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 – PĂ©nombre (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
ValĂ©rie Despax – Cello
Pierre ChrĂ©tien – 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 ChrĂ©tien, 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.
