AFTER DARK

General / 28 January 2021

After Dark is a members only alternative music club located in a converted nunnery just west of Ravenscar, on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors, England.

The club is the only dedicated venue to Doom Jazz in the UK.


Dark jazz is characterized by the fusion of down-tempo, minimalist ambient music with jazz. The term is often used interchangeably with doom jazz and is comparable in feel and mood to dark ambient music.


 The dark atmosphere of this genre is inspired by Film noir soundtracks, in particular Ascenseur pour l'échafaud by Miles Davis and the work of Angelo Badalamenti, as well as being influenced by dark ambient music associated with the Cold Meat Industry record label. The style would be built on in the 1990s and beyond by acts like Bohren & der Club of Gore and The Kilimanjaro Darkjazz Ensemble.