Dealing with themes of loss and love - and in itself representing a kind of absence - 'Ma Fleur' is fertile ground for Swinscoe and long term collaborator Dominic Smith's brand of music-making, for while people rightly have talked about what they do in terms of jazz, the truth is that the basis of their music has always also been in raw emotion. From the achingly beautiful opener 'To Build A Home' to the finale, 'Time and Space', this is an album which reaches for and finds a truth and honesty far beyond what we would normally expect from such a record, but without losing any of the accessibility which made the band popular in the first place. If the mood is melancholy, The Cinematic Orchestra manage to make it an ultimately uplifting experience, perhaps in the end more about the love you find than the love you lose. This special re-issue of their classic 2007 album is on limited edition clear vinyl and features three bonus tracks from the time, that have never been released on vinyl; 'Flowers', 'Talking About Freedom' and 'Colours', and also comes with four double sided art cards/prints.
Track Listing:
1. To Build a Home - The Cinematic Orchestra
2. Familiar Ground - The Cinematic Orchestra
3. That Home - The Cinematic Orchestra
4. Child Song - The Cinematic Orchestra
5. Music Box - The Cinematic Orchestra
6. Ma Fleur - The Cinematic Orchestra
7. Prelude - The Cinematic Orchestra
8. As the Stars Fall - The Cinematic Orchestra
1. Into You - The Cinematic Orchestra
2. Breathe - The Cinematic Orchestra
3. Time and Space - The Cinematic Orchestra
4. Flowers - The Cinematic Orchestra
5. Talking About Freedom - The Cinematic Orchestra
6. Colours - The Cinematic Orchestra
Year of Production: 2007
