Led by founding member Jason Swinscoe, The Cinematic Orchestra have been mixing jazz, classical and electronic music into their own unique sound for over a decade now. 2019 saw the group release their fourth proper studio album, the staggeringly gorgeous To Believe.
As they've done on past releases, The Cinematic Orchestra enlisted the help of a number of vocalists and collaborators on To Believe. Moses Sumney delivers a tender vocal on the exquisite opening title track while the great English rapper Roots Manuva returns to work with the group on the powerful "A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life". London based neo-soul singer Tawiah is featured on "Wait For Now/Leave The World", a string-laden beauty of a song. Other vocalists contributing to the album are Heidi Vogel and Grey Reverend, while two long instrumental pieces are placed in the middle of the collection. "Lessons" is more a driving jazz based track, while "The Workers Of Art" is a slow burning, ambient/orchestral piece. Both are magnificent, a word that sums up the entirety of To Believe perfectly.
Favorite tracks: "A Caged Bird/Imitations Of Life", "A Promise", "To Believe", "The Workers Of Art"
To Believe was released March 15th, 2019 on the Ninja Tune label.
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