The Cinematic Orchestra, the London group behind “To Build a Home”, play the EartH Theatre in Dalston, the first of two London nights.
The Cinematic Orchestra, the London group behind “To Build a Home”, play the EartH Theatre in Dalston on Saturday 1 May 2027.
Jason Swinscoe formed the band in 1999, and it records for the independent label Ninja Tune. A live band improvises alongside a turntablist and samples, and Swinscoe often reworks the recordings afterwards.
Their debut, Motion, led to an invitation to play when Stanley Kubrick received a lifetime achievement award from the Directors Guild. Porto then commissioned a live score for Dziga Vertov’s 1929 silent film Man with a Movie Camera.
“To Build a Home”, sung by the Canadian singer-songwriter Patrick Watson, came from the 2007 album Ma Fleur. It has since been used widely in film and television, and has gone platinum in Britain.
Their fourth studio album, To Believe, came out in 2019. DHP presents the night, which runs from 19:30 to 22:30.
The band play Union Chapel in Islington the following evening.