Pierre Chrétien's new sound library inspired Visions album by his Cinephonic project was recorded on reel-to-reel tape. |
Here's the scoop...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 ensemble, and meticulously captured to analogue reel-to-reel tape.
Cinephonic was founded in 2018 by multi-instrumentalist composer 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.
Listen to a few tracks below. Get a copy of Cinephonic's Visions via Bandcamp right here.
Note: vintage portable Fisher Price record player shown above not included.
Personnel:
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
All songs arranged and conducted by Pierre Chrétien.
Produced by Jason Jaknunas and Pierre Chrétien.
Engineered and mastered to Studer B67 2-track by Jason Jaknunas.
Recorded at Metropolitan Studios.
Cover photograph by Claudia Soraya.
Design by Pierre Chrétien.
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