Just a comment on your 1st (old) site:
Contrary to the view of the first response to your post, I love the dark feel.
It's a look which will become dated very quickly, I suspect, having much in common with the hi-tech metallic Mac-ish bandwagon, but whether or not I'm right about that, it doesn't stop me from liking it a lot.
Your use of colour and space is extremely effective. It's far from innovative - not that that matters necessarily - but it's erudite, stylish, and apposite to its subject matter.
Me likes, me likes.