The Cinematics
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The Cinematics were an alternative rock
band from Scotland
, consisting of Scott Rinning (vocals and guitar), Larry Reid (lead guitar), Adam Goemans (bass) and Ross Bonney (drums). The original line-up, with Ramsay Miller on lead guitar, formed in Glasgow
, however, the members originally met at school in Dingwall
.
The band were signed to TVT Records
in 2005 after playing at an In the City
showcase gig in Manchester. Their debut album A Strange Education was produced by Simon Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys
, Kasabian, Editors
, Kaiser Chiefs
) and Stephen Hague
(New Order
, Blur
, Pet Shop Boys
), and released on March 6, 2007. The band has, to date, enjoyed success predominately in the USA and continental Europe
.
In early 2008, it was reported that TVT Records
was suffering financial difficulties and was forced to file for Chapter 11/Bankruptcy. The label and its assets were purchased by New York-based digital-distribution company, The Orchard
. Much of the TVT roster was dropped, but The Cinematics’ recording contract was retained. Around the same time, the band parted company with Ramsay Miller, who was replaced by Larry Reid, who had previously played with the band live on tour.
In their Myspace blogs, the band reported at various stages that they were writing and self-producing their second studio album, despite suggestions that it would be produced by Richard Gottehrer
(Blondie
, Dr Feelgood
, Richard Hell
).
The Cinematics' second album, Love and Terror
, was released on 6 October 2009.
The band released a five-track EP, entitled Silent Scream EP
, on May 22, 2010. The EP was recorded partially-live while on tour during late 2009 and early 2010. As with Love and Terror, the EP was produced by guitarist, Larry Reid.
In 2010, Reservoir Media Management
acquired 100% of the Cinematics publishing assets which had formerly been administered by TVT Music Enterprises, LLC
.
The Cinematics began recording their third studio album in Berlin in 2010. In July 2011, however, Reid announced in an interview with The Pop Cop blog that the band had split up before completing it.
Singles:
EPs:
Alternative rock
Alternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
band from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, consisting of Scott Rinning (vocals and guitar), Larry Reid (lead guitar), Adam Goemans (bass) and Ross Bonney (drums). The original line-up, with Ramsay Miller on lead guitar, formed in Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
, however, the members originally met at school in Dingwall
Dingwall
Dingwall is a town and former royal burgh in the Highland council area of Scotland. It has a population of 5,026. It was formerly an east-coast harbor but now lies inland. Dingwall Castle was once the biggest castle north of Stirling. On the town's present-day outskirts lies Tulloch Castle, parts...
.
The band were signed to TVT Records
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
in 2005 after playing at an In the City
In The City (festival)
In The City is an annual music industry conference and festival founded by the late Tony Wilson, formerly of Factory Records and Granada Television, and his partner Yvette Livesey....
showcase gig in Manchester. Their debut album A Strange Education was produced by Simon Barnicott (Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys
Arctic Monkeys are an English indie rock band. Formed in 2002 in High Green, a suburb of Sheffield, the band currently consists of Alex Turner , Jamie Cook , Nick O'Malley and Matt Helders...
, Kasabian, Editors
Editors
Editors are a British indie rock band based in Birmingham, who formed in 2002. Previously known as Pilot, The Pride and Snowfield, the band consists of Tom Smith , Chris Urbanowicz , Russell Leetch and Ed Lay .Editors have so far released two platinum studio...
, Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs
Kaiser Chiefs are an English indie rock band from Leeds who formed in 1996. They were named after the South African football club Kaizer Chiefs....
) and Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague is an American music producer most active with various British acts in the 1980s. He was an influential figure in the synthpop movement.-Early career:...
(New Order
New Order
New Order are an English rock band formed in 1980 by Bernard Sumner , Peter Hook and Stephen Morris...
, Blur
Blur (band)
Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...
, Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys
Pet Shop Boys are an English electronic dance music duo, consisting of Neil Tennant, who provides main vocals, keyboards and occasional guitar, and Chris Lowe on keyboards....
), and released on March 6, 2007. The band has, to date, enjoyed success predominately in the USA and continental Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
.
In early 2008, it was reported that TVT Records
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
was suffering financial difficulties and was forced to file for Chapter 11/Bankruptcy. The label and its assets were purchased by New York-based digital-distribution company, The Orchard
The Orchard (music label)
The Orchard is a New York City based digital distribution and entertainment services company that works with independent artists and labels, and content providers...
. Much of the TVT roster was dropped, but The Cinematics’ recording contract was retained. Around the same time, the band parted company with Ramsay Miller, who was replaced by Larry Reid, who had previously played with the band live on tour.
In their Myspace blogs, the band reported at various stages that they were writing and self-producing their second studio album, despite suggestions that it would be produced by Richard Gottehrer
Richard Gottehrer
Richard Gottehrer is an American songwriter, record producer and record label executive.-Career:Gottehrer came to prominence as a songwriter in the 1960s with his most notable songs being "My Boyfriend's Back" and "I Want Candy". As Feldman-Goldstein-Gottehrer , he wrote various songs including...
(Blondie
Blondie (band)
Blondie is an American rock band, founded by singer Deborah Harry and guitarist Chris Stein. The band was a pioneer in the early American New Wave and punk scenes of the mid-1970s...
, Dr Feelgood
Dr. Feelgood (band)
Dr. Feelgood are a British pub rock band formed in 1971. The band's name derives from a slang term for heroin or for a doctor who is willing to overprescribe drugs. It is also a reference to a 1962 record by the American blues pianist and singer Willie Perryman called "Dr Feel-Good", which...
, Richard Hell
Richard Hell
Richard Hell is a singer, songwriter, bass guitarist, and writer.Richard Hell was an innovator of punk music and fashion. He was one of the first to spike his hair and wear torn, cut and drawn-on shirts, often held together with safety pins...
).
The Cinematics' second album, Love and Terror
Love and Terror
Love and Terror is the second and final album from the Scottish Indie band The Cinematics. The album's first single, "Love and Terror" was released on 13 July 2009. The second single is called "New Mexico" and it was released on 14 September 2009...
, was released on 6 October 2009.
The band released a five-track EP, entitled Silent Scream EP
Silent Scream EP
Silent Scream EP is a live EP by Scottish band The Cinematics, released on May 22nd 2010.-Track listing:# "Guernica"# "Mountain Farm Girl"# "Japanese Snow Queen"# "Love Rattle"# "Cinema "...
, on May 22, 2010. The EP was recorded partially-live while on tour during late 2009 and early 2010. As with Love and Terror, the EP was produced by guitarist, Larry Reid.
In 2010, Reservoir Media Management
Reservoir Media Management
Reservoir Media Management is an independent music publishing company located in the Soho area of New York City. The company was founded in 2007 after acquiring the music catalogs of John Rich, "Big Kenny" Alphin, Vicky McGehee and Bruce Roberts....
acquired 100% of the Cinematics publishing assets which had formerly been administered by TVT Music Enterprises, LLC
TVT Records
TVT Records was an independent US record label founded by Steve Gottlieb. Over the course of its 25 year history the label released some 25 Gold, Platinum and Multi-platinum releases. Its roster included Nine Inch Nails, Ja Rule, Lil Jon, Underworld, The KLF, Sevendust, Brian Jonestown Massacre and...
.
The Cinematics began recording their third studio album in Berlin in 2010. In July 2011, however, Reid announced in an interview with The Pop Cop blog that the band had split up before completing it.
Band members
- Ross Bonney: drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
- Adam Goemans: bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Scott Rinning: lead vocals, guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
- Larry Reid: lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
Equipment
- Ross Bonney: Yamaha DrumsYamaha DrumsYamaha Drums is a subsidiary of the Yamaha Corporation founded in 1967. The company manufactures acoustic and electronic drum kits as well as percussion instruments, marching band equipment, and drum hardware.-Production:...
, Vic Firth sticksVic FirthVic Firth is an American musician and is the founder of Vic Firth Company , a percussion stick and mallet manufacturing company that he started in 1963. The company bills itself as the world's largest manufacturer of drum sticks and mallets... - Adam Goemans: Fender 76 Precision bass, Ampeg bass head and 4x10 cabAmpegAmpeg is primarily a musical instrument amplifier manufacturer headquartered in Woodinville, Washington, though they also manufacture guitars to a small extent...
- Scott Rinning: Fender TelecasterFender TelecasterThe Fender Telecaster, colloquially known as the Tele , is typically a dual-pickup, solid-body electric guitar made by Fender.Its simple yet effective design and revolutionary sound broke ground and set trends in electric guitar manufacturing and popular music...
, BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
/ MXR pedalsMXRMXR, also known as MXR Innovations, was a manufacturer of guitar effects units, co-founded in 1973 by Keith Barr and Terry Sherwood . MXR was based in the United States in Rochester, New York. MXR Innovations, Inc. was incorporated in 1974...
, Fender Hot Rod Deluxe AmpFender Hot Rod DeluxeThe Fender Hot Rod Deluxe is a guitar amplifier manufactured and sold by the Fender Musical Instruments Corporation. It was introduced in 1995 as part of the "Hot Rod" line of guitar amplifiers and has been in continuous production since. This model, along with the Hot Rod Deville, were originally... - Larry Reid: Fender JazzmasterFender JazzmasterThe Fender Jazzmaster is an electric guitar designed as an upmarket sibling to the Fender Stratocaster. First introduced at the 1958 NAMM Show, it was initially marketed at jazz guitarists, but found favor among surf rock guitarists in the early 1960s...
, BossBoss CorporationBoss is a manufacturer of effects pedals for electric guitar and bass guitar. It is a division of the Roland Corporation, a Japanese manufacturer that specializes in musical equipment and accessories...
/Electro Harmonix/Ibanez pedalsIbanez Tube ScreamerThe Ibanez Tube Screamer is a guitar overdrive pedal, made by Ibanez. The pedal has a characteristic mid-boosted tone popular with blues players...
, Vox AC30 AmpVox AC30The Vox AC30 is a guitar amplifier manufactured by Vox and known for its "jangly" high-end sound. First introduced in 1958 due to the growing demand for higher-wattage amplifiers, it became an iconic amplifier for British musicians and soon for others....
Discography
Studio Albums:- A Strange EducationA Strange EducationA Strange Education is the debut album from the Scottish Indie band The Cinematics. The first single, "Chase" appeared on the Transporter 2 soundtrack. The album includes a cover of Sunday Sun by Beck...
(March 2007) - Love and TerrorLove and TerrorLove and Terror is the second and final album from the Scottish Indie band The Cinematics. The album's first single, "Love and Terror" was released on 13 July 2009. The second single is called "New Mexico" and it was released on 14 September 2009...
(September 2009)
Singles:
- "Chase" (October 2005) (UK #197)
- "Break" (November 2006) (UK #129)
- "Keep Forgetting" (February 2007)
- "Love and Terror" (August 10, 2009)
- "New Mexico" (September 14, 2009)
EPs:
- Break EPBreak EPBreak EP is the debut EP by the Scottish band The Cinematics, released on 27 March 2006. Break,Sunday Sun, and Home appear in their LP versions on The Cinematics 2007 album A Strange Education...
(March 27, 2006) - Live Sessions EP (2007) (iTunesITunesiTunes is a media player computer program, used for playing, downloading, and organizing digital music and video files on desktop computers. It can also manage contents on iPod, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad....
exclusive download) - Silent Scream EPSilent Scream EPSilent Scream EP is a live EP by Scottish band The Cinematics, released on May 22nd 2010.-Track listing:# "Guernica"# "Mountain Farm Girl"# "Japanese Snow Queen"# "Love Rattle"# "Cinema "...
(May 22, 2010)
External links
- The Cinematics' MySpace
- The Cinematics' Official Website
- The Cinematics - A Strange Education Album Review
- The Second SupperThe Second SupperThe Second Supper is a web site and newspaper published in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The newspaper is published weekly from its headquarters in Downtown La Crosse....
Review of "Love and Terror", plus interview with the band