Indeed. The third one was kind of a letdown though. I haven't heard the fourth yet.

Although now that we're on the subject... *opens soulseek*

I've actually been digging on some bootleg shows of a relatively independent dark jazz fusion band that I used to work with few years ago called Schleigho. They're now defunct, but if any of you are into dark Jazz fusion and prog you will probably love these guys. Their studio work is nearly impossible to find, but if you're interested I can definitely pick out some great live sets for you.

As an aside, some of you probably do know about archive.org, which is an non-profit internet library/archive of open source audio video and text. It's a great place to go to find bootlegged shows, especially jam band type stuff, among other things (their grateful dead catalog is immense). It's 100% legal and free, so check it out if you haven't already.

Edit: Thanks to LP for hooking me up with a great set of theirs.

I'm glad you've been enjoying the album, I just wish I could have found a studio album. If What.CD couldn't pull up anything but bootlegs than I doubt there's anything out there free.

The music really reminded me of Gruvis Malt, with the progressive influences, but I didn't really find much a lot of dark influences. At least not like I was looking for when I hear "dark", like Bohen & der Club of Gore, Dale Cooper & the Dictaphones, Povarovo, Heroin and your Veins, Somewhere Off Jazz Street, etc.

Still I found myself enjoying both albums.

I think that's because you're used to the doom-core influence that is pervasive in the music of the bands you mentioned. Schleigho specializes in a more subtle form of darkness and they do, admittedly, have quite a wide spectrum of moods, but it's always their darker songs like Farewell to the Sun, 43, Matrices, etc. that I think of when I think of them. I don't think you've had a chance to hear Matrices or 43, but they're both prime examples of that particular tone which is a signature of theirs.

Fair enough, my jazz artists are more of the doom/ noir styled bands, so that would definitely influence my idea of what dark jazz is.

I really love the debut but never followed up with the second and third until a few years after they'd been released. They're definitely not as good as the debut, but still contain some excellent songs. The fourth does not disappoint, I suggest picking it up. It contains a few duds, but the good tracks definitely stand up to the good stuff on the other albums.

I really would like to hear some of the stuff mentioned in these two posts!

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Fela Kuti - Roforofo Fight

Insanely repetitive, but not without reason - just the way I love my music. Tons of grooved out drumlines with sax/synth lines that are extremely powerful. The instrumentation is seriously fantastic, and this is definitely a good start to the man's huge career.

Consider it done.

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Picked it up at the Melvins/Isis show in Atlanta. Going for the third spin today.