Name: Bohren For Beginners
Brand: Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore

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PIAS 39223072CD

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CDx2

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2016-10-27

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Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Forced Exposure

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Sales:8.875

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5414939948305

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2 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

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Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore

Genre US

Jazz

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PIAS

Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore is a dark jazz band founded in 1992 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany. Originally known as "Bohren", the band later expanded their name to "Bohren und Der Club of Gore" as a tribute to the Dutch band that inspired them to play instrumental music. Their unique sound, which they describe as "doom ridden jazz music", was born out of their members' backgrounds in grindcore/hardcore and death/doom metal bands.

Their first official release, a demo tape titled "Luder, Samba und Tavernen", came out in 1993. Since then, Bohren Und Der Club Of Gore has been captivating audiences with their haunting melodies and atmospheric compositions.

With Morten Gass on electric guitar, vocals (in the early years), piano, and various other instruments; Robin Rodenberg on bass guitar and double bass; and Christoph Clöser on saxophones, piano, vibraphone, and more - this talented trio continues to push boundaries within the genre. Former members Reiner Henseleit (electric guitars) and Thorsten Benning (drums/percussion) also made significant contributions during their time with the band.

The perfect introduction into the world of Germany's doom jazz cult band Bohren &amp; Der Club Of Gore highlights the group's catalog from 1994 onwards. Includes rare tracks from deleted albums, some newly mixed versions and one complete new song. For fans of SunnO, OM, Max Richter, Fennesz."The substance we are seeking here lies beyond the bare bones of fact, the when and the where (founded in 1988, Mülheim an der Ruhr) or personnel and instruments. The story is more than the sum of its facts. Mysteries may very well lurk here or there along the way. What keeps the final two founder members going after all this time? Do Morten Gass and Robin Rodenberg have skeletons locked in their closets? How dearly we would we love to know the answer to that one, alas the most beautiful puzzles tend to remain unsolved. Including their debut Gore Motel (1994), Bohren &amp; Der Club Of Gore have amassed an impressive eight long players... Strange as it may seem, there is a uniform consistency to their reception. Whatever the band does, critiques are unfailingly positive, yet repetitious. Consider the arrival of Christoph Clöser in 1997, by way of illustration. When he joined the group, his saxophone replaced the departing Reiner Henseleit's guitar as one of the defining instruments in the band. This was arguably the sharpest break in their sound to this day and a significant marker in terms of the band's reverence for Dutch instrumentalists Gore (the clue is in the name), whose repetitive riffs paved the way for how the guitar would be deployed in a post-everything future... Similarly conspicuous by their absence in the Bohren chronicles are the numerous instruments which they added to the mix. The introduction of choirs at least had a clear visual impact. Since Thorsten Benning left at the end of 2015, the band has continued as a trio, sharing shifts on the drums. A decrease in personnel was conversely accompanied by quantum leaps forward in the group's musical development - or more precisely, minor adjustments triggered major effects. The music of Bohren &amp; Der Club Of Gore opens up remarkable rooms of association, from a warm burrow to a pristine secret lodge, from a dusky woodland tavern to a smoky quayside dive... These sinister crackling songs are invitations to secrete oneself in darkness." —Lars Brinkman.

Bohren For Beginners

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