The Cinematic Orchestra / Man With a Movie Camera
Artist The Cinematic Orchestra
Album Title: Man With a Movie Camera
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Primary Genre Electronica/Dance: Electronica
Format CD
Released 06/03/2003
Label Ninja Tune
Catalog No ZEN CD78B
Bar Code No 5 021392 288222
Packaging Jewelcase
Tracks
1. The Projectionist (0:08)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
2. Melody (0:19)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
3. Dawn (4:00)
(John Swinscoe/Francés)
4. The Awakening Of A Woman (Burnout) (10:20)
(John Swinscoe/Ellis)
5. Reel Life (Evolution II) (6:57)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
6. Postlude (1:45)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
7. Evolution (Versao Portuense) (5:47)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
8. Work It! (Man With The Movie Camera) (8:05)
(John Swinscoe/Chant/Francés/Swinscoe)
9. Voyage (0:22)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
10. Odessa (2:05)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
11. Theme De Yoyo (2:20)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
12. The Magician (2:26)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
13. Theme Reprise (2:53)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
14. Yoyo Waltz (1:17)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
15. Drunken Tune (4:50)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe/The Carpenters)
16. The Animated Tripod (1:12)
(John Swinscoe/The Carpenters)
17. All Things (6:07)
(John Swinscoe/Francés/Swinscoe)
Date Acquired 10/22/2011
Personal Rating
Acquired from Blowitoutahere.Com (Amazon)
Purchase Price 9.01

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Recording Date November 26, 2002 - November 27, 2002 US Release Date June 3, 2003

Reviews
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Review by John Bush
It was just a matter of time before the Cinematic Orchestra received a commission for a film score, but this 2003 release actually dates from 1999. The genesis of Man With a Movie Camera lies in the selection committee of a Portuguese film festival, which asked Cinematic Orchestra to score their re-airing of Dziga Vertov's 1929 film of the same name, a silent Soviet documentary focused on a day in the life of an average worker. Performed live by the orchestra, Man With a Movie Camera doesn't allow J Swinscoe to indulge in his usual post-production magic, but it is a surprisingly adept score, with occasional bursts of on-the-one jazz-funk wailing to break it up. (Pity the poor comrade who's soundtracked 70 years later with a hyper-speed Pretty Purdie-type drum solo and some old-school-rap samples in the background.) Scattered moments of brilliance abound, and at one point, someone on sax comes up with a brilliant foghorn recreation. The cinematic material lies in '70s astral jazz, with evocative, tremulous work from soprano sax and violin. Just two caveats: several of these performances were later echoed in tracks appearing on the Cinematic Orchestra's 2002 release Every Day, and some passages have a baffling, you-had-to-be-there quality. Apparently it was a hit at the festival, though only the DVD release of Man With a Movie Camera has the film itself, along with a Cinematic Orchestra performance live in the studio, plus a Channel 4 documentary on the making of the record.
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