THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA - EVERY DAY

With Every Day, Cinematic Orchestra move beyond the electro-jazz fusion of their debut to make a record more natural, more paced, and, surprisingly, better than the justly hyped Motion. J Swinscoe is more the arranger/conductor here than the producer, but of course, there's little need for samples or effects with such an accomplished band.

For the opener "All That You Give," Swinscoe and Co., plus harp player Rhodri Davies, spend a few minutes delicately paving the way for a deeply felt vocal by soul hero Fontella Bass, who returns for another splendid track ("Evolution"), and the mighty Roots Manuva appears on a magisterial, spoken-word quasi-autobiography, "All Things to All Men."

Every Day is a textured work and Cinematic Orchestra take their time setting up these songs - of the seven tracks, four last over nine minutes. Cinematic Orchestra display a real gift in making emotional, artistic music. (AMG)

2 x Vinyl, LP

Tracklist:
A1 All That You Give 6:05
A2 Burn Out 10:09
B3 Evolution 6:33
B4 Man With The Movie Camera 9:07
C5 All Things To All Men 11:00
D6 Flite 6:32
D7 Everyday 10:15