Every Day

Every Day Artist: Cinematic Orchestra
Label: Ninja Tune
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 625978105924
EAN: 0625978105924
ASIN: B000066HFU


Release Date: 2002-05-28

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Listmania:

  1. Good Music
  2. MIND BLOWING MUSIC-YBR-a journey worth taking: downtempo,etc
  3. Indispensable
  4. I KNOW MY SH*T so lend an ear
  5. Best Albums in Human History
  6. (Manuvadelic) Workz Of Roots Manuva
  7. music for a classy afternoon tea
  8. Abstract Ambient Amazing
  9. SOME PRETTY DAMN GOOD MUSIC!!!!
  10. All styles

Tracks:

  1. All That You Give (feat. Fontella Bass)
  2. Burn Out
  3. Flite
  4. Evolution (feat. Fontella Bass)
  5. Man With The Movie Camera
  6. All Things To All Men (feat. Roots Manuva)
  7. Everyday

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  1. Motion
  2. Man With a Movie Camera
  3. Animal Magic
  4. Dial "M" for Monkey
  5. Bricolage

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars "EVERY DAY"...I LISTEN TO CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA!!!.......2005-09-16

Ninja Tune's forte is obviously delivering jazz in various forms--Tobin's drill'n'bass spin, DJ Foods beatnik, sampledelic angle, Bonobo's lazy-Sunday grooves and the Cinematic Orchestra...well, what can I say?...these folks bring it to you a'la old school jazz, embellishing beautiful "cinematic orchestrations" with exceptional vocals from Fontella Bass and Roots Manuva and a very rarely heard instrument, the harp. Every track here will appeal to lovers of Coltrane, Davis and other jazz masters, and make those who aren't jazz fans strongly reconsider.

2 out of 5 stars About 35 years too late........2005-08-21

Admittedly, I thought "Motion" was an interesting little record, but a novelty at best. Real musicians playing electronic music constructed from old jazz samples. Fair enough. It sounded great driving around the city late at night, if nothing else. "Ascenseur pour l'echafaud" it was not, yet I could appreciate its mood and atmosphere.

"Every Day" is a sad and curious record, and one that will be painfully obvious to to anyone with a even a cursory knowledge of jazz music. "Mastermind" J. Swinscoe doesn't play any instruments here, so all that we're left to go on is his compositional talent. This consists of building ten-minute opuses around Jam-Band-101 bass vamps, milking credibility out of guest vocalists Fontella Bass and Roots Manuva, repeating the same two tired chords over and over, and considering the occasional odd time signature his idea of throwing the listener a "curveball." In short, nothing that hasn't been done before and with more taste and skill. Critics and reviewers love to point out that there are "real clarinets and horns" on the record, like it's some sort of musical revolution.

"If Coltrane was alive, young and contemporary... He would be doing stuff like this." Absolutely blasphemous. Are you out of your mind? Coltrane was about pushing the envelope, finding spiritual peace through music; his last records are some of the purest forms of artistic expression and integrity. J. Swinscoe is nothing short of a hack who would like you to believe that there is something inherently unique in having "live" jazz musicians play his music, like a modern-day Gil Evans. Funny, I thought this had been going on for over a century now.

Here are three records that Swinscoe doesn't want you to know about, because they're just a few examples of real musicians he shamelessly pulls from. Note the original release dates:

Alice Coltrane: "Ptah, The El Daud" (1970)
Herbie Hancock: "Sextant" (1973)
Pharoah Sanders: "Thembi" (1971)

Do yourself a favor and buy these exciting and unique records instead.

I give this record two stars for the musicians (who admirably made it through these sessions without falling asleep) and notably, Luke Flowers' drumming, that's it. What's perplexing is that Amon Tobin, one of the most incredible and brilliant electronic artists today, shares a place on Ninja Tune with this guy.

5 out of 5 stars Sweet!.......2005-06-14

Not the standard, this album explores the uncrowded space of non-radio tunes. If you have an open mind toward music I recommend it. If you like listening to hip-hop that repeats on the radio every hour then you should look to the next Shakira album...

5 out of 5 stars So good its ridiculous!!!.......2005-05-15

I have never taken the time to post a review before... that was until The Cinematic Orchestra came into my life. I now own everything they have done and only wish I could see them live. If Coltrane was alive, young and contemporary... He would be doing stuff like this. "Motion" is the first and purest... but "Every Day" and "The Remixes" are just as good. Just get it. This is what music is supposed to sound like.

5 out of 5 stars Where have they been for all of my life?.......2005-04-27

Prior to my acquisition of this album, I had no idea as to who this group was. I was just starting to branch out with my musical tastes from 90's alternative rock, and the only jazz I knew of was Pat Metheny.
I was standing in a record store killing time before my bus came to take me home, and the "Man with the Movie Camera" track was playing. I was frozen in the aisle; I must have looked like a fool, but I could have cared less. I was engrossed in the music. After it was over I immediately found the only remaining copy in the store (after asking the clerk as to who they were), and I ended up missing my bus.
It was a fantastic introduction to a group that plays such an interesting style, and can pull you through a range of emotions. I now have all the albums they have produced, and I am looking to more artists on the Ninja Tunes label.
It is hard to find news on this group, but I cannot wait for their next release.
I would not call what they play "jazz", as I am loathe to pigeon-hole music into genres. It seems to me that after "pop", "hip-hop", "country", and any other Top-40 genre, jazz is what is left over. This does not give credit to the artists that can create such cool and innovative music.
Recommendation: Buy this album, pour a drink, turn it up and relax.

Music CD:

  1. Focus ~ Stan Getz
  2. The Bebop Years ~ Coleman Hawkins
  3. Someone to Love You ~ Kim Waters
  4. E.S.P. ~ Miles Davis
  5. Give ~ The Bad Plus
  6. Afternoon in Paris ~ Stephane Grappelli
  7. Deep Blue ~ Keiko Matsui
  8. From the Redwoods to the Rockies ~ Russ Freeman & Cragi Chaquico
  9. The Jazzmasters 4 ~ Paul Hardcastle
  10. Live At Yoshi's, Vol. 1 ~ Jessica Williams

Music CD

Music CD

Music CD

Confused ~ Larry Larr

Too Tall to Hide ~ Alaska Halloween

Brand New Day ~ Sting

The Delphines ~ The Delphines

Middle Man ~ Boz Scaggs

I'm Not Leaving ~ Derrick Harris

River of Many Dead Fish ~ Ashtabula

Pop Art

Choke ~ Blhunt

King of Linguistics