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I must confess on a personal matter that this is the first time I share my thoughts about music. Nevertheless I felt this particular band caught my attention from the very beginning. I personally knew from Cinematic through a friend and I've enjoyed each tune ever since.I am no musician neither a music critic yet the virtuoso content these musicians have to offer made me a loyal fan of their sound and eager to hear new material.Music is truly a gate for you to set free into an endless trip to your essence and enjoy without a limit.I personally recommend this band to anyone who is interested on spending a nice session alone and admire every second of sophisticated and intimate compositions Kudos for Cinematic Orchestra.
The music is cutting edge, intense and spiritual. The Cinematic Orchestra has always been a favorite of mine. Motion is an awesome work that's worth every cent. These songs put me in a great mood every time I listen to it, and it stays in my cd player. Get it, the cd is fantastic.
It's all skillfully blended and is always sustained with an almost dangerous feel easily recognizable in underground modern day trip hop et al. This is a gem. The smoky lounge atmosphere of "Durian" introduces you to its quiet melancholic tones of a jazz based ensemble and touches with varying intensity of downtempo, Bristol sound ("Channel 1 suite" loop a la Portishead), and nervous break beats with live like drumming. "Diabolus" has a sustained background brass which creates an impression of questioning notes which is reinforced by the loop of the bass. In all it's dreamy but challenging audio spiel.it has that quality of unexpectedly weaving the immediately agreeable of warm jazz with the shamelessly rebellious of this modern day's electronic risk taking endeavors. The trumpet has either sad distilled tones ("Durian") or is nervous ("Channel.").
The drawling voices are countered by dynamic and true to life drumming explosions. Pure and simple. But the gorgeous classic references of the edgy Blue note years makes it audible again and again just like the stubborn loops which create the texture of its density. Haunting female vocals have this far away feel ("Diabolus") or a stronger appeal, more demanding (N.Simone impression in "Durian"). The percussion is energetic (ride cymbal getting tougher as "Channel." goes) or includes playful soft rim shots ("Ode to the Big Sea" with it's intro classic Brubeck style). It will certainly satisfy curious ears and jazz amateurs who wish to extend their audio portfolio to other areas, especially for those broken in to hard bop and tolerant towards talented groups like Massive Attack or Skalpel.
It's a jazzed up version of break beats.or maybe the reverse.
to begin i just wanna say that motion is the first album of the cinematic orchestra, and not the second as some people stated.in second place: motion is the best cinematic album.if your looking for a jazzy electronic sound with a great swing and beat, this is the one you should get.
I was excited to learn that The Cinematic Orchestra had more albums other than "Motion". This is an album for anyone who appriciates contemporary jazz. After reading the reviews, it seems this album was the lower on the totem pole, however, this album is excellent. It's jazzy, the rhythm grabs you, and it ties together perfectly with a electronic feel. Every track is worth listening to, and it doesn't get old. I am very ambitious about purchasing thier other albums after hearing this one.
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