The Cinematic Orchestra Ma Fleur 2LP 180 Gram Vinyl Deluxe Box Limited Edition Ninja Tune + Download
Title: Ma Fleur
Catalog Number: ZEN122
Label: Ninja Tune
Reissued by: Ninja Tune
Barcode: 5021392462189
Edition: Deluxe Edition
Original release year: 2007
Reissue year: 2013
Number of discs: 2
Revolutions per minute: 33⅓ rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 180gr
Extras: 11 Large Photo Prints
Limited Edition: Yes
Total Item Weight: 992gr
Pressing country: EU
For Market Release in: EU
Added to catalog on: June 11, 2015
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: No
Following short story scripts and a series of unpeopled photographs supplied by Maya Hayuk, each track got its own story for Cinematic Orchestra Ma Fleur, an imaginary soundtrack produced by Jason Swinscoe with a series of quiet, contemplative instrumentals and beautiful vocals from Fontella Bass, Lou Rhodes, and Patrick Watson.
- Deluxe Limited Edition
- Slip Case style Hard Cover Box
- Includes 11 Large Photo Prints
- Download Code included
The aptly-named Cinematic Orchestra (TCO) were formed by J. Swinscoe back in 1999. At the time Jay was still an employee at Ninja Tune in South London, where he was responsible for export sales at the long-standing independent record label. Swinscoe arrived at London Bridge from Scotland via Yorkshire and Cardiff with a background playing bass and guitar in bands and DJing, as well as a head full of ideas and influences, such as his love of jazz bass players, rhythm sections and film soundtracks. So while he knocked out Mr. Scruff and Coldcut records to Spain and Scandinavia by day, he began putting together the TCO album in his downtime.
‘Ma Fleur’: In Paris, Jason began work on the instrumentals, which would form the basis of his new record. Having completed a rough version by early 2005, he gave this to a friend who disappeared for 3 weeks and came back with short story scripts in which each track represented a scene. Jason then took this and worked some more on the tracks, and in turn gave this back to his scriptwriter, the two aspects of the project developing alongside one another. This yet-to-be-made movie gave Jason the emotional and narrative impetus he needed to develop the pieces and, in particular, led him even further into his exploration of song than he had previously gone. “For me, I think it became a natural evolution to enquire into that whole new world of the song form,” he says. “Also I think the ‘sceenplay’ experiment led to a need for a much more direct relationship to words and stories. So it still has links with film and narrative, in fact was driven by it.”
Track Listing:
01. To build a home
02. Familiar ground
03. That home
04. Child song
05. Music box
06. Ma fleur
07. Prelude
08. As the stars fall
09. Into you
10. Breathe
11. Time and space
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