Bohren & der Club of Gore
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| Background information | |
| Also known as | Bohren (1992–1993) Bohren und der Club of Gore (1993–1995) |
| Origin | Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany |
| Genres | Dark jazz,[1] ambient |
| Years active | 1992–present |
| Labels | PIAS Recordings, Ipecac Recordings |
| Members | Morten Gass Robin Rodenberg Christoph Clöser |
| Past members | Reiner Henseleit Thorsten Benning |
| Website | bohrenundderclubofgore.com |
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Bohren & der Club of Gore is a German dark jazz / ambient band from Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
History
[edit | edit source]The band was founded in 1992 in Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany by Thorsten Benning, Morten Gass, Robin Rodenberg and Reiner Henseleit. Originally, group members started out playing in various hardcore punk bands such as 7 Inch Boots (all members since 1988) and Chronical Diarrhoea (Thorsten Benning and Reiner Henseleit).[2] 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.[3]
Members
[edit | edit source]Current members
[edit | edit source]- Morten Gass – electric guitar (1992–1997), vocals (1992–1993), piano, electric organ, synthesizer, Moog synthesizer, mellotron, Fender Rhodes electric piano (1997–present), 8-string bass (2004–present), vocoder (2007–2008), baritone guitar (2013–present), drums (2016–present)
- Robin Rodenberg – bass guitar, double bass (1992–present), drums (2016–present)
- Christoph Clöser – saxophones (1997–present), piano (2001–present), Fender Rhodes electric piano (2001–present), vibraphone (2004–present), drums (2016–present)
Former members
[edit | edit source]- Reiner Henseleit – electric guitars (1992–1996)
- Thorsten Benning – drums, percussion (1992–2015)
Timeline
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Discography
[edit | edit source]Albums
[edit | edit source]- 1993 – Gore Motel
- 1995 – Midnight Radio
- 2000 – Sunset Mission
- 2002 – Black Earth
- 2005 – Geisterfaust
- 2008 – Dolores
- 2014 – Piano Nights[4]
- 2020 – Patchouli Blue
EPs
[edit | edit source]- 1994 – Bohren & der Club of Gore
- 1995 – Schwarzer Sabbat für Dean Martin (split with Wald)
- 2009 – Mitleid Lady
- 2011 – Beileid[5]
Demos
[edit | edit source]- 1992 – Langspielkassette (as Bohren)[6]
- 1993 – Luder, Samba und Tavernen
Compilations
[edit | edit source]- 2016 – Bohren for Beginners[4]
Compilation appearances
[edit | edit source]- 2022 – "Plateau" on The Others (Lustmord remix/covers album, 2022)
See also
[edit | edit source]References
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- ^ "Drilling For Doom: And Finding It": Rock journalist Rick McGrath's intro/review of Bohren und der Club of Gore Archived May 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Geisterfaust": Review by Rick McGrath Archived May 9, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Official site
- Bohren & der Club of Gore discography at MusicBrainz
- Bohren & der Club of Gore discography at Discogs
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