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The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Here Be Dragons (Full Album)

1.6M views · Nov 6, 2013 · 55:21 · 3 HN recommenders · 3 mentions · discussed 2016–2022

A full-length album by The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble, a dark, cinematic electronic jazz group. It runs about 55 minutes across nine tracks.

Why Hacker News points people here: HN commenters suggest it as atmospheric, near-ambient music for programming and focus.

“still in the spirit of heavy, nearly ambient”HN comment, 2022

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RecommendsulrikrasmussenFeb 2016

“The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Here Be Dragons”

Album suggested among ambient and soundscape recommendations.

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I'm glad you like it :). I think ambience and soundscapes should still have interesting musical elements. If it only works as background noise, then I get bored by it. I've also listened to Isis quite a lot, mostly "Oceanic", which is great. There is a pretty good remix album of "Oceanic" that opens with a remix by Fennesz. Let me just throw a few more out there: Antenne (two albums, just called #1 and #2): link Jóhann Jóhannsson - Englabörn: link The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble - Here Be Dragons: this video Kreng - Grimoire: link La Grande Bellezza - Original Sound Track (sans disco tracks): link

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RecommendsbadosuJun 2017

“dark electronic jazz”

Dark electronic jazz in an eclectic music selection.

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Made a selection with an eclectic variety of modern electronic sounds, enjoy! - link (a gem of prog trance) - this video (dark electronic jazz) - link (black metal + breakbeat + classical) - link (amazing psy chill album) - link To illustrate how Electronic Music enables you to achieve a wide range of possibilities I've chosen these 2 songs from the same band: - link - link

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RecommendsmaicroApr 2022

“still in the spirit of heavy, nearly ambient”

Heavy, nearly ambient jazz suggested for programming.

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Another second here. There's a YouTube channel with full stoner metal albums (Stoned Meadow of Doom: link ; been around for quite a while, though I have a vague fear of them disappearing due to the obvious copyright infringement...). As for specific bands (though I don't think on the stoner metal spectrum, but ones I love): Baroness, Sub Rosa, King Woman, Bell Witch, Mastodon. And for something a bit farther off from metal, but still in the spirit of heavy, nearly ambient - The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble ( this video ) / The Mount Fuji Doomjazz Corporation (which is apparently the live version of "The Kilimanjaro...").

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