The Cinematic Orchestra. London nu-jazz/downtempo outfit built around producer Jason Swinscoe since 1999, mixing live jazz instrumentation - double bass, sax, piano - with sampling and turntablism. 'Flite' is on their second album, Every Day (2002), out on the taste-making Ninja Tune label. Around the same time they made a new live soundtrack for the 1929 silent film Man with a Movie Camera, commissioned in 2001 and released in 2003. Their later track 'To Build a Home' (from 2007's Ma Fleur) became a real cultural touchstone. It soundtracked a Neil deGrasse Tyson video watched by millions and a trailer for Showtime's Homeland, a rare mainstream crossover for a jazz-downtempo act. Most recent album: To Believe (2019).
From the notes for Episode 06 · fact-checked Oct 4, 2026.
