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Motion, the debut album from DJ Jason Swinscoe's Cinematic Orchestra, is a future jazz classic. Each track perfectly marries mood and substance, mixing shuffling percussion and galloping drum breaks with chilled pianos, melancholy strings and live jazz horns. Heavy acoustic basslines mingle with samples of old blues singers and twinkly electric piano solos. It's a dark, late night brew that conjures up images of smoke-filled jazz clubs and dimly lit concert halls. But this is no exercise in jazz pastiche-Swinscoe genuinely loves the genre, and it shows. On Motion, he never slips into pointless jazz noodling opting instead for rolling breakbeats, moody soundtrack sounds and deft horn touches. Consequently, Motion is a brilliant album of dark, soundtrack jazz that'll make the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end.--Matt Anniss
Sunday Telegraph
The Cinematic Orchestra are endlessly amazing, warped, inventive and intriguing.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
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I first listened to Motion while browsing a CD store in Brighton some years ago. I was completely, utterly bowled over and I knew I had to have this CD. There is certainly something cinematic about this music - it suggest familiar images from film noir territory. In my opinion, in terms of sheer mood impact "Motion" is up there with Miles Davis' minor masterpiece "Ascenseur pour l' Echafaud". "Motion" is an extraordinary CD, what with the perfect musicianship or the added detail of a cryptic sleeve that discloses very little about the band behind it. If you like brooding, late-night jazz with a whiff of dark foreboding then this is your ticket.
9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
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I was a bit dismayed to read some of the reviews pushing this as great jazz, mainly because I have a large collection of jazz (both old and new) and this is probably the least likely thing I've got that falls into that genre. It feels overly repetitive, with the occasional high point - but they are too few to make it anything more than OK. It breaks no new ground, sounds quite derivative, but three stars for the quality of recording & it is well put together. But if you consider this to be great jazz you need to listen to more and cast your net wider.
25 of 28 people found the following review helpful
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I was introduced to the Cinematic Orchestra's albums out of unison. I first bought The Remixes ,then recently Everyday which I found superb and so recently I bought the debut Motion. For Motion lacking the more melodic sound of the mellower new masterpiece Everyday . Motion is dark through out. The whole album oozes 1950's smoky bass lines sassy horns and percussions, with snippetts of stylish jazzy vocals that resemble Simone on the dangerous sleazy opener Durian. Channell 1 suit is completely out of charecter being more of a club orientaded track from the rest of this straigt contempory jazz set which flows along with echoes heavilly of John Coltrane and Miles Davis. Forget the comercial compilation chill out albums for winding down. This album is a seious late night lounger, for the post club post party crowd to see in the dawn. The whole sound is dark and moody, and the tempoe remains as late night down beats. Another winner from the Cinematic Orchestra.
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Better than Kind of Blue? You're joking.
OK, so I don't know much about The Cinematic Orchestra... I bought Ma Fleur a year or so back and loved it so after reading that people really rated "Motion" and compared it to... Read more
Published 1 month ago by A. J. Rogers
Cinematic at their best
Motion is a classic early Cinematic Orchestra album. Their early stuff is much better than the later albums. I don't know what else to write here. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dr. S. Prigge
It's just OK...
Yes, lots of rave reviews for this one, but I'm with the other two 3 star reviewers on this one. The samples are good and carefully chosen (and the overall sound quality is... Read more
Published 21 months ago by R. Hudson
Is the Cinematic Orchesta
So if you are reading this or looked for Cinematic,you will like it.Buy it.
Can't be more neutral.
Can't be more neutral.
Published on 14 April 2009 by Beatriz Anegla Nolasco
I Agree
I agree with most of the reviewers comments - dark, smokey, jass/fusion etc. etc. I would suggest that anyone who enjoys works from early Soft Machine (first to fifth), Ian Carr's... Read more
Published on 26 Nov 2008 by gsmcc
Great??
I bought this album after reading the rave reviews on Amazon. One reviewer has said it is better than Better than Miles Davis' 'Kind Of Blue' and John Coltrane's 'A Love Supreme'. Read more
Published on 15 July 2008 by hiphop4eva
confusing and jarring
I had heard the track "Channel One Suite" before (on Solid Steel) but I never knew what it was, so it was a nice surprise to find it on here. Read more
Published on 4 Oct 2006 by Ben
My Favourite Jazz Album
In my own humble opinion, this is the greatest jazz album ever released. That's a pretty bold statement when there are albums like Miles Davis' 'Kind Of Blue'... Read more
Published on 28 Nov 2005 by Mr. J. J. Niland
Interesting
A wonderful album. Perhaps not entirely original (it owes a lot to DJ Shadow and Coldcut perhaps) but never the less it is very good. Read more
Published on 5 Nov 2001
Genius
This is a masterpiece of modern jazz music with every track leaving it,s mark.The 2 that stand for me are "ode to the big sea" and "channel 1" suite. Read more
Published on 2 Jun 2000 by Ms. W. HORLER
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