Artist: Cinephonic
Album: Visions
Label: Marlow Records
Year Of Release: 2023
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Tracklist:
01 – Le Combat (3:53)
02 – Pyramides (3:58)
03 – Cendres et Poussières (3:28)
04 – L’Exil (5:10)
05 – Pénombre (3:31)
06 – Tribulations (4:02)
07 – Les Souterrains (3:40)
08 – L’Étoile (4:47)
09 – Douleur (4:32)
10 – Le Feu (5:38)
Personnel:
Zakari Frantz – Flute
Petr Cancura – Tenor Sax
Ed Lister – Trumpet
Ajo Elias – Flugelhorn
Mark Ferguson – Trombone
Mike Schultz – Trombone
Keith Hartshorn-Walton – Tuba
Cendrine Despax – Violin
Jean Despax – Violin
Olivier Philippe-Auguste – Viola
Valérie Despax – Cello
Pierre Chrétien – Piano, Organ, Clavinet, Vibraphone, Guitar, Perc
Thibeaux Toussaint – Bass
Mike Essoudry – Drums
Cinephonic’s sophomore release “Visions” is a baroque funk tour-de-force – an intriguing concept album made up of ancient medieval and baroque themes, refracted through a modern prism of soul, jazz and psychedelia, all performed by a massive fourteen-piece chamber orchestra.
Cinephonic was founded in 2018 by composer / multi-instrumentalist Pierre Chrétien, as an outlet for the new cinematic tunes he had been quietly writing when he wasn’t busy leading groups such as The Souljazz Orchestra, Atlantis Jazz Ensemble and Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays.
Drawing inspiration from classic film and library music, Cinephonic expands on the sound with elements of cinematic soul, psychedelic rock, and spiritual jazz, creating a rich, evocative, and complex soundscape that juxtaposes intricate compositions with dark funk backbeats – a kind of epic soundtrack for a film that never existed.
