Every Day

Over the two decades since the album’s pioneering release It’s easy to see the band’s influence; jazz is all around us, with acclaimed artists from Kamasi Washington to Sons of Kemet and dozens more, London and LA have recently produced scenes more prolific than anyone expected. BADBADNOTGOOD have provided jazz soundtracks to high fashion shows, and Kendrick Lamar has put the genre at the top of the charts. The way the band moved beyond its initial jazz influences into a sort of transcendental orchestration combined with the contemporary elegant electronics now used by artists like Ólafur Arnalds and Floating Points, artists they have helped forge a path for, started to really reach fruition with the release of “Every Day”.

Across its seven flawless, soaring tracks, the group (led by founding member J.Swinscoe alongside longtime musical collaborator Dominic Smith) took you on a journey through classic soul, jazz, choral pieces, sinking horn riffs, throbbing harp b-lines, minimalism and more with a soul deeper than the ocean. And with guests of the calibre of Fontella Bass (the writer and performer of '60s soul masterpiece ‘Rescue Me’ and member of free jazz renegades the Art Ensemble of Chicago) and UK music legend Roots Manuva (whose soaring, philosophical contribution to "All Things To All Men" is a firm fan favourite), you know that you're in for something special. Pitchfork agreed, giving it a 8.6 review upon release.

This deluxe reissue proves once again, what was known all along, that in “Every Day”, that The Cinematic Orchestra truly created a timeless body of work.

Vocals - Fontella Bass, Roots Manuva, Niara Scarlett & Kiesha Johnson

Drums - Luke Flowers

Percussion - Milo Fell

Electric & Acoustic Bass / Rhodes / Electric Piano - Philip France

Electric Piano / Moog - John Ellis

Saxophone - Tom Chant

Harp - Rhodri Davis

RH 101 / Electronics / Turntables - Patrick Carpenter