In 1929, Ukrainian filmmaker Dziga Vertov made the groundbreaking Man With a Movie Camera documentary–a visual essay on life between the two world wars. Touching on poverty, sport and employment in Russia in the 1920s, Man With a Movie Camera was a masterpiece of silent filmmaking. There have been numerous soundtracks over the years that have attempted to provide Vertov's stunning images with the musical accompaniment they deserve, Michael Nyman minimalist take or Biosphere's electronica reading to name two. The Cinematic Orchestra have been using footage from the fi… read more
In 1929, Ukrainian filmmaker Dziga Vertov made the groundbreaking Man With a Movie Camera documentary–a visual essay on life between the two wo… read more
In 1929, Ukrainian filmmaker Dziga Vertov made the groundbreaking Man With a Movie Camera documentary–a visual essay on life between the two world wars. Touching on poverty, sport … read more
The Cinematic Orchestra is a UK-based jazz and electronic outfit, created in 1999 by composer/programmer/multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe, which records on the Ninja Tune independent record label. Other members include Tom Chant (saxophone), Phil France (double bass), Luke Flowers (drums), Nick Ramm (piano), Stuart McCallum (guitar); former members include Jamie Coleman (trumpet), T. Daniel Howard (drums), Alex James (piano), and Patrick "PC" Carpenter (turntables). In both live and studio context, the Cinematic Orchestra employ a live band which improvises along wit… read more
The Cinematic Orchestra is a UK-based jazz and electronic outfit, created in 1999 by composer/programmer/multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe, which records on the Ninja Tune independent re… read more
The Cinematic Orchestra is a UK-based jazz and electronic outfit, created in 1999 by composer/programmer/multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe, which records on the Ninja Tune independent record label. Other members include Tom Chant (… read more