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Track Listings
| 1. The Projectionist |
| 2. Melody |
| 3. Dawn |
| 4. The Awakening of a Woman |
| 5. Reel Life (Evolution II) |
| 6. Postlude |
| 7. Evolution (Versao Portuense) |
| 8. Work It! (Man With the Movie Camera) |
| 9. Voyage |
| 10. Odessa |
| 11. Theme De Yoyo |
| 12. The Magician |
| 13. Theme Reprise |
| 14. Yoyo Waltz |
| 15. Drunken Tune |
| 16. The Animated Tripod |
| 17. All Things |
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The soundtrack to a Russian silent film originally released in 1929, Man With a Movie Camera whips up a maelstrom of moody, electronica-tinged jazz-funk. In 1999, the Portugese film festival selection committee asked Cinematic Orchestra’s Jason Swinscoe to compose a new score for a screening of Dziga Vertov's avant-garde classic with live orchestral accompaniment. The result is a limber collection that flirts with brilliance while never quite coming together as an entity separate from the movie itself. For the full effect, listeners are advised to check out the film’s DVD release, which features this music in its intended setting. Having said that, there is much to recommend here for fans of Cinematic Orchestra’s post-modern, acid jazz fixations; "The Awakening of a Woman (Burnout)," for instance, slinks along on a decadent groove, as does the skittish "Reel Life (Evolution II)." By improving an already classic film with these sly compositions, Swinscoe’s band lives up to its name with elegant style and sophistication. --Matthew Cooke
Album Description
Third album for The Cinematic Orchestra (4th if you include the remix album). This is a soundtrack to Tziga Vertov's famous 1929 silent film classic 'Man With A Movie Camera'. Ninja Tune. 2003.
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By Torval Mork
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Format:Audio CD
I missed the opportunity to see the live tour for this album back in 2001 and boy do I regret it. Cinematic Orchestra provides a quintessential jazz/funk groove to the classic Russian film that gives inspiration for this album. Most of the tracks start with a simple four bar, single instrument repeat, that slowy build into flowering orchestral pieces before stripping back down to the stem and the initial root of their themes. Elegant, temperate, and fluidly paced, their style escapes the confines of static definition, wandering through bouts of electronic, downtempo and ambience and sometimes diving head first into solid four-on-the-floor funkadelic. I'm grateful for this and all of Cinematic Orchestra's albums, listening to their music is consuming and truly inspiring.
By "omakasekt"
Format:Audio CD
I first came across Cinematic Orchestra in a web discussion group, many cited it as a record of the year. Subsequently I purchased the CD, knowing fully that buying without trying usually leads to disappointment. My expectations were actually exceeded. Moody, complex, rich, the music projects a tinge of darkness at times but without any discomfort. On the contrary, most of the tracks are very enjoyable. Many artists try to mix different genres of music, but few deal with the complexity as coherently as CO in this CD in my humble opinion.
By R. Henderson
Format:Audio CD
I have bought and listened to CO's three major albums in order (Motion, Every Day, and then Man With A Movie Camera), and I must say, I think this one is the best. In the others, the drums were sampled from CO's live player then fiddled with. In this album, he's just been recorded live, and as far as I can tell, no editing involved. That helps give the tracks much more 'feel' then they had previously. He's an absolutely ace drummer. Also, the tracks don't seem as repetitive as before, and really go places, taking you along for the ride. An extremely valued addition to my collection! Thanks CO!
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Cinematic indeed...
After their rather dissapointing previous album ("Every day") Cinematic Orchestra are back, this time with an album that probably rates amongst the most original albums... Read more
Published on July 4 2003 by Takis Tz.
5.0 out of 5 stars
DVD is not with this music
I haven't heard this version and I'd love to, along with many others that have been written for this wonderful film. Read more
Published on Jun 24 2003 by Natalie N
4.0 out of 5 stars
suave, nuanced, atmospheric....sexy
A brilliant idea--the smoothest, most nuanced quasi-electro jazz outfit scoring one of the most ahead-of-its-time films of all time. Read more
Published on Jun 12 2003 by videodrome
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