Cinematic Orchestra - Man with a moving camera

So, if you want to feel high on music, if you like wooden instruments, if you like warm harmonies, you will like this. There are no lyrics here. Just beautiful string progressions accompanied by acoustic upright bass, a nice drum set, a Fender Rhodes electric piano, and some incidental atmospheric synth sounds that never bit into the rest of the music.

Track 1 and 2 are a waste. Track 3 is where the album actually starts.. You'll only hear a very melancholic progression of strings. Very mellow, very sad. And it continues for several minutes until track 4 where it cheers up. The sound is very much like Sonar Kollektiv Orchester, like if it was recorded live in a tall studio. All goes well until track 6 where reminds me more of a Thelonius Monk composition. Track 7 goes back to a delicious funky-rhythmed harmony. Track 8 gets eclectic combined with a mission-impossible-ish melody in a hip-hop mood. All acoustic. Track 9 is another waste. 10 is a somewhat boring piano solo, then 11 goes heavy a-gogo with a melodic line between left-hand Rhodes Piano and the upright bass with a clearly funky drums pattern. Sounds a bit like what Breakestra has recorded. Track 12 is another boring piano solo. Track 13 is a reprise of track 11, 14 is like a jam. 15 gets back to the hip-hop matter (Meh.). Track 16 must be avoided at all costs, and the last track is a very nice closing. So, if you're buying by the song you should buy : 3, 4, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17. I gave 5 stars to these.

iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/man-with-a-movie-camera/id416346814


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