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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 11h

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

The Cinematic Orchestra

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🎵 Manhatta (2012)
⏱️ 11:13

Another score, this time to accompany a 1921 short film of the same name, almost but not quite the name with which we are all familiar. Contemporary classical, majestic and yes, cinematic 😊

youtu.be/kZD4apfmfp4

Manhatta

YouTube video by The Cinematic Orchestra - Topic

youtu.be

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

I haven’t ranked my list of fifteen, but Crimson Skies would have been 🥈

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 1d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

The Cinematic Orchestra

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🎵 Crimson Skies
💿 The Crimson Wing: Mystery Of The Flamingos (2008)

Instrumental OST until the last song. Lou Rhodes’ voice is like sunlight breaking through the clouds. As graceful as the creatures that it portrays 🦩

youtu.be/NFN_GGqpv0M

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

🎥 The Cinematic Orchestra. Release date order.

Day 🔟

🎵 Time And Space
⏱️ 8:43
💿 Ma Fleur (2007)

Last track on the album, and it captures the spirit perfectly. First of two in a row in my list feat. the voice of Lou Rhodes, once one half of Lamb.

youtu.be/AmRYyQuQSUw

Time and Space

YouTube video by The Cinematic Orchestra - Topic

youtu.be

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

Oh, that’s brilliant, Vincent! Have you seen Nerina before? We saw her in a pub in Oxford on this tour for the umpteenth time. One of our favourite artists and there’s always plenty of great banter from her on stage 😆 Look out for her new covers CD on the merch stand - only available at tour venues.

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

I’m not familiar with Julie Byrne, Phil. I’ve looked her up and her music could be right up my street. Great to see so much variety in the reposts 🎵

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 2d

Name ten current female artists you love 🎵

In no particular order ⬇️

Nerina Pallot
Bess Atwell
Katie Spencer
JJ Lovegrove
Rumer
boci
Nadia Reid
Jenn Wasner
Jenn Butterworth
Faye O’Rourke

Thanks @philk282.bsky.social for the prompt. I could find another ten artists whose music I enjoy just as much!

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

#ArtistFave15
#MusicChallenge

🎥 The Cinematic Orchestra. In release date order.

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🎵 Child Song

Ma Fleur (2007) features more times (4) than any album in my list. The vinyl too is beautifully presented in a box with 11 photo cards, one for each track ☺️

youtu.be/HbBGsmd0sjE

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

Yes it did, Ricky 😊 One play so far. Will put it on again over my morning coffee. I’ll report back!

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

A bumper delivery - A Bridge To Far and The World Under Unsun! As you know, the latter is very long, so I’ve only been able to listen to both, once 😂
First impression of Midlake - beautiful from the start. Side one is the band on top form. I need to actively listen to all of it again myself though 😊

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

It will sound just as good!

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

Look what’s #NowPlaying here Mary!

Thank you for your ace recommendation - I would never have known about it 🙏🏻

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

That’s great to hear, Ricky. FC were a one-album band and the red vinyl is something of a rarity. Well done for finding yours!

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Paul W. @paulwonvinyl.bsky.social · 3d

Isn’t it just! Thank you. The song that drew me into their music in the first place 😊

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