“With this sumptuous journey, The Motion Orchestra have soundtracked a film yet to be made, a film that plays in your head and is a different film every listen. Music as healing. A journey that should be a prescription.” – Jon More aka Coldcut
The group formed in 2017 in Hamburg as a studio project and outlet for lead writer and bandleader – David Hanke (Keno, Renegades Of Jazz) to explore his Neo-Classical and Jazz sensibilities in a new setting. Comprising of the US-based Andy Sells on Drums, with Germans Alexander Bednasch on Double-Bass, Mark Matthes on Violins, and David Hanke on electronics and production, as well as a one-off guest appearance from other long term Hanke collaborators – Tristan de Liege on clarinet (for the track ‘Maylight’), David Nesselhauf on electronics (for the track ‘All One’) and Ingo Möll on additional Bass (for the track ‘Everything We Are’).