For Dr. Martens 50th Anniversary, The Cinematic Orchestra cover Lilac Wine - a track made famous by Jeff Buckley in 1994. The music video is directed by Blind. For the founder of The Cinematic Orchestra – Jason Swinscoe – working life began at Ninja Tune, the London-based independent record label. Here, Swinscoe would distribute records by day, while by night he’d develop a sound that would eventually evolve into The Cinematic Orchestra. Their popularity and growing reputation amongst critics is largely down to their unique sound. Their diverse, imaginative, jazz improvised, electronic approach was praised by Uncut magazine as “every hard-boiled neon-lit Hollywood thriller you’ve ever seen.”
