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– The Cinematics – Live at London Calling – May 2, 2009
Over to the London Calling festival in 2009 with a short set by The Cinematics. A somewhat short-lived (8 years) band beset with problems not-in-their-control, but rather getting involved with labels in financial difficulties.
Still, they were a good band who managed to release 2 (3 if you count an incomplete one) albums to good reviews and to a reasonable amount of success with audiences, primarily in the U.S. and Continental Europe. Not enough to finally convince them to throw in the towel in 2010.
In their Myspace blogs, The Cinematics 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. On 22 May 2010, the band released a five-track EP titled Silent Scream EP, recorded partially live while on tour during late 2009 and early 2010. Both Love and Terror and the EP were produced by the band’s 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 moved to Berlin in 2010 and began recording their third studio album there. The album was set to be named “Kino”. In July 2011, however, Reid announced in an interview with The Pop Cop that the band had disbanded before completing it. The Cinematics’ third album remains unreleased to date, but the band did make one track – “Nausea” – available free to fans on their Facebook page.
This set was recorded on May 2, 2009 by the ever-present VPRO Radio Outlet in Hilversum Holland.
No sure things – especially where music is concerned.
Cautionary tale? Not really – just reality.
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