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Globus releases new full-length album, ‘Cinematica’

By Kath Galasso on January 12, 2023

Cinematic Rock project Globus craft a dense, headphone-ready experience on a mesmerizing new full-length album, appropriately titled “Cinematica”. “Cinematica”, released October 14 via the artist-run Imperativa Records, Inc, finds band founder, songwriter, producer and multi-instrumentalist Yoav Goren joined by a stellar cast of guest musicians.

Yoav Goren is no stranger to the music industry. As a composer working in Hollywood, he got the chance to score film trailers for franchises such as Spiderman, X-Men and Harry Potter with real live orchestras in large lush-sounding halls. This experience of working with soundtracks on an grand scale became a gateway to his current artistic expression which could be classified as Epic or Cinematic Rock.

Globus’ brand of music focuses on storytelling within various social and historical backgrounds, and as principle songwriter, Goren felt this was best accomplished via multiple and distinct vocal stylings. So the Globus body of work purposefully features many unique vocalists. Lisbeth Scott, whose voice has graced many enduring film scores (Passion Of The Christ, Munich), and is an accomplished film composer herself, is regularly featured on several songs. Anneke Van Giersbergen, whose had a long and storied career as a singer-songwriter in her native Netherlands, is a frequent collaborator. Dann Pursey from the UK and Ryan Hanifl of the US are the primary male rock and alternative vocalists, while Goren himself sings lead on a few of the more personal tracks. Legendary musicians Robert Fripp and Gregg Bissonette have lent their talents to the band lineup, which otherwise has remained a steady roster throughout the production of three studio albums – Epicon, Break From This World, and Cinematica.

Thematically, “Cinematica” covers a massive amount of ground telling deeply human stories, thematically drawing from war, peace, religion personal healing, inner politics, mystical, life-affirming wisdom and a healthy dose of the abstract unknown. The result is a truly monolithic, forceful expression worth a listen from any serious fan of progressive rock, psychedelic rock or soundtrack music in general. To top it off, there is a superb, rather cut-throat cover of David Bowie’s standout 90’s track “I’m Afraid Of Americans” Bowie fans should find original and worthwhile. “Cinematica” is musically grand, but manages to immerse the listener rather than overwhelm. Every element is carefully pre-meditated, with nothing out of place.

“With Cinematica, I wanted to create a musical journey, much like the best of cinematic experiences, which takes the listener through a myriad of visual landscapes and deep connections to the essential fibers of the human condition. The album contains a diverse representation of musical genres, with lyrical explorations of complex relationships, mental health, tyranny, war, unifying struggles, healing and hope. Much of the inspiration came from a familiar production process for Globus – using original orchestral instrumental compositions to evoke and inspire new melodies and additional arrangement elements, creating new Cinematic Rock songs. It’s vital to me that the intended result is a visceral, immersive, bigger-than-life aural experience for the listener.” – Yoav Goren

Stream “Globus’s “Cinematica” on Spotify.
Listen or purchase via Bandcamp.

Tracklist:
01: Sprockets
02: Peace In Our Time
03: O California
04: False Redeemers
05: War
06 : I’m Afraid Of Americans (cover)
07: Peltier: The Art of Healing
08: Mighty Ship
09: Recover
10: Seraphim
11: Brothers In Arms
12: You’ll Never Walk Alone (cover)
13: Air I Breathe
14: You and I
15: The River
16: Carry The Flame
17: Golden Dream (letter from Adi Abeyito)

Websites:
Official Website: globusmusic.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/globusmusic
Twitter: https://twitter.com/globusmusic/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/globus_music/
Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/artist/2SrDoQLTZqsVi8Vg1UdHao?si=pz7vCoWRQC2aGRk7a3PdJQ
Bandcamp: https://imperativarecords.bandcamp.com/album/cinematica
Youtube Channel:https://www.youtube.com/globusmusic
Artist Contact Email: globus@imperativarecords.com

Artist Biography:
As a child, Yoav Goren couldn’t quite understand it, but his soul was enraptured when he listened to rock records whose productions wove in orchestral soundscapes. The big, heavy and dramatic storytelling of songs like “A Day In The Life”, “Nights In White Satin” and “Somebody To Love” shaped his fascination with that bigger-than-life sound borne out of mixing guitars, drums, orchestras and choir. Later, as a composer working in Hollywood, he got the chance to score film trailers for franchises such as Spiderman, X-Men and Harry Potter with real live orchestras in large lush-sounding halls. And so when he first sat behind that recording console at Bastyr and heard his music robustly performed by a 70 member orchestra, the synapses were lit and the inspiration was on fire….

Goren took some of those early trailer scores and wrote new songs over the instrumental compositions, while bringing in world class musicians and vocalists to perform the new parts. This hybrid mix of sometimes lush, sometimes driving epic orchestra with a melodic rock song structure led to the birth of Globus and the genre Epic Rock, or alternatively, Cinematic Rock. The band was formed in 2006, and the first studio album, “Epicon” was released (top 20 UK album pop charts). The single “Orchard of Mines” spent nine weeks on the US Billboard Hot Singles Sales charts, peaking at #8. And a live show for the launch was performed to critical praise at Wembley Hall in London.

Globus’ brand of music focuses on storytelling within various social and historical backgrounds, and as principle songwriter, Goren felt this was best accomplished via multiple and distinct vocal stylings. So the Globus body work purposefully features many unique vocalists. Lisbeth Scott, whose voice has graced many enduring film scores (Passion Of The Christ, Munich), and is an accomplished film composer herself, is regularly featured on several songs. Anneke Van Giersbergen, whose had a long and storied career as a singer-songwriter in her native Netherlands, is a frequent collaborator. Dann Pursey from the UK and Ryan Hanifl of the US are the primary male rock and alternative vocalists, while Goren himself sings lead on a few of the more personal tracks. Legendary musicians Robert Fripp and Gregg Bissonette have lent their talents to the band lineup, which otherwise has remained a steady roster throughout the production of three studio albums – Epicon, Break From This World, and Cinematica.

Globus’ influences are too numerous to list – Beatles, Queen, ELO, Pink Floyd, Muse, Radiohead, John Barry, Ennio Morricone, Hans Zimmer….the song catalog has enjoyed dozens of sync placements in film trailers (Spiderman, Harry Potter), TV (Robot Chicken, Top Gear, America’s Got Talent), advertising (Spec Savers, Glenfiddich), video games (Witcher) and more. The uniquely cinematic quality of the catalog is a natural fit for the visual medium.