It is also the last Bohren album to feature guitarist Reiner Henseleit as he would be replaced on the bands next album, Sunset Mission, by sax player Christoph Clöser....
(1995) - Sunset MissionSunset MissionSunset Mission is the third full length record from Bohren & der Club of Gore. The liner notes include a quote from Matt Wagner's Grendel comic book, which reads: "Alone in the comforting darkness the creature waits. As confusion reigns on this hellish stage, the deafening grind of machinery, the...
(2000) - Black EarthBlack Earth (Bohren & der Club of Gore album)Black Earth is the fourth album by the jazz/ambient band Bohren & der Club of Gore. Black Earth was re-released on the American label Ipecac Recordings in 2004, increasing the band's exposure in the United States.-Track listing:...
(2002) - GeisterfaustGeisterfaustGeisterfaust is the fifth album by the Jazz/Ambient band Bohren & der Club of Gore.-Track listing:# "Zeigefinger" - 20:29# "Daumen" - 8:07# "Ringfinger" - 10:23# "Mittelfinger" - 12:10# "Kleiner Finger" - 7:47-Personnel:...
(2005) - DoloresDolores (album)Dolores is the sixth album by the jazz/ambient band Bohren & der Club of Gore. This album ranked first in the top 50 albums of 2008 compiled by music reviews site The Silent Ballet.-Track listing:-Personnel:Band members*Thorsten Benning – drums...
(2008) - BeileidBeileidBeileid is the seventh album by the jazz/ambient band Bohren & der Club of Gore, released on June 28, 2011, by Ipecac Recordings. It features a cover of the song "Catch My Heart" by German heavy metal band Warlock.-Track listing:...
(2011)
EPs
- Bohren & der Club of Gore (1994)
- Schwarzer Sabbat Für Dean Martin (1994)
- Mitleid Lady (2009)