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The Cinematic Orchestra

The Cinematic Orchestra is a group from the UK, active since 1997.

Group GB since 1997 jazz chillout nu jazz

TOTAL PLAYS

451

SONGS PLAYED

STATIONS

FIRST PLAYED

2007-02-06 20:29 · Radio 1 — "To Build a Home"

LAST PLAYED

1 month ago · 6 Music — "Horizon"

BIO · WIKIPEDIA

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◦ ACTIVITY

Plays per year

2007 — 2026

200 150 100 50 0

'07 '10 '13 '16 '19 '22 '25

◦ WHERE

By station

6 Music 333 74%

Radio 1 53 12%

1Xtra 34 8%

Radio 2 31 7%

◦ WHEN

Common hour

0006121823

Peak hour: 02:00

◦ THE SONGS

Top tracks

BY PLAY COUNT

#TITLEPLAYSLAST

1 A Caged Bird / Imitations of Life (feat. Roots Manuva) 78 2025-12-04

2 To Build a Home 59 2026-05-10

3 Horizon 54 2026-08-11

4 Zero One/This Fantasy (feat. Grey Reverend) 47 2022-09-09

5 To Believe (feat. Moses Sumney) 29 2019-04-21

6 Channel 1 Suite 15 2022-11-13

7 Lessons 12 2022-09-11

8 Lessons (Dorian Concept Remix) 10 2022-10-30

9 All That You Give (feat. Fontella Bass) 8 2025-01-18

10 To Build A Home (feat. Antony) 8 2019-02-05

11 Child Song 6 2023-02-12

12 Ma Fleur 5 2026-05-10

◦ THE LOG

Recent plays

2026-08-11 16:48 Horizon 6 Music

2026-08-09 01:41 Breathe 6 Music

2026-05-10 02:57 To Build a Home Radio 2

2026-05-10 01:02 Ma Fleur 6 Music

2026-02-10 02:56 To Build a Home Radio 2

2025-12-04 11:46 A Caged Bird / Imitations of Life (feat. Roots Manuva) 6 Music

2025-11-22 07:18 Horizon 6 Music

2025-09-07 01:41 Breathe 6 Music

2025-09-06 04:39 A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life (James Heather Rework) 6 Music

2025-07-12 09:47 A Caged Bird / Imitations of Life (feat. Roots Manuva) 6 Music

2025-05-18 01:02 Ma Fleur 6 Music

2025-05-12 02:36 Horizon 6 Music

◦ EVERY TRACK

All songs played

77 UNIQUE TRACKS · A–Z

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A Caged Bird (feat. Roots Manuva) —

1 2019-01-19 ▶

A Caged Bird / Imitation Of Life (feat. Roots Manuva) —

2 2019-01-27 ▶

A Caged Bird / Imitations of Life —

3 2019-04-09 ▶

A Caged Bird / Imitations of Life (feat. Roots Manuva) —

78 2025-12-04 ▶

A Caged Bird Imitations Of Life (feat. Roots Manuva) —

1 2019-01-21 ▶

A Caged Bird/Imitations of Life (James Heather Rework) —

4 2025-09-06 ▶

A Caged Bird/Imitations Of Life (Radio Edit w/Outro) —

3 2019-01-30 ▶

A Promise —

1 2019-03-18 ▶

A Promise (Actress The Sky of Your Heart Will Rain Mix II) (feat. Heidi Vogel) —

1 2020-03-13 ▶

A Promise (feat. Heidi Vogel PC s Cirali Mix Remix) —

1 2020-04-10 ▶

All That You Give —

3 2023-01-22 ▶

All That You Give (feat. Fontella Bass) —

8 2025-01-18 ▶

All That You Give ft Fontella Bass —

1 2014-01-04 ▶

All Things to All Men —

3 2015-01-31 ▶

All Things to All Men (feat. Roots Manuva) —

5 2023-04-02 ▶

All Things To All Men (Remix) (feat. Roots Manuva) —

3 2015-07-28 ▶

And Relax —

1 2016-06-25 ▶

And Relax! —

1 2019-08-31 ▶

Arrival of the Birds —

3 2021-02-24 ▶

Believe (feat. Moses Sumney) —

1 2016-11-05 ▶

Breath (D&B Refix) —

1 2014-01-28 ▶

Breathe —

4 2026-08-09 ▶

Breathe (Bootleg) —

2 2014-09-02 ▶

Breathe (Susumu Yokota Remix) —

1 2016-01-07 ▶

Burn Out —

3 2014-07-15 ▶

Channel 1 Suite —

15 2022-11-13 ▶

Channel one suit —

1 2014-08-11 ▶

Channel One Suite —

1 2024-08-10 ▶

Child Song —

6 2023-02-12 ▶

Diabolous —

1 2011-08-28 ▶

Diabolus —

5 2020-11-02 ▶

Everyday —

2 2023-10-17 ▶

Evolution —

1 2024-07-06 ▶

Evolution (Alternative Mix) —

1 2012-03-14 ▶

Evolution (feat. Fontella Bass) —

2 2024-07-08 ▶

Familiar Ground —

1 2022-08-07 ▶

Flite —

5 2024-02-09 ▶

Home (Etherwood Bootleg) —

2 2018-02-13 ▶

Horizon —

54 2026-08-11 ▶

How to build a home —

1 2012-11-04 ▶

Lessons —

12 2022-09-11 ▶

Lessons (Dorian Concept Remix) —

10 2022-10-30 ▶

Ma Fleur —

5 2026-05-10 ▶

Man With the Movie Camera —

1 2018-06-12 ▶

Music Box —

2 2024-07-28 ▶

Necrology —

4 2012-12-30 ▶

Ode to the Big Sea —

5 2022-11-26 ▶

Ode to the sea —

1 2011-10-08 ▶

Reel Life —

1 2017-09-09 ▶

Sunswept —

1 2021-01-29 ▶

Talking About Freedom —

1 2017-08-13 ▶

That Home —

1 2023-05-14 ▶

The Workers of Art —

2 2019-04-08 ▶

The Workers of Art (Kelly Moran Remix) —

1 2024-09-29 ▶

Time & Space (Instrumental) (feat. Lou Rhodes) —

1 2022-09-18 ▶

Time and Space —

1 2016-12-10 ▶

To Build A Home. —

4 2016-06-13 ▶

To Believe —

2 2019-07-06 ▶

To Believe (Anthony Naples Remix) —

3 2019-10-02 ▶

To Believe (feat. Moses Sumney) —

29 2019-04-21 ▶

To Believe (Lucinda Chua Rework) (feat. Moses Sumney) —

1 2021-04-02 ▶

To Build a Home —

59 2026-05-10 ▶

To Build A Home (6 Music Festival 2019) (feat. Grey Reverend) —

2 2019-04-02 ▶

To Build A Home (Album Version) —

1 2018-11-12 ▶

To Build A Home (feat. Antony) —

8 2019-02-05 ▶

To Build a Home (feat. Patrick Watson) —

1 2020-06-23 ▶

To Build A Home (Instrumental) —

1 2021-04-10 ▶

To Build A Home (Radio Edit) —

1 2014-01-28 ▶

Transformation —

1 2016-03-01 ▶

Wait For Now (6 Music Festival, 2019) (feat. Tawaih) —

2 2019-04-02 ▶

Wait For Now (feat. Tawiah) —

2 2019-12-26 ▶

Wait For Now (Mary Lattimore Rework) (feat. Tawiah) —

1 2019-11-27 ▶

Wait For Now (Pepe Bradock Just A Word To Say Mix) (feat. Tawiah & Pépé Bradock) —

1 2019-12-14 ▶

Wait for Now (Pépé Bradock's Wobbly Mix) —

1 2022-07-02 ▶

Work It! (Man With The Movie Camera) —

1 2020-08-10 ▶

Zero One (The Cinematic Orchestra Remix) (feat. Grey Reverend) —

1 2020-02-27 ▶

Zero One/This Fantasy (feat. Grey Reverend) —

47 2022-09-09 ▶