July 1st, 2006
The Cinematic Orchestra is a relatively new addition to my library, arriving late last year. the group's style is a kind of downtempo modern jazz with flavors of hip hop and rock and electronics that, as the name of the band implies, give it a sound like a very cool soundtrack.
In fact, that's what Man With A Movie Camera is. A couple years ago, the group was commissioned to ...
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June 2nd, 2006
First off today, Jim O'rourke's i'm happy, and i'm singing, and a 1, 2, 3 , 4, which consists of precisely three songs of significant length, one for each of the phrases in the album title. O'rourke is a musical genius and I'm convinced that if he had lived 100 years ago he would have been a master composer.
This album is a bit of departure for him. Principally known ...
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