Name: From the Stairwell
Brand: The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

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Catalogue number

CD-DEN-86

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Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2020-10-30

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Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

4024572477677

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

Artist

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Denovali Records

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble is a dark jazz group hailing from the Netherlands. Formed in 1999 in Amsterdam, the ensemble was led by Jason Köhnen and Gideon Kiers. With their unique blend of bass, drums, trombone, cello, vocals, and more, they created hauntingly beautiful music that captivated audiences.
Although officially on hiatus since late 2013, The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble left a lasting impact on the music scene. Their last lineup included talented musicians such as Hilary Jeffery on trombone, Nina Hitz on cello, Charlotte Cegarra on vocals and various instruments, Eelco Bosman on guitar and effects, and Sarah "Sadie" Anderson on violin.
Their live performances were enhanced by additional members like Eiríkur Orri Ólafsson on trumpet and sound engineer Ron Goris. They also collaborated with session musicians including Godfried Satan for vocals and Coen Kaldeway for saxophone and bass clarinet.

The highly praised third album "From The Stairwell" of the Dutch cult ensemble from 2011 finally available again on cd &amp; vinyl.

The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble are a project which has always been tied to films. Films are luxurious because they dispose of all these boring, unimportant, and trivial parts of our lives. This allows them to fully control our sensations, to put us in a very specific mood. Joy and sadness are occasionally OK, endless joy or endless sadness are clinical. But there is one sensation which can be persistent and unconditionally bearable at the same time. In the absence of a better alternative, let's call it "the mood". The mood is what TKDE are aiming at. The mood.

"From The Stairwell" is a surprise and a logical step at the same time. It is a surprise because the songs are far less beat-driv-en in comparison to TKDE's earlier works, and even contain a few hopeful tints here and there. It is a logical step because in the end each song turns to have a very diverse dramaturgic flow. At times, "From The Stairwell" makes you think of 60's soundtracks, but the organic feeling of those is always interwoven with mechanical elements. Altogether, every single of the numerous details present in TKDE's new songs feels to be at the right place and you can either just dive into the mood or pick one of the many aspects and enjoy it on its own.

From the Stairwell

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