Created by composer and multi-instrumentalist Jason Swinscoe in 1999, British-based The Cinematic Orchestra lives up to their name with an atmospheric and beguiling combination of ingenious sampling, live instruments and jazzy electronic sound with a great swing and beat.

The Cinematic Orchestra’s debut album ‘Motion’, a soundtrack to an imaginary thriller, took everyone by surprise and was voted by listeners of Giles Peterson’s Radio One show as the album of the year.

Watch video: All That You Give (feat. Fontella Bass):

That album, along with subsequent albums – ‘Every Day’, ‘Man With A Movie Camera’ and ‘Ma Fleur’ – have seen TCO (whose members expand and contract with each new album, sometimes including a string section, often collaborating with vocalists like Fontella Bass and newcomer Patrick Watson, and top free jazz saxophonist Tom Chant and pianist Nick Ramm) enjoy massive cult success resulting in an invitation to play at the Director’s Guild Award ceremony for the presentation of the Lifetime Achievement Award to the legendary director Stanley Kubrick.

Their song “To Build a Home from Ma Fleur” will be well known to people in Australia after being prominently used in the award winning Cadbury Schweppervescence ‘Burst’ commercial.

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More than just a studio act however, TCO manage to translate their spine tingling blend of jazz, soul, and funk, orchestral and sampled beats into the live arena. In doing so they have impressed audiences over and over again headlining festivals and playing at venues including the prestigious Royal Albert Hall.

In January it will finally be Australia’s turn to witness TCO’s extraordinary live show when they perform what promises to be an epic performance in an epic venue – Melbourne’s Palais Theatre … this is guaranteed to have your neck hairs standing to attention!

Civil Society present the debut Australian Tour of The Cinematic Orchestra

Australian Tour – January 2009
Tuesday 20th
One Night Only
Proudly supported by Inpress
MELBOURNE. The Palais Theatre.
Tickets from Ticketmaster outlets,
www.ticketmaster.com.au or 136 100
On sale 9am Thursday 9th October, 2008

Sydney and Adelaide shows to be announced

“This is not just a band – this is orchestra by name and orchestra by nature – and what an immense experience it is” – OMH Music

“Widescreen soul” – Amazon

“Imagine St. Germain with elements of Miles Davis, mixed with a little Portishead” – Better Music

“Panoramic jazz-infused cinema for the ears” – MOJO

Releases:
Motion (1999), Remixes 1998-2000 (2000), Every Day (2002), Man With A Movie Camera (2003), Ma Fleur (2007), Live at the Royal Albert Hall (2008)

The Cinematic Orchestra on amazon.co.uk

The Cinematic Orchestra on amazon.com

To Build a Home (Live) video

Cinematic Orchestra MySpace
The Cinematic Orchestra Official Website