THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA- Man With A Movie Camera
By now you're probably familiar with the hybrid jazz-electronica beauty of Jason Swimscoe's big band, The Cinematic Orchestra. Sitting pretty on Ninja Tune Records, his outfit seamlessly blends laidback down tempo beats with the stirring highlights of the Impulse jazz hay-day. Appropriately for this project's name, Swimcoe was asked by the Porto Film Festival to produce a soundtrack to the famous experimental silent film, Man With a Movie Camera. Shot in 1929, Dziga Vertov's classic film documents a day in the life of Moscow, unified by the theme of labour. This film also demonstrates what Dziga described as an "absolute language of cinema," a language unique to film alone. With plans to re-release the film sometime this summer as a DVD with their new soundtrack, The Cinematic Orchestra's score also works well alone, perfectly conjuring the hustle and bustle of contemporary everyday urban life. Available June 3rd
